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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, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
  5. Prepare welding materials and equipment for FCAW welding to code standard
  6. Perform routine maintenance on welding equipment
  7. Set up welding equipment
  8. Weld joints using FCAW to procedure specifications
  9. Rectify discontinuities to ensure compliance to code requirements
  10. Maintain weld records 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.

Routine maintenance includes the following:

ensuring gun, cable and contact tip are in good condition

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

flame cut and ground or machined

pre-heating

setting up of jigs, fixtures, clamps

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

carbon/manganese steel on plate, pipe and rolled sections

low alloy steel on plate, pipe and rolled steel sections