4. Operator Competency

• Operator Name:

  Select

• Operation to be assessed:

  Chainsaw

  Harvester

  Forwarder

  Winch

• Conducted on

  Date

• 

• FISA 805 – Training and Certification:

  

• Basic competence: The ability, skills and knowledge required to enable an individual to complete simple tasks safely, within a set time frame and to a number of agreed and recognised criteria or standards, eg certificates of competence. Holders of such certificates do not generally require close supervision; however, ongoing monitoring of operating standards by the employer will be required, and should be recorded. It is unrealistic to expect operators who have passed certificates of competence to achieve full output

  

• Proficiency: Includes the above and follows a period of practical experience (defined by the employer). It shows the ability of an individual to maintain their own safety and the safety of others during the completion of more complex activities, to a high standard and in an efficient manner. Minimal but ongoing monitoring of operating standards by the employer will be required, and should be recorded, eg by using the relevant FISA or AA guide as a checklist (see also paragraph 20: ‘Experience’ and paragraph 32: ‘Consolidation of training’).

  

• I CONFIRM I HAVE REVIEWED AND UNDERSTAND AS A OPERATOR:

  Yes

  No

• Task Assessed:

  Chainsaw

  Harvester

  Forwarder

  Winch
Chainsaw Activity Record

• Operation Type

  Select Cross Cutting Snedding Basic Felling (upto 380mm) Regeneration Cutting Productive Softwood Felling Individual and Multiple Windblown Hardwood Felling and Snedding Dealing with hung up Trees (during felling) Felling to Harvester Edge or Spar Tree Felling (with or without winch) Winch Assisted Felling

  • Cross Cutting
  • Snedding
  • Basic Felling (upto 380mm)
  • Regeneration Cutting
  • Productive Softwood Felling
  • Individual and Multiple Windblown
  • Hardwood Felling and Snedding
  • Dealing with hung up Trees (during felling)
  • Felling to Harvester
  • Edge or Spar Tree Felling (with or without winch)
  • Winch Assisted Felling

• How many Hours are you recording:

• Experience Level:

  Basic Competence

  Proficient

• How many Hours are you recording:

• Brief description of experience

• Photos of undertaking works

  Media

• Are Operational skills development or assisted training required?

  Yes

  No
Harvester Activity Record

• Operation Type

  Select Processing for Skyline Processing stock pile trees Processing Felled Trees Felling & Processing on flat ground (upto 15% slope) Felling & Processing on Steep ground (15% +) Felling away from constraints Felling Edge Trees Fell and present trees trackside Working with Chainsaw Operator Winch Assisted Harvesting & Processing

  • Processing for Skyline
  • Processing stock pile trees
  • Processing Felled Trees
  • Felling & Processing on flat ground (upto 15% slope)
  • Felling & Processing on Steep ground (15% +)
  • Felling away from constraints
  • Felling Edge Trees
  • Fell and present trees trackside
  • Working with Chainsaw Operator
  • Winch Assisted Harvesting & Processing

• How many Hours are you recording:

• Experience Level:

  Basic Competence

  Proficient

• How many Hours are you recording:

• Brief description of experience

• Photos of undertaking works

  Media

• Are Operational skills development or assisted training required?

  Yes

  No
Forwarder Activity Record

• Operation Type

  Select Extraction along Forest Road Extraction on forwarding track Extraction during winch operations Install and use bandtracks Extraction on steep ground Extraction on H/F site Extraction with Winch Assist

  • Extraction along Forest Road
  • Extraction on forwarding track
  • Extraction during winch operations
  • Install and use bandtracks
  • Extraction on steep ground
  • Extraction on H/F site
  • Extraction with Winch Assist

• How many Hours are you recording:

• Experience Level:

  Basic Competence

  Proficient

• How many Hours are you recording:

• Brief description of experience

• Photos of undertaking works

  Media

• Are Operational skills development or assisted training required?

  Yes

  No

• Please provide a plan of how you will upskill?

Winch Activity Record

• Operation Type

  Select Static Winch - Chokerman Static Winch - Machine Operator Highlead - Chokerman Highlead - Machine Operator Skyline - Chokerman Skyline - Machine Operator Highlead Setup Skyline Setup Equipment Inspection

  • Static Winch - Chokerman
  • Static Winch - Machine Operator
  • Highlead - Chokerman
  • Highlead - Machine Operator
  • Skyline - Chokerman
  • Skyline - Machine Operator
  • Highlead Setup
  • Skyline Setup
  • Equipment Inspection

• How many Hours are you recording:

• Experience Level:

  Basic Competence

  Proficient

• How many Hours are you recording:

• Brief description of experience

• Photos of undertaking works

  Media

• Are Operational skills development or assisted training required?

  Yes

  No

• Please provide a plan of how you will upskill?

• 

OPERATOR

• Please note personal aims for development:
  
  E.G. Looking to undertake NPTC in Assisted Felling, then get involved in Winching edge trees

• Operator Comments:

• Date of Review:

  Date

• Operator Signature:

  Sign

• I have complete this to the best of my ability and am happy for review:

  Yes

  No

CONTRACTOR

• Contractor/H&S Representative Comments

• Date of Review:

  Date

• Contractor/H&S Representative Signature:

  Sign