FWPCOT3313 — Apply biodiversity protection principles
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What an assessment for FWPCOT3313 must cover
80 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 55 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 for work
- 1.1Determine biodiversity protection requirements for forestry work from work order or instruction, and where required, seek clarification from appropriate personnel
- 1.2Confirm regulatory requirements for the application of biodiversity protection principles for various forest types according to workplace procedures
- 1.3Identify sensitive ecological and biodiversity sites, habitats, landscape features and protection zones in the forest operational plan and maps
- 1.4Identify, assess and take actions to mitigate risks and hazards associated with biodiversity protection operations
- 1.5Identify and report existing and potential environmental risks and hazards to relevant personnel
- 1.6Consult and maintain communication with team members and other appropriate personnel to ensure that work is coordinated effectively with others in the workplace
2 Implement biodiversity protection principles in work practice
- 2.1Identify endangered plant and animal communities, threatened species, ecological habitats, sensitive landscape features and protection zones in the field
- 2.2Identify and report existing and potential ecological risks and hazards
- 2.3Apply protection measures for endangered plants and animal communities, threatened species, ecological habitats and sensitive landscape features and protection zones according to codes of practice and operational plan
- 2.4Select, apply and verify protection zone methods and materials with appropriate personnel
- 2.5Identify situations requiring specialist advice and seek assistance according to workplace requirements
3 Monitor work practices for compliance with biodiversity protection principles
- 3.1Monitor and make recommendations to adjust work practices to meet biodiversity principles according to workplace procedures
- 3.2Make recommendations on ways of adjusting work practices to respond to new or changing ecological and biodiversity conditions
- 3.3Monitor and maintain ecological and biodiversity protection work practices according to codes of practice and operational plan
- 3.4Identify and report work practices that are non-compliant with biodiversity protection principles to appropriate personnel
- 3.5Identify and make recommendations on ways of improving work practices to enhance biodiversity protection
4 Maintain records
- 4.1Update operational plans with any new threatened species or habitat protection prescriptions
- 4.2Record and report biodiversity protection activities to appropriate personnel
Performance evidence
- implemented biodiversity protection procedures in an operational forest on one occasion
- followed workplace policies and procedures, current legislation, regulations and related industry standards and codes of practice applicable to biodiversity protection in operational forest environments
- monitored work practices in one operational forest for consistency with biodiversity principles, and made at least one recommendation on ways of improving work practices to enhance biodiversity protection.
Knowledge evidence
- applicable regulatory and legal requirements that affect forest operations in relation to ecological and biodiversity protection:
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act)
- Threatened Species Conservation Act
- Native Vegetation Act
- native forest legislation
- private native forest codes
- forest operational plans
- environmental legislation, policy and procedures
- environmental planning and assessment
- specific site environmental management plans
- relevant codes of practice
- water catchment management
- surface and ground water conservation requirements
- relevant Australian standards and industry standards
- hazard reduction policy and procedures
- plantation legislation
- plantation and reforestation code
- fisheries and fish passage
- national parks and wildlife legislation
- good neighbour policies
- award and organisational agreements
- heritage and traditional landowner
- forest certification (Responsible Wood Certification Scheme and Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) certification)
- types or range of forest operational plans:
- forest operations plan
- harvesting plan
- plantation establishment plan
- coupe plan
- roading plan
- drainage plan
- sediment and erosion control plan
- habitats, including any area or region local animals, plants or organisms may live or rely upon for food, water, shelter or breeding purposes:
- habitat plants and trees (specific species, burrow, food, roost and nest)
- recruitment trees
- standing trees with hollows (dead and alive)
- stags with roost sites
- hollow logs
- rocky outcrops
- rock overhangs
- caves
- soil mounds
- creeks, springs or river banks
- sheltered valleys or canyons
- wetlands
- any other site, feature or zone listed as habitat or potential habitat
- threatened and endangered plant and animal species
- protection zones and protection zone methods where operational conditions are varied by prescriptions for the management of ecological and biodiversity values:
- buffer zones
- filter strips
- riparian protection areas
- exclusion zones
- conservation management plan
- regulations, standards, codes of practice and established safe practices for ecological and biodiversity protection
- established communication channels and protocols for compliance with biodiversity protection principles
- procedures for recording and reporting workplace information related to biodiversity protection activities.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret workplace documentation, including legislation, codes of practice and reports to determine requirements
- Writing: Use technical and workplace specific vocabulary to accurately and legibly complete workplace records and forms
- Oral communication: Select and use appropriate spoken communication strategies with work colleagues and other personnel on site
- Numeracy: Complete routine calculations to report on location and dimensions of biodiversity protection operations Interpret graphical information on number, location and extent of endangered communities, threatened species, ecological habitats, sensitive landscape features and protection zones in the field
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Questions about assessing FWPCOT3313
What does an assessment tool for FWPCOT3313 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FWPCOT3313 needs to address all 80 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 55 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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