AN170096 – Silviculture and Afforestation Award

2. CLASSIFICATION DESCRIPTORS

For the definition of classifications in this award reference shall be made to following:

‘Axeman’ An employee using an axe for delimbing but not engaged in falling.

‘Chainman’ An employee who:

uses a compass;
undertakes line cutting (eg. Mature assessments, continuous forest inventories);
demonstrates a basic knowledge and skills of management / survey and office mapping work associated with field work.

‘Store Person’ An employee engaged in stores activities (locating, picking, inventory items and the appropriate recording systems).

‘Tree Measurer (Basic)’ An employee who is competent in:

all forestry management work at Grades 2 and 3 (above);
chain and compass survey (without supervision);
boundary location, and is able to take responsibility for stores and vehicles;
undertake annual stocktaking and all relevant field and office work.

‘Tree Measurer (In Charge)’ An employee who is competent in:

Leading mature assessments;
remeasuring research plots;
leading plantation inventory system plot measurements and pine growth plot measurement;
survey of continuous forest inventory plot locations as directed;
lead residue assessments;
office work associated with Grade 6 field work.

‘Utility Man’ An employee competent in:

chain and compass line cutting;
assessments and resource pilots;
basic road survey, access lines and boundary demarcation;
tree diameters, bark readings and basic continuous forest inventories procedures;
office work associated with Grade 3 field work.

‘Silviculture and Afforestation Worker Grade 1’ shall mean a labourer with less than 3 months experience in the silviculture and afforestation industry.

‘Silviculture and Afforestation Worker Grade 2’ shall mean an Assistant Powder Monkey, axeman, Chainman, an employee engaged in Pruning, planting, and assessment, fertilising, thinning, Tower man, Fire Guard, Fire Pump Operator, Pick and Shovel and Slasherman, Seed Collector (fallen trees), tree lifting or the collection of field data (eg. Insect monitoring, survival counts, regeneration surveys, eagle nest searches, etc). An employee not elsewhere classified.

‘Silviculture and Afforestation Worker Grade 3’ shall mean a Chainsaw Operator, Fencer Fire Guard (with certificate), Patrolman, Powder Monkey, Utility Man, Noxious Weed Employee, Propagator, Seed Collector (standing trees), Vermin Destroyer, Power driven portable saw Operator, Fire Pump Operator (certificate), bush fire fighting and/or other fire suppression duties including tree falling as part of or as an incidental duty of fire fighting or fire suppression activity

‘Silviculture and Afforestation Worker Grade 4’ shall mean, Tool Sharpener, Tree Climber, Tree Measurer (basic), Treemarker (for retention or removal), Storeman.

‘Silviculture and Afforestation Worker Grade 5’ shall mean a Store Person-in-charge.

‘Silviculture and Afforestation Worker Grade 6’” shall mean Tree Measurer (in Charge).