ISCO Occupation Group 8341.1 Forestry Equipment Operator
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Forestry Equipment Operator: Forestry equipment operators carry out operations with specialised equipment in the forest to maintain, harvest, extract and forward wood for the manufacturing of consumer goods and industrial products.
Essential Skills
- Process Arisings From Treework Operations
- Process Timber Using Hand-Fed Machinery
- Manage Logs Segregation And Stacking
- Extract Coppice
- Identify Trees To Fell
- Assess Felled Timber Volume
- Prepare Emergency Treework Operations
- Assess Felled Timber Quality
- Assess Hazards Implied In Tree Operations
- De-Limb Trees
- Fell Trees
- Drive Timber Machine
- Load Timber Onto A Skidder
- Operate Forestry Machinery
- Carry Out Routine Maintenance Of Wood Cutting Machinery
- Spray Pesticides
- Select Tree Felling Methods
- Minimise Environmental Impact On The Surrounding Area
- Maintain The Security Of Machinery
Optional Skills
- Forest Ecology
- Operate Gps Systems
- Comply With Timber Trade Code Of Conduct
- Work Independently In Forestry Services
- Forecast Workload
- Advise On Timber-Based Products
- Agronomy
- Provide First Aid
- Limit Load To Prevent Damage
- Harvest Timber
- Forest Conservation
- Inspect Timber
- Maintain Forest Inventory
- Attach Protective Attachments To Timber Piles
- Sharpen Edged Tools
- Timber Products
- Maintain Forestry Equipment
- Report To The Team Leader
- Use Ict Systems
- Use Hand Tools For Forestry Work
- Advise On Timber Harvest
- Report Pollution Incidents
- Forecast Timber Production
- Maintain Edged Hand Tools
Alternative Names
- Logging Equipment Operator
- Logger
- Mobile Sawmill Operator
- Woodcutter
- Woodland Equipment Operator
- Forestry Equipment Operators
- Brushing Machines
- Chainsaw Operator
- Woodman
- Planting Machinery
- Excavators For Site Preparation Or Stump Removal
- Lumberjack
- Site Preparation Machinery
