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Tally timber
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage safety associated
with tallying timber; complete timber tally sheets; and calculate the volume of
timber in packets.
This unit standard is for people who are, or intend to be, employed in the
solid wood manufacturing industry.
Subfield
Wood Handling and Distribution
Domain
Timber Yarding
Status
Registered
Status date
18 December 2006
Date version published
18 December 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0173
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definition
Worksite documentation refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
(including the application of legislation to worksite situations), which are formally
documented, and are available for reference at the worksite. Examples are standard
operating procedures, specifications, manuals, and manufacturer’s information.
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The following apply to the performance of all elements of this unit standard:
a
All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented
worksite health and safety and environmental procedures (where these exceed
the code) for personal, product and worksite health and safety, and must meet
the obligations required under current legislation, including the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992 and its subsequent amendments.
b
All work practices must meet documented worksite operating procedures. This
includes the recording (by electronic or non-electronic means) of activities,
events, and decisions.
c
All evidence of communications gathered in relation to this unit standard must
be in accordance with worksite procedures for content, recipient, timing and
method.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Manage safety associated with tallying timber.
Performance criteria
1.1
Hazards associated with tallying timber are identified and actions to be taken to
isolate, minimise or eliminate the hazards are described in accordance with
worksite documentation.
Range
1.2
hazards may include but are not limited to – moving equipment,
mobile plant, noise.
Safe work practices associated with tallying timber are identified and used in
accordance with worksite documentation and legislative requirements.
Range
practices may include but are not limited to – isolation procedures,
lock-outs, emergency stops, machine guarding, wearing
appropriate safety equipment.
Element 2
Complete timber tally sheets.
Performance criteria
2.1
Nominal sizes of timber are recognised in relation to target sizes.
Range
2.2
widths include but are not limited to – 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250,
300 mm;
thicknesses include but are not limited to – 25, 40, 50, 75, 100
mm;
evidence is required of five widths and five thicknesses.
Tally rod or tape is used to measure timber lengths in accordance with worksite
documentation.
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2.3
Timber lengths are measured down to the nearest 300 mm as the packet is built
and recorded on a tally sheet in accordance with worksite documentation.
Range
2.4
Tally sheet is completed and packet identified in accordance with worksite
documentation.
Range
2.5
evidence required of three packets built and tallied.
tally sheet documentation may include but is not limited to –
packet identification, size, grade, condition, date.
Tally sheets are distributed in accordance with worksite documentation.
Element 3
Calculate volume of timber in packets.
Range
evidence of three packets.
Performance criteria
3.1
Total lineal length of timber in each packet is calculated.
3.2
Total lineal length is converted to volume.
3.3
Packet volume is recorded in accordance with worksite documentation.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Competenz at info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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