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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  3. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  4. Identify job requirements from specifications, sketches, job sheets or work instructions
  5. Prepare equipment for welding
  6. Assemble and set up fuel gas welding equipment according to SOPs
  7. Determine and set gas pressures
  8. Prepare materials for welding
  9. Clean and prepare materials ready for welding
  10. Perform routine welding using oxy fuel gas
  11. Clean welds according to SOPs

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Fuel gases include one (1) or more of the following:

acetylene

liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

hydrogen

Materials include one (1) or more of the following:

mild/low carbon steel

cast iron

Consumables include one (1) or more of the following:

filler rods

fluxes

Welds include the following:

butt

fillet

Preparation includes one (1) or more of the following:

preheating

setting up jigs

fixtures

clamps

joint preparation

Fuel gas welding equipment includes the following:

gas cylinders

hoses

blowpipes

tips and nozzles

regulators

flashback arrestors