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Duties and Tasks
Forest workers may perform the following tasks: - prepare sites for tree planting
- raise and package cuttings and seedlings at a forest nursery
- undertake planting and other re-growth activities of native or plantation forests
- control weeds and pests in both new and established forests using fertilisers, insecticides and herbicides
- prune and thin trees in plantations by hand and using mechanical equipment
- collect seeds
- construct and maintain facilities such as access roads, buildings and visitors' amenities
- prevent and put out fires, including maintenance of fire breaks, fire spotting, controlled burning and fire fighting
- maintain forestry equipment and vehicles
- mark trees for harvesting
- fell trees safely and efficiently using chainsaws, handsaws, axes and wedges
- operate a wide range of mechanical harvesting equipment
- observe correct environmental practices to minimise impact on roads, water courses and wildlife corridors
- prepare logs for transportation by removal of limbs, de-barking, log cutting and grading.
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