FWPCOT3320 — Build and maintain timber stacks

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What an assessment for FWPCOT3320 must cover

32 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 10 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 Prepare to stack timber

1.1Determine job requirements from work order or instructions and, where required seek clarification from appropriate person
1.2Confirm safety requirements building and maintaining timber stacks according to workplace safety procedures
1.3Identify risks and apply control measures to ensure safety of self and others and avoid loss of materials
1.4Access traffic management plan to guide location of building timber stacks
1.5Select, fit and use personal protective equipment (PPE) and prepare safety equipment according to workplace requirements
1.6Communicate with others as required, to ensure safety requirements are met according to workplace procedures
1.7Identify personal limitations related to building a timber stack, and seek assistance as required, in accordance with workplace procedures

2 Build timber stack

2.1Inspect timber to ensure it meets labelled or expected content, and report non-compliant material to supervisor, in accordance with workplace safety requirements
2.2Choose appropriate bearers to create required space for powered mobile plant to lift the stack
2.3Build the stack, check bearers and restrain timber in line with workplace requirements
2.4Manage maximum height of stack to suit environment and weather conditions and in accordance with industry safety standards and workplace requirements
2.5Identify problems and faults, and report to supervisor in accordance with workplace procedures

3 Maintain timber stack

3.1Perform routine checks as stack is built and during life of stack, and report defects to appropriate personnel in accordance with workplace requirements
3.2Repair timber stack as required, in accordance with workplace procedures and scope of own job role
3.3Store, reuse, recycle or dispose of waste material in accordance with workplace and environmental requirements
3.4Complete workplace records and documentation according to workplace requirements

Performance evidence

safely built and maintained a minimum of four different timber stacks, and safely repaired faults in at least one timber stack
built stacks in accordance with traffic management plan, workplace safety and environmental procedures
built stable and secure stacks protected from damage
recorded and reported timber stack and fault information

Knowledge evidence

workplace safety and environmental requirements, site standards and workplace policies and procedures for building and maintaining timber stacks
procedures, methods and techniques for: levelling and stabilising individual packs; determining ratio, grading, colour identification and tagging of stacked timber; monitoring and inspecting packs; identifying and repairing common faults in stacks; partially or fully rebuilding and restabilising stacks using restraints; verbal and non-verbal communication; recording and reporting workplace information
factors essential to building and maintaining timber stacks: width, length, height and weight of stack; duration of storage; type and strength of timber; type of lifting equipment; ground condition and stability in terms of slope, evenness, contamination and drainage; air-drying structure; unexpected obstacles; slippery or uneven surfaces; pedestrians on or near the timber stack; visibility; ground strength to withstand the load of stacks and machinery; location of walkways, pathways and stores; top surface of ground; location of stack, inside, outside, under cover, in the open; storage area organisation; machinery and equipment requirements; weather conditions
selecting and using types and length of bearers: straight and structurally sound; identical in length in cross-section; not protruding from the stack; not shorter than the stack; good condition and laid flat; able to withstand the environment; checked for consistent thickness and shape; correctly positioned
factors contributing to avoidable loss: inadequate stack support and unstable stacking; packs that are not level; exposing the stack to adverse drying conditions; inadequate stack conditions (poor drainage, stacks close to ground); inappropriate site layout; inadequate stack protection and pack damage; timber stacked too high
key components of a traffic management plan relevant to timber stacking
industry terminology relevant to building and maintaining timber stacks to communicate safety issues, confirm job requirements and report product and stack issues and defects
use and maintenance of timber stacking tools and equipment: powered mobile machinery equipment faults or damage
workplace safety requirements relevant to building and maintaining timber stacks: impact of fatigue, and fatigue management; hazard identification and risk management; hazardous manual tasks; erection of exclusion zones and signage; personal protective equipment (PPE)
environmental requirements for recycling and reusing material with faults and safely disposing of waste material

Foundation skills

Writing: Use industry terminology to accurately complete workplace records and reports
Oral communication: Use production terminology to accurately report on operational problems and non-compliant products to supervisor

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What does an assessment tool for FWPCOT3320 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FWPCOT3320 needs to address all 32 unit components: 3 elements with 16 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 10 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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