Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
OHS requirements:
are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include:
personal protective equipment and clothing
safety equipment
first aid equipment
fire fighting equipment
hazard and risk control
fatigue management
elimination of hazardous materials and substances
safe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest fire
manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying
Environmental requirements may include:
legislation
organisational policies and procedures
workplace practices
Legislative requirements:
are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include:
award and enterprise agreements
industrial relations
Australian Standards
confidentiality and privacy
OHS
the environment
equal opportunity
anti-discrimination
relevant industry codes of practice
duty of care
Organisational requirements may include:
legal
organisational and site guidelines
policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility
quality assurance
procedural manuals
quality and continuous improvement processes and standards
OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures
ethical standards
recording and reporting requirements
equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements
environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)
Grading and marking may include:
specific grading requirements
circumference
weight
diameter and volume of logs
cutting and de-peeling logs
Environmental protection measures may include:
ground growth
canopy
general forest lean
wind speed and direction
fallen trees
density of trees
ground slope
soil and water protection
ground hazards
obstacles
Work order is to include:
details of logs to be:
evaluated
graded
marked
and may include:
instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures
environmental care requirements relevant to the work
Appropriate personnel is limited to:
log graders
and may include:
supervisors
clients
colleagues
managers
Timber products may include:
logs
debarked logs
poles
piles
girders
veneer
graded sawlog
fencing products
non-graded sawlog
pulp
Characteristics may include:
species
pipe
open pipe
discontinuous and irregular shaped pipes
loose gum veins
gum pockets and rings
termites and grubs
hearts out of centre
brown stain
rot
punk
cork or pith
black borer
black heart
straight shakes
shakes in spiral grain
overgrowth and doze pockets
small log pipe allowance
length
non-allowable length defects
Safe working conditions will include:
control of potential and existing risks and hazards
ensuring log stability during evaluation, grading and marking processes
Communication may include:
verbal and non-verbal language
constructive feedback
active listening
questioning to clarify and confirm understanding
use of positive, confident and cooperative language
use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences
control of tone of voice
Assessment:
is for the purpose of determining the best end use for logs
of defects may include determining allowable length defects involving limbs, multiple length defects, burn scars, bumps, swellings, kinks and bends, straight splits, spiral grain, and associated splits
of defects in sawlogs may include pipe and determining calculation using aids, including formulas, data tables, and hand-held programmable computers
Cutting may include:
cross cutting to clarify grading decisions
Measurement may include:
using callipers
using a measuring tool
Records and reports may be:
manual
a computer-based system
other appropriate organisational communication system

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently evaluate, grade and mark logs for segregation in line with organisational requirements
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to, and satisfy, all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of:
following applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to grading and marking logs
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to grading and marking logs
safely and efficiently evaluating, grading and marking logs for segregation
estimating and measuring logs and log defects
identifying requirements for log usage and grade, and determining log grade or potential grade
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace
Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints
Assessment of required knowledge, other than confirmatory questions, will usually be conducted in an off-site context
Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements
The following resources should be made available:
workplace location or simulated workplace
materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit
specifications and work instructions
Method of assessment
Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package
Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance (over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts) together with application of required knowledge
Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks, with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills
Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge
Assessment may be applied under project-related conditions (real or simulated) and require evidence of process
Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance, but is able to be transferred to other circumstances
Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency
The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate
Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality, gender or language backgrounds other than English
Where the participant has a disability, reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment
Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role