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AHCARB510 — Specify and audit tree work

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What an assessment for AHCARB510 must cover

118 assessable components: 6 elements (31 performance criteria), 39 performance evidence and 45 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify and prepare audit information

  • 1.1Identify audit objectives, scope and focus
  • 1.2Identify target operations and documentation
  • 1.3Determine audit process and sampling technique
  • 1.4Determine frequency and schedule of audit events
  • 1.5Acquire and prepare audit documentation and information ready for audit
  • 1.6Conduct pre-audit communications with client and relevant stakeholders

2 Audit tree works

  • 2.1Organise on-site inspections to conduct audit process
  • 2.2Audit tree work operations being undertaken
  • 2.3Inspect and assess impact of arboricultural tree work on the tree health, structure, environment and development works
  • 2.4Audit works according to prepared documentation and legislative and regulatory requirements
  • 2.5Audit work to identify compliance with project documentation, and legislative and regulatory requirements
  • 2.6Record non-compliance according to audit procedures
  • 2.7Assess extent and manner of non-compliance against workplace and industry standards
  • 2.8Document findings according to audit and workplace procedures

3 Assess impact of non-arboricultural works

  • 3.1Inspect and assess non-arboricultural works impacting on the tree or work environment
  • 3.2Determine impact of non-arboricultural works of contractors and stakeholders
  • 3.3Provide feedback on non-arboricultural works to contractors and stakeholders

4 Provide feedback to stakeholders on audit

  • 4.1Provide feedback on the findings of audit to clients, contractors and stakeholders
  • 4.2Provide advice for improvement, rectification and management of non-conformances
  • 4.3Identify and specify priority of ongoing tree management

5 Specify remedial action for tree defects

  • 5.1Identify and assess impact of remedial action on tree and stakeholder expectations
  • 5.2Discuss tree retention value and remedial action options with stakeholder
  • 5.3Select and agree on acceptable remedial action with stakeholder
  • 5.4Document specifications for remedial action according to workplace procedures, industry standards and design parameters
  • 5.5Submit specifications to stakeholder for final approval

6 Document and present audit report, notifications and plans

  • 6.1Document audit report with non-conformance notifications
  • 6.2Advise stakeholders according to legislative and regulatory requirements
  • 6.3Document an ongoing management plan addressing audit findings
  • 6.4Document a rectification plan specifying the required rectifications of non-conformances and remedial action
  • 6.5Review audit process and outcomes and recommend modifications to audit process
  • 6.6Prepare and present reports and plans to stakeholders according to workplace procedures

Performance evidence

  • identified audit objectives, scope and focus
  • identified target operations and documentation
  • determined audit process, sampling technique, frequency and schedule
  • compiled and prepared audit documentation
  • communicated audit preparations with client and stakeholders
  • organised site inspections to conduct audit
  • conducted audits of operational tree works for each of the following activities:
  • pruning, including root pruning
  • tree removal
  • transplanting and planting
  • tree protection on development sites
  • tree support systems
  • arboricultural practices
  • inspected and assessed impact of works on tree health, structure, environment and development
  • conducted the audit according to prepared documents and legislative requirements
  • audited compliance of works to documented project outcomes
  • recorded and assessed non-compliances against expected standards
  • prepared records of audit and non-compliances
  • inspected and assessed non-arboricultural works
  • determined impact of non-arboricultural works of contractors and stakeholders
  • provided feedback on the findings of inspections to stakeholders, including provided advice for:
  • improvements
  • rectification
  • management of non-conformances
  • identified and specified ongoing management priorities
  • discussed tree retention with stakeholder
  • identified and assessed effect of remedial action on tree and stakeholder expectations and selected remedial action
  • documented remedial action, which must include specifications for:
  • tree removal
  • tree transplanting
  • pruning, including root pruning work
  • tree support system
  • tree protection
  • documented audit report and non-conformance notifications and advised stakeholders according to regulatory requirements
  • documented ongoing management plan, which must include:
  • specifying the tree management techniques and ongoing maintenance
  • practices required to address the audit findings
  • documented a rectification plan specifying rectification of non-conformances
  • prepared and presented reports and plans to stakeholders.

Knowledge evidence

  • developing and planning for audits, including:
  • setting objectives, scope and focus
  • auditing terminology
  • audit processes
  • audit sampling techniques
  • setting frequency and timing of audit events
  • preparation of audit documentation
  • communication in audit situations, including:
  • notifying and preparing stakeholders for audit
  • providing feedback after auditing
  • rectification notices and follow-up for non-compliance
  • negotiating rectification works and actions
  • reporting procedures of completed audit
  • relevant audit information and sample documentation, including:
  • codes of practice
  • Australian Standards including, AS2303, AS2223, AS3743, AS4373 and AS4970
  • arboriculture reports and specifications
  • legislation and regulations governing audit procedures and topics, including:
  • responsibilities for safety and safe work practices
  • tree protection and removal
  • conservation and environmental protection
  • statutory reporting and documentation
  • targeting, auditing and documenting specific tree work operations, including:
  • pruning, including root pruning
  • tree removal
  • planting and transplanting
  • tree protection techniques
  • arboricultural practices and construction and development activities
  • tree support systems
  • inspection and assessment of tree works and impact on physiology, anatomy, pathology and environment
  • inspections and assessment of non-arboricultural works that may impact on the tree or its environment
  • reconciling actual works performed against documented planned works
  • provision of feedback and findings of inspections to clients, contractors and stakeholders
  • improvement, rectification and management of non-conformances
  • documenting specified remedial action, including:
  • tree removal
  • pruning, crown maintenance and crown modifications
  • response of roots to wounding and treatment of severed roots
  • planting and transplanting
  • tree support systems
  • tree protection systems
  • tree management techniques and practices
  • rectifying and modifying work site practices and tree protection measures for trees on development sites
  • ongoing management and maintenance
  • documentation for recording and reporting audit procedures, including reviewing and revising audit procedures.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret complex texts, including industry standards and workplace procedures, to extract critical information required for the tree work to be performed
  • Writing: Create complex written arborist reports, demonstrating control over a range of writing styles using industry-specific language
  • Oral communication: Use effective verbal communication, including open questioning and active listening, to communicate effectively with contractors, clients and other stakeholders

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What does an assessment tool for AHCARB510 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCARB510 needs to address all 118 unit components: 6 elements with 31 performance criteria, 39 performance evidence requirements, 45 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for AHCARB510?

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