HORT328 – Chippers
Module code
HORT328
Module title
Chippers
Prescription
The aim of this module is to develop student’s ability to use a brushwood chipper.
Programmes
- SX1702
NZQA Level
Level 3
NZQA Credits
3
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 30
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Prepare to use a brushwood chipper
Use a brushwood chipper
Remove a brushwood chipper from the site - Content
- - Use of appropriate personal safety equipment
- Checking brushwood chipper; safety features, road worthiness, fuel, coolant and hydraulic oil levels
- Selecting safe, suitable sites to use brushwood chipper
- Preparation; pre-start checks, greasing, blade sharpness, anvil gap, discharge chute direction, clear in feed table
- Bush stacking
- Operating procedures; operating speed, safe stopping procedures
- Bush chipping
- Shutting down chipper; clearing the in-feed table before engine slows, bringing to a stop, turning engine off.
- Transporting chipper
- Completing work and site conditions left in accordance with contract specifications - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Theoretical face-to-face and online sessions including tutorials, workshops, group practical activities, discussion, workbooks, independent learning, and assignments centred on project based learning.
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is mixed mode. Students must gain a minimum mark of 50% in the achievement-based assessments and meet all the requirements of the competency-based assessments including carrying out all tasks in a safe manner and to industry standard to be eligible for a final grade for this module. The final grade will be based on the marks from the achievement-based assessment tasks. Where there are only competency components, pass or fail will be awarded.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- - Tutorial notes, exercises and readings, flexible, blended learning focus on content and material as projects for project based learning.
- Interactive Moodle platform
