Domain - Forest Foundation Skills
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Level 2
Demonstrate knowledge of general health, safety, and environmental requirements in forestry
Version 7
17769 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people employed in a forestry operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the role of health and safety in forestry operations; general safety requirements in a forestry operation; emergency procedures and related requirements to be used in the event of a forest emergency; environmental issues in forestry; and personal safety in first line firefighting.
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of employment in a forestry operation
Version 6
22995 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people employed in a forestry operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe organisational structures and processes in a forestry operation; demonstrate knowledge of employment agreements; demonstrate knowledge of payslips and basic budgeting; and determine career paths available in the forestry industry.
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of principles of commercial forestry
Version 5
22997 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people employed in a forestry operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of commercial forestry; identify and describe factors affecting the quality of a stand of plantation trees; demonstrate knowledge of the forest industry cycle and downstream processing of forestry products; explain job prescriptions for forestry operations; and demonstrate knowledge of quality in a forestry operation.
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of pruning plantation trees and prune plantation trees under supervision
Version 5 This unit standard and unit standard 23000 replaced unit standard 1241. This unit standard also replaced unit standard 6949.
22998 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people employed in a pruning role in a forestry operation or people seeking to enter the forest industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of pruning plantation trees; demonstrate knowledge of equipment used for pruning plantation trees; demonstrate knowledge of pruning faults; and prune plantation trees under supervision.
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of landing operations, hazards, and log making, and process logs on a landing under supervision
Version 5
22999 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people employed in a landing operations role in a forestry operation or people seeking to enter the forest industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of landing operations, log making, and hazards and hazard management for landing operations; and process logs on a landing under supervision.
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of plantation forest establishment operations and perform an establishment task under supervision
Version 5 This unit standard and unit standard 22998 replaced unit standard 1241. This unit standard also replaced unit standard 6923.
23000 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit will be able to: demonstrate knowledge of forest establishment, plantation tree planting, use of agrichemicals, releasing of plantation trees, and fertilising plantation trees; and perform an establishment task under supervision.
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of log extraction methods and breaking out, and attach logs under supervision
Version 6
23001 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people employed in a forestry operation. People credited with this unit standard will be able to: demonstrate knowledge of log extraction methods; demonstrate knowledge of breaking out; identify and manage hazards while breaking out under supervision; demonstrate knowledge of communications systems used in breaking out; and attach logs under supervision.
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of general safety requirements, safe driving practices and emergency procedures in a forest
Version 3
27966 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify forest hazards, associated risks and workplace risk control systems; describe safe driving practices in a forest environment; demonstrate knowledge of general safety requirements in a forest environment; and, demonstrate knowledge of procedures used in the event of a forest emergency.
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Perform a harvesting task for a forestry operation
Version 1
40053 Skill Standard 5 Credits
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Perform silviculture tasks for a forestry operation
Version 1
40054 Skill Standard 5 Credits
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Perform an earthworks task for a forestry operation
Version 1
40055 Skill Standard 5 Credits
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Respond to an emergency in a forestry operation
Version 1
40056 Skill Standard 10 Credits
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Work safely with mobile plant and forestry industry machinery
Version 1
40057 Skill Standard 2 Credits
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Use mapping systems in a forestry operation
Version 1
40058 Skill Standard 3 Credits
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Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 3
Demonstrate knowledge of factors that affect the performance of forestry workers
Version 6
22994 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people employed in a forestry operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the signs and sources of impairment in forestry workers and the effects of impairment on work performance and safety; explain factors affecting fluid loss for workers in a forestry operation; describe how to maintain adequate hydration in a forestry operation, and explain the associated benefits; explain the role of diet in maintaining the physical wellbeing of forestry workers; describe causes of stress and fatigue in forestry workers, and explain ways to reduce stress and fatigue; and describe ways to manage general health and wellbeing of forestry workers.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Data as at 20 January 2025