F-6 Exhibit 3 Sample Inspection Tolerance and Deduction sheet.pdf

Detailed Inspection and Tolerance Sheet

Requirement Performance Standard

Tolerances Method of Assessment Incentive/Deduction

Designated number of trees by treatment

As designated by treatment & unit on Detailed Unit Inform. Sheet

(DUIS)

No Tolerance

Visual count of # of trees/treatment from data sheets, maps and field observations

Rework

Distribution of trees

5.13 Trees

in designated number of clumps and scattered as described in

DUIS

No Tolerance

Visual inspection of data and a minimum of 10% measurements of the distances and number of clumps and scattered trees per unit

5.1.7 -Trees treated by girdle and topping where treatment height is less than the distances to the roads will be a 50% deduction.

Rework of clumping and scattering or 20% deduction per tree.

Tree Selection 5.1.1 - Safety

5.1.9 - Trees selected vary in heights and diameters

5.1.9 &

DUIS-

Minimum & maximum tree diameters

5.1.3 - 5.1.8 Unsuitable trees to select

No Tolerances

5.1.9 &

DUIS –

minus 1” tolerance

Measure tree heights and diameters on a minimum of 10% by treatment and unit

5.1.9 – 10% deduction or non-compliance.

5.1.3 - 5.1.5 – Nests and riparian distances and ridgetop - 50% deduction 5.1.6.a-e & h -10% deduction if other trees are available.

5.1.6.f, g, & i – 50% deduction or damages

5.1.8 within unit boundaries - 50% deduction

Topping 5.2

5.2.6 treatment height & limb retention

5.2.7 – king’s crown

No Tolerance;

Tolerance 1 +/- branch, No Tolerance on height, No Tolerance

Visual inspection at a minimum of 10% and measure a minimum of 10% of treated trees.

Rework for trees not severed, top not on the ground.

10% deduction each limb over tolerance;

50% deduction for below min. treatment heights;

10% deduction for greater than max.

treatment heights 25% deduction for tree no visible cuts; 10% deduction for improper cuts

Standard

Tolerances Method of Assessment Incentive/Deduction

High Girdling 5.3.1-5.3.3 – girdle band

5.3.4 treatment height and limb retention

No Tolerance;

Tolerance 1 +/- branch, No Tolerance on height, Visual inspection at a minimum of 10% and measure a minimum of 10% of treated trees.

Rework for incomplete girdle or girdle that is not visible until rework

10% deduction each limb over tolerance;

50% deduction for below min. treatment heights;

10% deduction for greater than max. treatment heights

Base Girdling 5.4.2 Girdle band width

5.4.2 Band

depth

5.4.3 Girdle

Height

No Tolerance;

Tolerance - ½” of wood

Tolerance +1 foot in treatment height

Visual inspection at a minimum of 10% and measure a minimum of 10% of treated trees.

Rework for incomplete girdle or girdle that is not visible until rework; if more than ½” of wood is cut, it will result in 40% deduction for every additional ½” cut

20% deduction for over tolerance on height

Inoculating with stem decay

5.5.1-5.5.5 Fungi species

& PVC

placement

5.5.7 Storage

and handling

5.5.8 tree species

No Tolerance

No Tolerance

No Tolerance

Visual inspections at a minimum of 10% and measure a minimum of 10% of treated trees.

5.5.1-5.5.4 Rework trees with no dowel or pvc, improperly placed dowels or PVC or if dowel has slipped into PVC.

5.5.5 20% deduction over tolerance

5.5.7 Default for improper

handling or storing of inoculum.

5.5.8 No pay for tree

species other than DF or reworked if dowels are available

Live Tree Topping and Girdling

DTOS- limb retention

Minimum of 10 live limbs To 50% crown

Visual inspection at a minimum of 10% and measure a minimum of 10% of treated trees.

Deduction of 10% for each live limb less than 10;

Standard

Tolerances Method of Assessment Incentive/Deduction

Cavity Creation

5.6.4 Facing

openings

5.6.8a Number of holes/Tree

Tolerance – 45 degrees of an opening

No tolerance

Visual inspection at a minimum of 10% .

Deduction of 10% for each 45 degree increment over tolerance;

Rework if holes are too small-25% deduction for 1” off width and height, 50% deduction for too deep.

20% deduction or rework for too small of a scar.

30% deduction per hole or rework

Platform and Nest Boxes Installation

DTOS – DBH

& height range

Nail or bolt length, placement and number

Platform Placement

No minimum or maximum tolerance No tolerance on length, placement or number.

No Tolerance

Visual and measure a minimum of 10% of treated trees

DBH & height ranges – 50% deduction for below minimum ranges; 10% deduction for every 10’ from minimum or maximum height range Nail or bolt length, placement and number 50% deduction or rework;

Platform Placement – Rework if not level or secure

Tree Felling 5.7 No Tolerance Visual and measure a minimum of 10% of treated trees

Rework for trees not meeting specifications;

Same standards as 1st 3 requirements

Mark, Measure, Map and GPS

5.13.1-5.13.2

5.14 Measurements

No Tolerances.

Tolerance +/- 1 inch Dbh, +/-10 feet in tree height

Visual and measure a minimum of 10% of treated trees. Visually inspect existing use, number of live limbs, fungi species and numbering/tagging.

Measure heights, 5.13.1-5.13.2 No tagging or flagging is no pay until rework. Tag numbers not corresponding to map and data sheets no pay until rework

5.14 Measurements –

DBH 10% deduction for

GPS

5.15 Documenting

5.16 Mapping

15-24 meters tolerance for

GPS

No Tolerance

Drawn map – 150 ft.

tolerance.

diameters, aspect of inoculation and GPS coordinates each inch off over tolerance. Tree heights 10% deduction for every 10 ft. off over tolerance.

10% deduction for every 45 degrees off aspect over tolerance.

5.14.3.c Rework if GPS electronic files is not a readable “.gpx” file.

5.15 No pay per tree for

documenting errors until rework

5.16 No pay for tree for

mapping off more than tolerance or tree not found until rework

Slash Treatment

5.17 Slash

treatment

No Tolerances

Visual and measure a minimum of 10%

5.17 Rework