FWPCOT3270 — Grade and mark logs

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What an assessment for FWPCOT3270 must cover

44 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 15 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 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 Prepare to grade and mark logs

1.1Review log product specifications for species, product usage and size in reference to the grading and marking of logs
1.2Review production plan, confirm its targets and assess wood flow requirements to ensure efficient operations and overall productivity
1.3Confirm, identify and report health, safety, environmental and heritage risks of operation in line with standard operating procedures and site safety and environmental management plan
1.4Apply risk control measures in line with standard operating procedures, site operational plan, legislative requirements and industry standards to eliminate or minimise risks
1.5Identify emergency plan procedures to follow in the event of an emergency
1.6Select appropriate log size measuring tools and calibration methods
1.7Calibrate log measuring tools to ensure accuracy of length and diameter measurements

2 Grade and mark logs

2.1Visually assess logs for species and quality characteristics to determine their best end-use in line with product specifications
2.2Measure logs and defects for size
2.3Grade logs and determine logs which are to be recovered
2.4Mark graded logs for product identification in line with industry standards
2.5Direct mechanical equipment to conduct log segregation and stacking into product groups
2.6Tag stacks for identification in line with industry standards and production plan requirements for an optimum transport and logistics cycle time

3 Verify grading and marking logs

3.1Conduct size accuracy checks by using standard or digital measuring tools to verify that graded logs meet length and diameter specifications and remediate errors
3.2Verify that marking and tagging has been conducted correctly and display required information
3.2Mark and report logs that cannot be clearly or safely evaluated for size or quality characteristics

Performance evidence

safely and correctly assessed, measured, graded and marked logs for segregation into product groups in line with specified product best-usage and production plan
checked risk associated to the operation and applied standard operating procedures
used log measuring tools and methods to measure logs and logs defects
applied knowledge of log species, log quality characteristics and defects to grade logs
identified and assessed log defects
followed log product specifications and production plan requirements for grading and marking logs

Knowledge evidence

information and requirements contained in log product specifications and a production plan
health and operational hazards or risks related to log grading and marking operations and factors that can change or introduce new hazards
industry-accepted work health and safety risk control measures, legal obligations of the current Work Health and Safety Acts or Occupational Health and Safety Acts and regulations and requirements of industry standards and/or codes of practice for log grading and marking operations as outlined in workplace procedures and production plan
industry-accepted warning signs, their correct positioning and procedures to maintain communication and work safety
required emergency response procedure, including firefighting resources and emergency response
industry-accepted environmental control measures, restrictions, legal obligations of the current Environment Protection Acts and regulations and requirements of industry standards and/or codes of practice for log grading and marking operations as outlined in workplace procedures and production plan
log species, quality characteristics and defects particular to the site and production system
regional quality requirements for log products with particular end uses, markets and values
maximum log damage or defect allowance and minimum quality allowance particular to a production system
criteria for recycling and re-using logs with significant defects
log measuring tools for length and diameter measurements
methods for calibrating and verifying log measuring tools
techniques and methods for measuring log diameter, length and defects using standard and digital tools
causes of manual length and diameter measurement error
industry-accepted methods for product identification

Foundation skills

Reading: read and understand production, safety and environmental management plans, product specifications and industry standards for grading logs
Writing: record information about logs
Oral Communication: interact verbally with machine operators on site to create log stacks use appropriate vocabulary including technical language directly relevant to role
Numeracy: count logs and measure log diameter and length
Navigate the world of work: understand main tasks, responsibilities and boundaries of own role calibrate and use log measuring tools according to workplace procedures
Interact with others: report log grading and safety information to relevant personnel participate in conversations relevant to role by responding and explaining as required
Get the work done: recognise and respond to routine problems plan ad organise own work activities and resources

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What does an assessment tool for FWPCOT3270 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FWPCOT3270 needs to address all 44 unit components: 3 elements with 16 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 15 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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