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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 materials for oxy fuel gas welding oxy fuel gas
  6. Assemble/align materials to specification, where required
  7. Select, assemble and set up welding equipment and consumables
  8. Assemble welding equipment and set up in accordance with SOPs
  9. Minimise and rectify distortion
  10. Rectify any distortion using appropriate techniques
  11. Weld to job specification using oxy fuel gas
  12. Clean joints to specifications
  13. Ensure weld conformance
  14. Rectify any weld defects with minimum loss of sound metal using correct techniques and tools
  15. Complete weld records, where required

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.

Welds include the following:

fillet

butt

Weld positions include the following:

horizontal

vertical

overhead

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

ferrous materials

non-ferrous metals

alloys suitable for oxy fuel gas welding

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

pre-heating

setting up of jigs

fixtures and clamps

joint preparation (e.g. bevelling)

Distortion prevention measures include one (1) or more of the following:

pre-heating

setting up:

jigs

fixtures

clamps

Equipment includes the following:

gas cylinders

hoses

blowpipes

tips and nozzles

regulators

flashback arrestors

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

porosity

slag inclusions

discontinuities

lack of penetration

undercut