Contents

  • Cover
  • Front matter
  • Introduction
  • Identifying and managing risk
    • Risk overview
    • Working smart and efficiently
    • Starting the job – be prepared
    • The job is not finished until it is signed-off
  • Basics
    • Roading terms
    • Basics about soil
  • Good construction
    • A well-constructed road
    • A well-constructed landing
  • Earthworks
    • The right machine for the task
    • Clearing and stripping
    • Cut and side cast construction
    • Cut and bench fill construction
    • Full bench construction with end-haul
    • Earthworks compaction
    • Landing construction
    • Forming road corners and in-bends
    • Final grading before metalling
    • Stabilising cut/fill slopes
  • Water control
    • Water control overview
    • Ditches
    • Road drainage culverts
    • Berms and cut-outs
    • Flumes
    • Silt traps and soak holes
    • Silt fences
    • Single culvert river crossings
    • Ford crossings
    • Bridges
  • Applying aggregate (metalling)
  • Repairs and maintenance
    • R&M overview
    • R&M common to new construction
    • R&M of road formation
    • R&M during harvesting operations
    • R&M of river crossings
  • Assisting loggers and harvesting rehab
    • Installing deadmen
    • Installing debris traps
    • Harvesting track rehabilitation (rehab)
    • Harvesting track rehabilitation – cut-outs
    • Landing rehab
  • Want to learn more?
  • Glossary

NZ Forest Road Engineering Manual: Operators Guide

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  2. Identifying and managing risk ›
  3. Starting the job – be prepared
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Starting the job – be prepared

Take pride in what you do − your job has your name on it. Everyone is responsible so everyone is accountable. Before starting the job, complete this checklist as well as any requirements of the forestry company.

Table 2: Starting the job – be prepared
Safety
Have site safety hazards been identified and managed? Eliminate or, if not possible, minimise
Am I using my personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Is there a safety plan? For example, do I know my location and what to do in an emergency?
Is the machine safe? For example, in good condition with the correct protective structures
Is anything I do going to affect my safety or anyone else’s?
Is the correct signage in place?
Training
Am I trained for the job and the machine I’m about to use?
Environment
Have the site environmental hazards been identified and managed?
Have the environmental requirements been provided, and do I understand these? For example, the location of fish streams, neighbour’s water intake, and restricted areas
Do I have a spill kit readily available?
Do I know how to identify archaeological sites?
The job
Is there a job plan or map, and am I clear about what needs to be done?
Do I understand the construction specs?
Do I understand all the markings if the site has been marked out? For example, road centreline, grade, landing construction perimeter, culvert locations
What are the NES permitted activity standards or council resource consent conditions that I must comply with? Are there copies of these on-site?
Have I got written instructions? For example, job design (construction) standards. If so, do I understand them?
Am I sure about the job in front of me?
Is this the best way to do the job? Am I using the right type and size of machine for the job?
Have I reviewed the job, plans, specs, and resource consent with my supervisor?
If required, can I record key components of my work on phone or camera? For example, benching

If you have answered ‘no’, or are unsure of any of these questions, discuss them with your supervisor!

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