1. CHANGE OF ACTIVITY

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

  Select Andrew Lewis Mark Whitehead Richard Murrell Huw Lewis Elliot Willmar OTHER:

  • Andrew Lewis
  • Mark Whitehead
  • Richard Murrell
  • Huw Lewis
  • Elliot Willmar
  • OTHER:

• Name:

• Please note why activity has changed:

  Weather

  Breakdown

  OTHER:

• Please note reason:

• 

• Please select operations being undertaken:

  Select Chainsaw works Chainsaw assisting harvester Winch assisted Felling Winching operations Harvester Forwarder Digging Works OTHER:

  • Chainsaw works
  • Chainsaw assisting harvester
  • Winch assisted Felling
  • Winching operations
  • Harvester
  • Forwarder
  • Digging Works
  • OTHER:

Chainsaw Operations:

• Do you need to use a chainsaw?

  Yes

  No

• PLEASE ENSURE TO PLAN YOUR OPERATIONS TO MAINTAIN YOUR RISK ZONES:

• 

• Please select chainsaw operation to be undertaken:

  Select Felling of Edge Trees (No Winch) Felling to Harvester Felling for winch operations Felling to track for Harvester Cutting up of Regeneration Cutting Long Lengths & stumps OTHER:

  • Felling of Edge Trees (No Winch)
  • Felling to Harvester
  • Felling for winch operations
  • Felling to track for Harvester
  • Cutting up of Regeneration
  • Cutting Long Lengths & stumps
  • OTHER:

• Winch available on site to deal with hung trees?

  Yes

  No

• NO WORKS TO OCCUR UNTIL IN PLACE

  

• Felling Aids available with operator (Wedge/Bar/Sledge?

  Yes

  No

• NO WORKS TO OCCUR UNTIL IN PLACE

  

Winch Operations:

• Please select operation to be undertaken:

  Select Skyline Shotgun Highlead Static Winch

  • Skyline
  • Shotgun
  • Highlead
  • Static Winch

• Harvester / Forwarder working with winch?

  Yes

  No

• 

• PRIOR TO OPENING THE DOOR AND LEAVING THE SAFETY CAB THE CALL IS GIVEN (PRE-FIXED BY NAME) ‘………. LEAVING CAB’.
  
  BOTH THE PROCESSOR AND FORWARDER OPERATOR RETURN ‘……. STOPPED AND SAFE’, ONLY AFTER THEIR OPERATION HAS CEASED.
  
  ONLY THEN DOES THE SKYLINE & HIGHLEAD OPERATOR EXIT THE SAFETY CAB AND DE-CHOKER.
  
  AFTER RETURNING TO THE SAFETY CAB AND CLOSING THE DOOR THE OPERATOR CALLS ‘………. RETURNED TO CAB’.
  
  OPERATIONS MAY THEN RECOMMENCE.
  

• 

• Above reviewed:

  YES

• 

Harvester Operations:

• PLEASE ENSURE TO PLAN YOUR OPERATIONS TO MAINTAIN YOUR RISK ZONES

• 

• Please select the operations to be undertaken:

  Select Working with Winch Felling Edge Trees Roadside Processing Presenting Trees to trackside Clearfell Thinning

  • Working with Winch
  • Felling Edge Trees
  • Roadside Processing
  • Presenting Trees to trackside
  • Clearfell
  • Thinning

• Please ensure head Cone is not directed towards Skyline

  

• 

• PRIOR TO OPENING THE DOOR AND EXITING THE SAFETY CAB THE CALL IS GIVEN (PRE-FIXED BY NAME) ‘………. LEAVING CAB’.
  
  BOTH OTHER OPERATORS RETURN ‘……. STOPPED AND SAFE’, ONLY AFTER THEIR OPERATION HAS CEASED.
  
  AFTER RETURNING TO THE SAFETY CAB AND CLOSING THE DOOR THE OPERATOR CALLS ‘………. RETURNED TO CAB’.
  
  OPERATIONS MAY THEN RECOMMENCE.

