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Title / Apply environmental management to forest roading and earthworks
Level / 4 / Credits / 12
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan environmental management for forest roading and earthworks; apply environmental management to forest roading operations and earthworks; and monitor environmental effects of forest roading and earthworks.
Classification / Forestry > Forest Operations
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
Definitions
Accepted industry practicerefers to approved codes of practice and standardised proceduresaccepted by the wider forestry industry as examples of best practice.
Job prescription refers to any written instructions for the operation and may include maps, harvest plans or cut plans.
Worksite proceduresrefer to documented procedures used by the organisation carrying out the work and applicable to the tasks being carried out. They may include but are not limited to – standard operating procedures, site safety procedures, equipment operating procedures, quality assurance procedures, housekeeping standards, procedures to comply with legislative and local body requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Plan environmental management for forest roading and earthworks.
Evidence requirements
1.1The reason for inclusion of environmental requirements in the job prescription is explained in accordance with accepted industry practice.
1.2Job prescription for a selected forestry operation is checked for inclusion of environmental requirements.
Range:includes but is not limited to local authority requirements, operational boundaries, historic sites, environmentally sensitive areas, riparian protection, environmental hazards, organisational requirements.
1.3Environmental risks and hazards for the selected forestry operation are identified, assessed and job prescription modified to mitigate environmental impacts.
Range:location of earthworks, location of side-cast material, measures to control water run-off, environmentally sensitive areas, boundaries, adjacent properties, timing, staging of work.
1.4The importance of developing a work plan prior to starting is explained in accordance with accepted industry practice and worksite procedures.
1.5Work pattern is outlined prior to commencing operation in accordance with accepted industry practice.
Range:local authority requirements, organisational requirements.
1.6Environmental requirements are communicated to other workers before starting the operation and reinforced as the operation progresses in accordance with accepted industry practice and worksite procedures.
1.7The process to amend plans and methods of working is explained, anddocumentation provided in accordance with worksite procedures.
1.8Activities outside the job prescription are checked with the employer or principal before work commences in accordance with worksite procedures.
Outcome 2
Apply environmental management to forest roading operations and earthworks.
Evidence requirements
2.1Selection of machine type and size for the operation is explained in accordance with accepted industry practice.
2.2Machine/sof a suitable type and size are selected for the operation and factors considered in the selection process are explained in accordance with accepted industry practice.
2.3Machine servicing is planned to meet environmental management requirements in accordance with accepted industry practice and worksite procedures.
Range:fuel and oil storage, disposal of empty containers, fuel dispensing, oil changes, machinery wash down.
2.4A culvert or ford is installed in accordance with accepted industry practice and local authority requirements.
Range:may include but is not limited to-erosion and sediment control, streamside management, physical structures, adjacent properties, sensitive sites, job prescription requirements, design, installation process.
2.5Forest earthworks are constructed and maintained in accordance withaccepted industry practice and local authority requirements.
Range:may include but is not limited to- erosion and sediment control, streamside management, physical structures, adjacent properties, sensitive sites, side cuts, slopes, retaining berms, water run-off control, debris disposal, placement of slash, fill, revegetation, job prescription requirements.
2.6Erosion and sediment control is explained and implemented for the operation in accordance with job prescription, accepted industry practice and local authority requirements.
2.7Methods to avoid transportation of weeds and pests when moving machinery from site to site are explained and implemented in accordance with accepted industry practice.
Outcome 3
Monitor environmental effects of forest roading and earthworks.
Evidence requirements
3.1Explain the process for monitoring environmental requirements in accordance with worksite procedures.
3.2The operation is monitored throughout to check that environmental requirements are being met in accordance with worksite procedures.
Range:field checks, documentation and procedures.
3.2Documentation is presented to verify monitoring in accordance with accepted industry practice.
Planned review date / 31 December 2020Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 8 November 1996 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 2 / 19 June 1998 / 31 December 2012
Review / 3 / 5 December 2000 / 31 December 2012
Rollover and Revision / 4 / 15 September 2011 / 31 December 2017
Review / 5 / 10 December 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0173
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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