Skills by Occupation

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

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