AHCARB406 — Verify pruning specifications

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What an assessment for AHCARB406 must cover

84 assessable components: 5 elements (19 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 53 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Locate and verify tree and site characteristics

1.1Confirm trees to be pruned and desired outcomes for pruning works according to client brief and arborist specifications
1.2Undertake a site-specific job safety analysis (JSA) and record and implement control measures according to workplace safety procedures
1.3Confirm identified tree species and location according to workplace and botanical standards
1.4Determine dimensions of tree and record characteristics according to workplace requirements

2 Inspect tree and determine pruning specifications

2.1Inspect and assess condition and growing environment for trees identified in client brief and specifications
2.2Determine planned pruning operations required for canopy modification or canopy maintenance according to industry standards
2.3Determine tree care requirements to compensate for planned pruning operations
2.4Identify and select biosecurity procedures for planned pruning operations

3 Confirm and validate pruning operations

3.1Review client brief and arborist specifications against tree inspections and planned pruning operations
3.2Confirm pruning operations comply with client brief and arborist specifications
3.3Verify planned pruning operations for compliance with industry standards

4 Confirm pruning works with client and work team

4.1Document planned pruning operations according to workplace procedures
4.2Confirm and clarify pruning operations plan with client and arborist
4.3Prepare specifications and contract for pruning works and submit to client for approval according to workplace procedures and industry standards
4.4Provide specification of pruning operations to work crew for implementation

5 Maintain records of pruning works

5.1Assess pruning works performed against pruning specifications
5.2Implement remedial action where anomalies are identified
5.3Review works with work crew and document improvements for future works
5.4Record results of completed works and report to client according to workplace procedures

Performance evidence

There must be evidence that the individual has verified pruning specifications on at least nine trees for three different classes of pruning, with no more than one pruning class per tree, including:
confirmed and identified tree species to be pruned and its size and characteristics
assessed and documented site safety and implemented controls
assessed the tree to be pruned for condition and growing environment and determined planned pruning operations and compensatory tree care
reviewed and confirmed planned pruning operations complied with client brief, arborist specifications and industry standards
documented planned pruning operations and confirmed with client and arborist
prepared pruning specification and contract for approvals and provided specifications to work team
assessed completed pruning works against specifications and implemented remedial action for non-compliance
reviewed pruning operations and documented future improvements
maintained records

Knowledge evidence

work health, safety, site and environment, including:
preparing job safety analysis and safe work method statements for site-specific risks
personal protective equipment used when climbing
specifications and Australian Standard AS4373 for crown maintenance, including:
dead wooding
crown thinning
selective pruning
formative pruning
specifications and Australian Standard AS4373 for crown modification, including:
reduction pruning
crown lifting
pollarding
remedial or restorative pruning
utilities line clearing
current national recognised industry standards relating to tree pruning operations
tree species identification standards, including:
botanical nomenclature
common names
characteristics of trees and pruning operations, including:
approximating height and canopy size and spread
trunk dimensions as diameter-at-breast-height (DBH)
estimating total crown foliage
the location and distribution of branches
estimating extent of pruning as a percentage of canopy
specification of key reference points within a tree
tree’s health, growth habit, structure, stability and growing environment
post-pruning tree care, including:
impacts arising from pruning of live tissue
compensatory tree care activities
minimising transmission of diseases with pruning equipment and materials, including:
biosecurity requirements
basic principles of hygiene when maintaining tools and equipment
pruning procedures and methods, including:
maximum and average diameter of live branches
minimum clearance distances
branch pattern
direction of branch growth by selecting north, south, east or west
approximation of branch collar diameter
location of pruning point
crown maintenance and modifications and pruning cut options, including:
stem co-dominance
stem bark ridge
old cuts
dead branches
occluded and occluding branches
basics of contracts and their purpose in arboriculture work, including:
client communication strategies
verbal contracts
documented contracts
legal requirements
importance of gaining regulatory approvals
specifying and documenting pruning work requirements
record keeping and reporting procedures when verifying pruning specifications

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret complex documents, plans and specifications to extract critical information to compare pruning requirements against work performed
Writing: Create, edit and proofread contracts, specifications and records, ensuring clarity of meaning, accuracy and consistency of information

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What does an assessment tool for AHCARB406 need to cover?

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