This unit standard is intended for people working in areas that prepare logs or sawn timber for despatch for export or to local markets.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe inspection requirements for logs and sawn timber, identify and describe insects that attack logs and sawn timber, describe fungal attacks on wood, identify wood fungi and describe their effects on logs and sawn timber, prepare to check logs and sawn timber for compliance, check logs and sawn timber consignments for compliance with despatch requirements, and ensure compliance with despatch requirements.
