NZQA registered unit standard 6973 version 7 Page 1 of 5. Prune plantation trees with a chainsaw from the ground

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1 Page 1 of 5 Title Prune plantation trees with a chainsaw from the ground Level 3 Credits 10 Purpose This unit standard is intended for people employed in a pruning role in a commercial forestry operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare equipment for pruning trees with a chainsaw from the ground; prepare for chainsaw pruning; prune trees to job prescription requirements with a chainsaw from the ground; and demonstrate knowledge of and assess pruning quality. Classification Forestry > Forest Silvicultural Operations Available grade Achieved Entry information Critical health and safety prerequisites Unit 23411, Operate a chainsaw and carry out basic chainsaw maintenance in a commercial forestry situation; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Explanatory notes 1 This unit standard must be assessed against on-job. 2 Definitions Accepted forestry industry practice refers to documented codes of practice and standardised procedures accepted by the wider forestry industry as examples of best practice Forestry operations include land preparation, planting, releasing, pruning and thinning to waste. Job prescription refers to any written instructions for the operation and may include maps, harvest plans or cut plans. PPE refers to personal protective equipment and may include but is not limited to high-viz, protective clothing, gloves, face and eye protection, safety helmet, footwear, hearing protection, and safety devices. Worksite procedures refer 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.

2 Page 2 of 5 Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Prepare equipment for pruning trees with a chainsaw from the ground. 1.1 Chainsaw type, cc rating, and bar length meet operational requirements and the requirements of the accepted forestry under 40cc, short bar length, matched to task, top handle design. 1.2 Approved cutter bar guard is secured and checked for safety in accordance with the accepted forestry 1.3 Chainsaw maintenance tools are checked, and available during operation in accordance with the accepted forestry may include but is not limited to files, file guide, file handle, tool kit, combination spanner. 1.4 Fuel and oil containers used are in accordance with the accepted forestry 1.5 The requirement for checking the chain brake is explained in accordance with the accepted forestry 1.6 Chainsaw safety features are checked in accordance with the accepted forestry 1.7 First aid requirements are checked, and available in accordance with the requirements of the accepted forestry Outcome 2 Prepare for chainsaw pruning. 2.1 PPE is maintained and worn in accordance with the accepted forestry industry practice and worksite procedures. leg, head, foot, hearing and eye protection; high visibility clothing, close fitting clothing. 2.2 First aid kit is carried and secured in accordance with the accepted forestry 2.3 Hazards specific to chainsaw pruning are identified and managed in accordance with the accepted forestry

3 Page 3 of 5 may include but is not limited to carrying saw and equipment, features and cutting actions of chainsaw, falling branches, overreaching, operating saw above head height, kickback, fatigue, one-handed chainsaw use, proximity of other workers; evidence of seven is required. 2.4 Factors that may change hazards or introduce new hazards are described in accordance with the accepted forestry weather, terrain, hindrance. 2.5 The reason for ongoing hazard identification is explained in accordance with the accepted forestry Outcome 3 Prune trees to job prescription requirements with a chainsaw from the ground. 3.1 Job prescription is used to establish quality and specific job requirements. stems per hectare (SPH), pruned height, spacing, selection criteria. 3.2 Work practice is safe in accordance with the accepted forestry 3.3 Trees are pruned in accordance with the job prescription. 3.4 Work method is ergonomically efficient in accordance with worksite procedures. body position, efficient movements, correct pruning techniques, minimal work above head, minimal overreaching, warm up or stretching, equipment well maintained and appropriate for use, safe entry to tree, systematic method, prune in an anti-clockwise direction around stem, two handed use is maximised. 3.5 Branches and epicormics are removed flush from the stem with minimal scarring. 3.6 Use of the kickback zone of the chainsaw bar is avoided when making cuts. 3.7 Heavy branches are double cut in accordance with the accepted forestry 3.8 Correct technique for cutting large branches with one hand is demonstrated in accordance with the accepted forestry 3.9 Correct technique for carrying the saw when moving between trees is demonstrated according to site requirements and the accepted forestry industry practice.

4 Page 4 of Chainsaw is started using cold and warm starting methods on the ground in accordance with the accepted forestry Outcome 4 Demonstrate knowledge of, and assess, pruning quality. 4.1 Processes for maintaining standards of quality within a pruning operation are described in accordance with worksite policies and procedures and the accepted forestry may include but is not limited to plotting, supervision; evidence of two is required. 4.2 The importance of regular quality control procedures as a management tool within a pruning operation is explained in accordance with the accepted forestry 4.3 Effects of pruning too many stems are described in accordance with worksite procedures. operational costs, job efficiency, influence on future operations. 4.4 Effects of incorrect heights (over-prune, under-prune) are explained in accordance with worksite procedures. growth, mortality, production rate, tree stress, payment, reworks. 4.5 Personal pruning work is assessed for quality and under-pruning rectified to job prescription requirements. may include but is not limited to stem damage, stocking, spacing, pruned height, pruned to gauged diameter, form pruning, remaining green crown, client s requirements met. 4.6 Output meets predetermined production and quality requirements.

5 Page 5 of 5 Planned review date 31 December 2020 Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 8 November December 2012 Revision 2 19 June December 2012 Review 3 5 December December 2012 Review 4 22 May December 2012 Revision 5 16 July December 2013 Revision 6 15 September December 2016 Review 7 19 March 2015 N/A Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0173 This CMR can be accessed at Please note Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. 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. Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR 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. Comments on this unit standard Please contact qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.