FWPCOT3316 — Transport forestry produce using trucks

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48 assessable components: 5 elements (32 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 transport forestry produce

1.1Determine job requirements from work order and schedules and, where required, seek clarification from appropriate personnel
1.2Confirm safety and environmental protection requirements for the task according to workplace procedures and chain of responsibility obligations
1.3Identify, assess and take actions to mitigate risks and hazards associated with driving trucks according to regulatory requirements and industry code of practice
1.4Obtain coupe map to identify forest harvesting site, truck entry, access and exit tracks and loading areas
1.5Determine required truck configuration to meet work order and load requirements, and confirm availability of truck and ancillary equipment
1.6Participate in audits of loads for compliance with regulatory requirements for driving hours, load limits and dimensions as required
1.7Consult and maintain communication with team members and other appropriate personnel to ensure that work is coordinated effectively with others in the workplace
1.8Select, fit and use personal protective equipment
1.9Conduct pre-start-up checks, and load restraint equipment according to workplace procedures
1.10Tag out and report any observed component wear or failure to the appropriate person for repair or replacement

2 Plan route

2.1Obtain coupe map to select route and coupe entry and exits points, ensuring efficient, safe and legal produce movement and minimal environmental damage
2.2Confirm selected route complies with height, width and load limits of road infrastructure and environmental constraints
2.3Estimate time required to transport produce, and account for fatigue management guidelines
2.4Confirm route, timings and coupe entry and exit points with appropriate personnel

3 Load forestry produce

3.1Access site and determine safe manoeuvring approach for loading area with worksite personnel
3.2Position truck to avoid site and equipment hazards and to maximise load safety and security while loading
3.3Communicate with worksite personnel and machine operators to ensure safe loading location and processes and that load meets transport regulatory requirements
3.4Monitor loading and complete final check to ensure safe transport
3.5Secure load with sufficient number and type of securing devices according to loading guidelines and transport regulatory requirements

4 Transport forestry produce

4.1Transport forestry produce on planned or modified route, considering conditions, road surfaces and fatigue management practices
4.2Monitor condition of tracks and roads, and report unexpected ground, water, vegetation and other environmental conditions to appropriate personnel
4.3Drive truck legally and safely using primary and subsidiary controls appropriate to conditions
4.4Monitor truck gauges and warning devices to detect and respond to operating faults and ensure operational safety
4.5Communicate with other drivers and road users to inform location and potential hazards
4.6Conduct periodic load safety checks and realign load according to road conditions and regulatory requirements
4.7Keep communication channels open to ensure location is known at all times to allow for emergency assistance

5 Unload forestry produce

5.1Complete site inductions and establish safe manoeuvring approach for unloading area with worksite personnel
5.2Follow site personnel directions to manoeuvre and park truck to avoid site and equipment hazards
5.3Shut down and secure truck in identified safe unloading zone
5.4Release load securing devices and unload forestry produce according to site safe unloading procedures
5.5Make truck, trailer and ancillary equipment safe for return journey to coupe
5.6Record and report forestry produce shifting process and truck operating faults to appropriate personnel

Performance evidence

planned and completed all activities associated with forest produce haulage according to an individual work order and transport schedule prescribing different load quantities, coupe locations and destinations for each job, on three occasions
completed reports on the forest produce haulage, near miss incidents and truck operating faults for each haulage operation.
In conducting this work, the individual has followed workplace policies and procedures, current workplace health and safety legislation, regulations and related industry standards and codes of practice applicable to transporting forestry produce using trucks.

Knowledge evidence

purpose and content of applicable Commonwealth, state or territory transport regulations for driving heavy forestry produce vehicles, with particular emphasis on load limits, allowable dimensions, driving hours, fatigue management and required rest breaks
applicable fall from heights regulations and compliance requirements
environmental protection practices relevant to driving heavy forestry produce trucks to minimise: • fuel consumption • emissions • noise • damage to soil, water and other aspects of habitat
key features of these varying environmental conditions and effects on driving heavy forestry produce trucks: • sealed and unsealed roads and tracks • ground slope • ground hazards and obstacles • wind and dust • fog and rain
typical safety hazards present at loading and unloading facilities, and methods used to minimise associated risks
methods used to: • plan time-efficient routes and schedules to comply with regulations and environmental considerations • safely load, restrain and unload forestry produce
features, capabilities and capacities of forestry produce trucks and trailers
purpose, features and safe operation of equipment used to load, unload and transport forestry produce: • load securing devices • communication equipment
workplace procedures specific to transporting, loading and unloading forestry produce: • workplace health and safety, with particular emphasis on rest breaks and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) • communication reporting lines • recording and reporting forestry produce shifting processes and truck operating faults.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret routine workplace health and safety instructions and signage to determine requirements
Writing: Use technical and workplace specific vocabulary to accurately and legibly complete workplace records and forms
Oral communication: Ask questions and actively listen to clarify contents of workplace documentation Give clear and sequenced information and ask clarifying questions when coordinating tasks with team members and others
Numeracy: Complete calculations against regulatory specifications of heights, widths and weights of loads and transportation distances, times and rest periods Interpret truck gauges and warning devices Record numerical data involving distances, times, weights and dimensions

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