Skills by Occupation

identify trees to fell assess hazards implied in tree operations load timber onto a skidder fell trees drive timber machine operate forestry machinery select tree felling methods prepare emergency treework operations maintain the security of machinery assess felled timber quality carry out routine maintenance of wood cutting machinery assess felled timber volume process arisings from treework operations manage logs segregation and stacking minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area extract coppice spray pesticides process timber using hand-fed machinery de-limb trees

timber products forest ecology maintain edged hand tools agronomy inspect timber report pollution incidents comply with timber trade code of conduct use hand tools for forestry work attach protective attachments to timber piles operate GPS systems sharpen edged tools use ICT systems forest conservation maintain forest inventory harvest timber work independently in forestry services report to the team leader provide first aid forecast workload forecast timber production limit load to prevent damage advise on timber-based products maintain forestry equipment advise on timber harvest