This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to safely operate a hand-held chainsaw and maintain it in working condition including planning and preparing for operations and identifying and managing risks.
FPICOT2239 Trim and Cut Felled Trees
This unit describes the outcomes required to trim and cut felled trees with a chainsaw. It is intended for use in situations where the production of timber is not the primary focus of the activity. This includes planning and preparation for work, identifying and managing risks, pre-start and operational checks, effective operation of the chainsaw for a range of tasks, operator maintenance activities, as well as post operational checks and equipment maintenance.
RIIHAN301D Operate Elevating Work Platform (under 11m)
Yellow Card/Scissor LIft
This unit covers the operation of a range of elevating work platforms under 11m. It provides skills and knowledge which includes planning and preparing for operations, working from the platform, carrying out maintenance and cleaning up. This includes boom lift (BL) and scissor lift (SL).
RIIHAN309E Telescopic Materials Handler Operations
A telescopic handler, also called a telehandler, teleporter, or boom lift. The most common attachment for a tele-handler is pallet forks and the most common application is to move loads to and from places unreachable for a conventional forklift.
This course is the nationally recognised unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate a telehandler in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes planning and preparing for work, pre-start and operational checks, the safe and effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, the fitting, use and removal of attachments and operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.
RIIMPO317E Conduct Roller Operations
A road roller (sometimes called a roller-compactor, or just roller) is a compactor type engineering vehicle used to compact soil, gravel, concrete, or asphalt in the construction of roads and foundations.
This course is the nationally recognised unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate a roller in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes planning and preparing for work, pre-start and operational checks, the safe and effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, such as compacting materials to pattern and density, sealing and finishing, the fitting, use and removal of attachments and operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.
RIIMPO318E Conduct Civil Construction Skid Steer Loader Operations
A skid loader, skid-steer loader, or skidsteer, is a small, rigid-frame, engine-powered machine with lift arms used to attach a wide variety of labor-saving tools or attachments.
This course is the nationally recognised unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate a skid steer loader in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes
planning and preparing for work, pre-start and operational checks, the safe and effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, the fitting, use and removal of attachments and operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.
RIIMPO319D Conduct Backhoe/Loader Operations
A backhoe loader is a tractor-like vehicle with a backhoe at one end, a front loader on the other and a swivelling seat to position the operator facing whichever he is using at the time. A backhoe digs by drawing earth backwards, rather than lifting it with a forward motion like a person shovelling.
This course is the nationally recognised unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to
operate a backhoe in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes planning and preparing for work, pre-start and operational checks, the safe and effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, the fitting, use and removal of attachments and operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.
RIIMPO320E Conduct Civil Construction Excavator Operations
Excavators (Hydraulic Excavators) are heavey construction equipment consisting of a boom, dipper (or stick), bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house".
This course is the nationally recognised unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate an excavator in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes planning and preparing for work, pre-start and operational checks, the safe and effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, the fitting, use and removal of attachments and operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.
RIIMPO321E Conduct Civil Construction Wheeled Front End Loader Operations
RIIMPO304D Conduct Wheeled Loader Operations
A loader is used in construction to move aside or load materials such as asphalt, demolition debris, dirt, snow, feed, gravel, logs, raw minerals, recycled material, rock,sand, woodchips etc. into or onto another type of machinery (such as a dump truck, conveyor belt, feed-hopper, or railroad car).
This course is the nationally recognised unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate a front end loader in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes planning and
preparing for work, pre-start and operational checks, the safe and effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, the
fitting, use and removal of attachments and operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.
RIIMPO323D Conduct Civil Construction Dozer Operations
RIIMPO308E Conduct Tracked Dozer Operations
A bulldozer is equipped with a substantial metal plate (known as a blade) and is used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, or other such material during construction or conversion work and typically equipped at the rear with a claw-like device (known as a ripper) to loosen densely compacted materials. Bulldozers can be found on a wide range of sites, mines and quarries, military bases, heavy industry factories, engineering projects and farms.
This course is the nationally recognized unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate a dozer in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes planning and preparation for work, the conduct of operational checks, the safe and effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, the fitting, use and removal of attachments and operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.
RIIMPO324E Civil Construction Grader Operations
RIIMPO310E Conduct Grader Operations
A grader is a construction machine with a long blade used to create a flat surface during the grading process.
The grader's purpose is to "finish grade" (to refine or set precisely). Graders are commonly used in the construction and maintenance of dirt and gravel roads to prepare the base course to create a wide flat surface upon which to place the asphalt.
This course is the nationally recognised unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate a grader in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes planning and preparing for work, pre-start and operational checks, the safe and effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, the fitting, use and removal of attachments and operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.
Working in a confined space can be fatal, because of a lack of oxygen, an explosion or airborne contaminants. In addition hazards are not always obvious and may change from one entry point to the next. Confined spaces can be found in vats, tanks, pits, pipes, chimneys, silos, sewers, shafts, wells, pressure vessels, trenches and tunnels.
This course is the nationally recognised unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to enter and work in a confined space safely. This includes, but is not limited to conducting risk assessments and the use of appropriate risk control measures related to a confined space, the selection, use, fit, testing and storgae of any PPE, relevant confined space entry permits and emergency procedures.
RIIWHS204D Work Safely at Heights
Working at heights is a high risk activity and a leading cause of death and serious injury in Australia.
Working at heights includes any job where there is a chance of you being injured by falling down from one level to another, like falling off a roof.
This course is the nationally recognised unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to work at heights safely. This includes planning and preparing, conducting risk assessments,
choosing and installing fall prevention and safety equipment and cleaning up the work area after you have finished.
CPCCLDG3001 Licence to Perform Dogging
High Risk
Dogging covers work in conjunction with cranes such as the use of slinging techniques, selection and inspection of lifting gear and/or the directing of the crane/ operator in the movement of the loads. The dogging licence is the first step and is a prerequisite to obtaining the basic rigging licence.
This course is the nationally recognized unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform dogging in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes planning and preparation for work, slinging techniques, selection and inspection of lifting gear and/or the directing of the crane/operator in the movement of the load.
TLILIC2001 Licence to Operate a Forklift Truck
High Risk
Also called forklift truck, fork truck. a small vehicle with two power-operated prongs at the front that can be slid under heavy loads and then raised for moving and stacking materials in warehouses, shipping depots, etc.
This course is the nationally recognized High Risk unit and provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate a forklift in a safe and competent manner in accordance with workplace requirements. This includes planning and preparation for work, identifying and managing risks, pre-start and operational checks, the safe and effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, the fitting, use and removal of attachments and operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.
TLILIC2005 Licence to Operate a Boom-type Elevated Work Platform (over 11m)
High Risk
An elevating work platform (EWP) is either a telescoping device, hinged device, articulated device, or a combination of these used to support a platform from which personnel, equipment or materials can be elevated to perform work.
This includes planning and preparation for work, identifying and managing risks, pre-start and operational checks, effective operation of the machine for a range of tasks, operator maintenance activities, as well as safe parking and shutdown procedures.