• 

• Above reviewed:

  YES

• 

Forwarding Operations:

• PLEASE ENSURE TO PLAN YOUR OPERATIONS TO MAINTAIN YOUR RISK ZONES, ONLY AGREED METHODS NOTED IN OUTLINE RISK ASSESSMENT MAY BE USED, UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED WITH FWM & CONTRACTOR

• 

• Please select operations being undertaken:

  Select Working with Winch Along extraction track Clearfell extraction Thinning Extraction Along Forest Road

  • Working with Winch
  • Along extraction track
  • Clearfell extraction
  • Thinning Extraction
  • Along Forest Road

• 

• PRIOR TO ENTERING THE RISK ZONE OF EITHER THE SKYLINE & HIGHLEAD OR PROCESSOR THE CALL IS GIVEN (PRE-FIXED BY NAME) ‘……. ENTERING ZONE’.
  
  BOTH SKYLINE & HIGHLEAD AND PROCESSOR OPERATOR RETURN ‘……. OK’.
  
  WHEN LOADED, AND PRIOR TO MOVING, THE FORWARDER OPERATOR CALLS ‘……. LEAVING ZONE’.

• 

• Above reviewed:

  YES

• 

Digging Operations:

• Please select operations being undertaken:

  Select Creating extraction track levelling slope re-instating tracks Creating ramp creating silt traps / bunds / grips OTHER:

  • Creating extraction track
  • levelling slope
  • re-instating tracks
  • Creating ramp
  • creating silt traps / bunds / grips
  • OTHER:

• Please describe activity:

Other Planned Activities:

• Please add quick assessment of activity and the Risks / Controls to be put in place:
  
  Activity: Cleaning out Stream
  
  Risks: Slips, Trips, Falls & Getting Wet/Cold
  
  Controls: Good footwear to be worn, where possible waterproof and wet gear / gloves to be worn by operators

• Who is undertaking operations:

  Select Andrew Lewis Mark Whitehead Richard Murrell Huw Lewis Elliot Willmar OTHER:

  • Andrew Lewis
  • Mark Whitehead
  • Richard Murrell
  • Huw Lewis
  • Elliot Willmar
  • OTHER:

• Activity:

• Risks:

• Controls:

Chainsaw Assisting Harvester:

• Do you need to use a chainsaw to undertake felling?

  Yes

  No

• Winch available on site to deal with hung up trees?

  Yes

  No

• NO WORKS TO OCCUR UNTIL IN PLACE

  

• Felling Aids available with operator (Wedge/Bar/Sledge)?

  Yes

  No

• NO WORKS TO OCCUR UNTIL IN PLACE

  

• 

• WHENEVER IT IS NECESSARY FOR CHAINSAW OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT HARVESTER ACTIVITY (FELLING TREES TO TRACK/MACHINE) AND PERIODICALLY ENTER THE HARVESTER RISK ZONE TWO WAY RADIO CONTACT MUST BE MAINTAINED BY THE CHAINSAW OPERATOR (CO) AND HARVESTER OPERATOR (HO).
  
  THE SIGNAL “OUTSIDE ZONE” MUST BE GIVEN BY THE CO WHEN THEY ARE CLEAR OF THE HARVESTER RISK ZONE, INDICATING THAT THE HARVESTER MAY CONTINUE OPERATIONS.
  
  THE CALL MUST BE RETURNED BY THE HO “OUTSIDE ZONE”.
  
  ONLY THEN MAY THE HO COMMENCE
  
  WHEN THE HO HAS CEASED AND IS READY FOR THE CO TO SAFELY ADVANCE BACK INTO THE RISK ZONE THEY MUST FIRST SHUTDOWN THE HARVESTER THEN GIVE THE CALL “ENTER ZONE”, THE CO RETURNS WITH “ENTERING ZONE”.
  
  THE RISK ZONE IS IDENTIFIED AS WHICHEVER THE GREATER, TWICE THE TREE LENGTH PLUS THE LENGTH OF BOOM OR AS DISPLAYED ON THE MACHINES BOOM.
  
  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CO STAND WITHIN THE 200 METER OPERATING ARC OF THE HARVESTING HEAD (CHAINSHOT).
  
  IF THE OPERATIONS CAN BE PLANNED TO AVOID A CHAINSAW OPERATOR HAVING TO WORK IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A HARVESTER THIS SHALL BE THE PREFERRED METHOD.
  
  ALL OPERATORS MUST CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THIS SYSTEM AND BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE ITS USE PRIOR TO THESE OPERATIONS COMMENCING

• 

• Above reviewed:

  YES

• 

Winch assisted Felling:

• Can chainsaw works be avoided?

  Yes

  No

• Who is undertaking operations:

  Select Andrew Lewis Mark Whitehead Richard Murrell Huw Lewis Elliot Willmar OTHER:

  • Andrew Lewis
  • Mark Whitehead
  • Richard Murrell
  • Huw Lewis
  • Elliot Willmar
  • OTHER:

• Winch available on site?

  Yes

  No

• NO WORKS TO OCCUR UNTIL IN PLACE

  

• Felling Aids available with operator?

  Yes

  No

• NO WORKS TO OCCUR UNTIL IN PLACE

  

• Select controls to manage public:

  Select Traffic Control - Stop & Go Traffic Control - Lights Banksmen Inform Neighbours prior to commencing Signage in place

  • Traffic Control - Stop & Go
  • Traffic Control - Lights
  • Banksmen
  • Inform Neighbours prior to commencing
  • Signage in place

• PLEASE COMPLETE A 'TRAFFIC CONTROL - STOP AND GO' WORK METHOD PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORKS

• PLEASE COMPLETE A 'TRAFFIC CONTROL - LIGHTS WORK METHOD' PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORKS

• PLEASE COMPLETE A 'BANKSMEN - WORK METHOD' PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORKS

  Yes

  No

• PLEASE INFORM NEIGHBOUR PRIOR TO WORKS COMMENCE

• ENSURE SIGNAGE IS IN PLACE PRIOR TO COMMENCING AND KEEP VIGILANT FOR ANYONE ENTERING YOUR RISK ZONE

• 

• WHENEVER IT IS NECESSARY FOR WINCH OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT CHAINSAW ACTIVITY (FELLING & WINCHING EDGE/SPAR TREES) AND PERIODICALLY ENTER THE CHAINSAW OPERATORS RISK ZONE VISUAL CONTACT MUST BE MAINTAINED BY THE CHAINSAW OPERATOR (CO) AND WINCH OPERATOR (WO) MUST COMPLY WITH THE BELOW:
  
  1. CHAINSAW OPERATIONS IS AN INDIVIDUAL OPERATION AND ADHERED TO AT ALL TIMES
  2. WHEN SETTING UP THE WINCH THE WO MAY ASSIST THE CO
  3. ONCE SETUP IS COMPLETE THE WO MUST LEAVE THE RISK ZONE AND CONFIRM TO WO HE/SHE IS SAFE WITH HAND SIGNAL OR RADIO
  4. ONCE CO CONFIRMS WO IS SAFE THE TREE MAY BE FELLED
  5. WHEN THE TREE IS SAFELY ON THE GROUND THE CO WILL SIGNAL VIA HAND OR RADIO TO WO HE CAN COME INTO ASSIST
  
  THE RISK ZONE IS IDENTIFIED AS THE TWO TREE LENGTH DISTANCE
  
  ALL OPERATORS MUST CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THIS SYSTEM AND BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE ITS USE PRIOR TO THESE OPERATIONS COMMENCING
  

• 

• Above reviewed with operators and agreed:

  YES

• I confirm i have reviewed the daily plans and am aware of the risks relating to the operations and controls measures agreed.

  

• 

• PLEASE COMPLETE DAILY PUWER CHECK (CHAINSAW / MACHINE) PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORKS)

Operator Approval:

• Operator Signature:

  Sign