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Demonstrate knowledge of timber yard operations

Level / 2
Credits / 5

Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify beginning and end points of movements and product being moved in a timber yard; explain timber yard storage requirements; identify timber yard hazards and requirements for safe fork-lift operation; and identify timber yard documentation requirements.

Subfield / Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills
Domain / Wood Manufacturing Foundation Skills
Status / Registered
Status date / 18 December 2006
Date version published / 18 December 2006
Planned review date / 31 December 2011
Entry information / Open.
Accreditation / Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) / Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0173

This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.

Special notes

1 Definition

Worksite documentation refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures (including the application of legislation to worksite situations), which are formally documented, and are available for reference at the worksite. Examples are standard operating procedures, specifications, manuals, and manufacturer's information.

2 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments.

3 Codes of practice relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to the: Approved Code of Practice for Safety and Health in Forest Operations, Part 5: Timber Stacking, Packeting and Transportation (Wellington: 1994), and the Code of Practice for Fork-Lift Truck Operators, Safety Code No 1 – Front Loading Fork-Lift Truck; Safety Code No 4 – Straddle Trucks (Wellington: 1985 and 1982 respectively); available from Bennett’s Government Bookshops or online at http://www.osh.govt.nz.

4 For candidates employed in a sawmill, knowledge must be demonstrated in relation to the sawmill at which they are employed. For other candidates, knowledge must be demonstrated in relation to a typical New Zealand sawmill.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Identify beginning and end points of movements and product being moved in a timber yard.

Performance criteria

1.1 In-process and finished products movements are described.

1.2 The importance of correct packet builds is explained.

Range safety, efficiency, and downstream processes.

1.3 Influences of product movement and site operations on yard layout are explained.

Element 2

Explain timber yard storage requirements.

Performance criteria

2.1 Timber yard storage is explained in accordance with the Approved Code of Practice for Safety and Health in Forest Operations.

Range distance from boundary, height, packet base, fire hydrants.

2.2 Packet details are identified in accordance with worksite documentation.

Range identification – label, tag, paint, documentation;

details – size, species, volume, product.

2.3 Impacts of poor handling and stacking are explained in terms of product quality and in particular, finished product.

2.4 Impacts of poor storage and stock rotation are explained.

Range presentation, customer acceptability for further processing.

2.5 Influences of packet stacking on stability, safety, and ease of handling are explained.

2.6 Required housekeeping activities are identified in accordance with worksite documentation.

2.7 Storage requirements for dried timber are explained in accordance with worksite documentation.

Element 3

Identify timber yard hazards and requirements for safe fork-lift operation.

Performance criteria

3.1 Hazards relating to machinery movement and packets are identified and actions to be taken to isolate, minimise or eliminate the hazard are described in accordance with legislative requirements and worksite documentation.

3.2 Requirements for safe forklift operation are described in accordance with legislative requirements and worksite documentation.

Range licence, training, speed, maximum load height, passengers, pedestrians, machine maintenance.

3.3 Hazards relating to the condition of the yard are identified and actions to be taken to isolate, minimise or eliminate the hazard are described in accordance with worksite documentation.

3.4 Hazards associated with chemical drip off timber are identified and actions to be taken to isolate, minimise or eliminate the hazard are described in accordance with worksite documentation.

Element 4

Identify timber yard documentation requirements.

Performance criteria

4.1 Reasons for identification tags on packets are explained in accordance with worksite documentation.

4.2 Procedure for dealing with unlabelled stock is explained in accordance with worksite documentation.

4.3 Documentation to be completed in the timber yard is identified in accordance with worksite documentation.

4.4 Documentation required to track and identify stock in the yard is identified in accordance with worksite documentation.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

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Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2013