FIELD AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
Review of Chainsaw Operating unit standard 6916
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Subfield |
Domain |
Id |
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Forestry |
Chainsaw Operating |
6916 |
Forest Industries Training and Educational Council (FITEC) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new version published December 2006
Planned review date December 2011
Summary of review and consultation process
While the unit standards in the Chainsaw Operating domain (6916, 6917, 6919, and 43) were designed for use within a commercial forestry environment, they have had much larger application outside the industry. This range of operating environments has raised concerns around assessment, health, and safety. A commercial forest is a unique operating environment for chainsaw users with hazard concerns that are not applicable in other environments.
In order to better address health and safety concerns around chainsaw operation within various environments a decision was made to review the four chainsaw unit standards. A decision was made to develop separate chainsaw unit standards for workers in a commercial forestry environment and workers in other industries. The existing unit standards 6917 and 43 will be modified to remove the reference to a commercial forestry environment and are being reviewed through wider industry consultation process. The reviewed unit standards will be moved to the new Non Commercial Forestry Skills domain.
Unit standard 6916 is specific for trainees within a commercial forestry environment and has been reviewed. A new unit standard, 23411 has also been developed focused on the use and maintenance of chainsaws within a commercial forestry environment.
Main changes resulting from the review
Unit standard 6916 has been reviewed to ensure that it meets industry needs. Only minor changes have been made.
· The title has been changed slightly to reflect industry terminology of the Approved Code of Practice rather than the Code of Practice.
· Reference to the Code of Practice has been changed to the Approved Code of Practice throughout.
· Some range statements and wording within some performance criteria have been modified.
· The unit standard has been moved to the new domain, Forest Landing Operations.
· A new unit standard, 23411, has been written for the use and maintenance of chainsaws within a commercial forestry environment.
Impact on existing provider accreditations
Providers with accreditation for unit standard 6916 will retain accreditation for this unit standard. Providers with accreditation for the domain Chainsaw Operating will have their accreditation extended to the domain Non Commercial Forestry Skills and to the unit standard 6916 in its new classification of Forest Landing Operations. FITEC's Quality Manager is working with providers to ensure that they gain the relevant accreditation for the commercial forestry and non commercial forestry chainsaw unit standards.
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Current Accreditation for |
Accreditation extended to | ||||
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Nature of accreditation |
Classification |
Level |
Nature of accreditation |
Classification or Id |
Level |
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Domain |
Chainsaw Operating |
2 |
Domain |
Non Commercial Forestry Skills |
2 |
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Standard |
6916 |
2 | |||
Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)
AMAP 0173 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the standards.
Impact on existing qualifications
Qualifications that contain the reviewed standard, 6916, are tabled below.
The following FITEC qualifications are affected by the changes. They will be updated when they are next reviewed.
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Qualification title |
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National Certificate in Forest Produce Inspection [Ref: 0908] |
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National Certificate in Forest Health Surveillance (Level 5) [Ref: 0909] |
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National Certificate in Forestry (Forest Management) (Level 6) [Ref: 0232] |
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National Certificate in Forestry (Ground Based Harvesting – Extraction) [Ref: 0830] |
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National Certificate in Solid Wood Processing (Level 2) [Ref: 0807] |
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National Certificate in Forestry (Establishment and Silviculture) (Level 3) [Ref: 0702] |
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National Certificate in Forestry (Foundation Skills) [Ref: 0703] |
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National Certificate in Forestry (Log Making) [Ref: 0832] |
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National Certificate in Log Scaling (Level 4) [Ref: 1211] |
The following qualifications are affected by the changes. They will be updated when they are next reviewed.
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Qualification title |
SSB Name |
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Agriculture ITO | |
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National Certificate in Farming Skills (Farm Safety) (Level 2) [Ref: 0963] | |
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National Certificate in Fencing (Introduction to Fencing) [Ref: 0291] | |
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National Certificate in Fencing with strands in Non-Electric Fencing, and Electric Fencing [Ref: 0324] | |
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National Certificate in Electricity Supply (Line Mechanic) (Level 3) with strands in Distribution, and Transmission [Ref: 1116] |
Electricity Supply ITO |
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National Certificate in Electricity Supply (Vegetation Control) (Level 2) [Ref: 0857] | |
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National Certificate in Horticulture (Arboriculture) with strands in Ground Worker, Consultant Climber, Transplant Worker, Basic Climber, Advanced Climber, and Utility Worker [Ref: 0896] |
Horticulture ITO |
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National Certificate in Amenity Turf Maintenance (Level 3) [Ref: 1078] |
New Zealand Sports Turf ITO |
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National Certificate in Stevedoring and Ports Industry (Log Handling and Ship Loading) [Ref: 0934] |
NZ Road Transport and Logistics ITO |
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National Certificate in Conservation (Ranger) [Ref: 0797] |
Public Sector Training Organisation |
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National Certificate in Conservation (Trainee Ranger) (Level 3) [Ref: 0642] | |
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National Certificate in Supervision of Youth Development Programmes (Conservation Corps and Youth Service Corps) [Ref: 0907] |
Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits
All changes are in bold.
Key to review category |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id | |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced | |
Subfield Forestry
Domain Chainsaw Operating
Forest Landing Operations
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Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
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Demonstrate knowledge of the Code of Practice relating to chainsaw use Demonstrate knowledge of the Approved Code of Practice relating to chainsaw use |
2 |
5 |
B | |
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23411 |
Demonstrate basic chainsaw operation and maintenance in a commercial forestry operation |
15 |
New |