§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

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.

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Description

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

reforestation

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

forest ecology forest conservation agronomy timber products

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

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

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)