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Elements and Performance Criteria

Select material
- Select material for use with specific tools and formers
- Make material calculations using volumes and weights that include provision for thermal expansion/contraction, oxidisation and shrinkage
Determine job requirements
- Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
Identify job requirements from specifications, sketches, job sheets or work instructions
- Select material for use with specific tools and formers
Make material calculations using volumes and weights that include provision for thermal expansion/contraction, oxidisation and shrinkage
Use hammer tools and formers
- Select and use hammer tools and formers for specific forging techniques
Set up and operate forging machine
Apply hammer forging techniques
- Select and apply appropriate hammer forging technique
Recognised defects and take appropriate action for rectification
Apply correct techniques to the handling of hot metal with regard to balancing and pivoting
Apply the correct heating process

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, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

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

low/high carbon steels

stainless steel

Material calculations include one (1) or more of the following:

thermal expansion/contraction

material wastage

Hammer tools and formers include one (1) or more of the following:

ball peen hammer

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

Heating process includes one (1) or more of the following:

electric and gas furnaces

gaseous oxygen/fuel equipment