Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for lamination work
- Review work order, workplace health and safety requirements, environmental protection practices and emergency procedures for lamination operation and, where required, check with appropriate personnel
- Identify and report hazards and use personal protective equipment according to workplace requirements and health and safety legislation to maintain safe work practices
- Obtain the type and quantity of engineered wood panel and laminate or veneer to be laminated from the production process
- Select production process according to work order
- Apply laminate or veneer
- Use equipment according to workplace health and safety procedures, manufacturer instructions and environmental protection practices
- Complete pre start-up equipment checks to ensure operational effectiveness
- Load veneer or laminate and engineered wood panel and feed in the correct sequence to suit planned assembly
- Adjust spreader stations to deliver material according to required engineered wood panel cross-section distribution
- Adjust glue feed, spread and tack level regularly, apply glue to engineered wood panel evenly and ensure panel remains free of foreign material
- Check heat rolling process regularly to prevent creases, bubbles and other surface defects
- Monitor laminate or veneer routinely for the position, adhesion, contamination, finish and trim tolerances
- Transfer finished engineered wood panels for further processing according to workplace health and safety procedures
- Dispose of sub-standard material according to environmental protection practices
- Shut down and clean equipment
- Coordinate shutdown with other line operators according to workplace health and safety procedures
- Strip, clean and replace gluing equipment, rollers, cauls, screens and handling equipment
- Check cutters or blades for bluntness or damage and remove and replace according to manufacturer recommendations
- Keep machine clear of dust and debris according to workplace health and safety procedures
- Record and report production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel