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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
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 to undertake work
   • Determine sequence of operations
6. Check machine guards, coolant and dust extraction devices
7. Select, balance and dress tool and cutter grinding wheels based on shape and grit/bond composition
8. Select accessories to facilitate production to specification
9. Perform tool and cutter grinding
   • Operate universal tool and cutter grinding machines to sharpen and shape tools and cutters
10. Carry out parallel internal and/or external grinding
11. Carry out internal and/or external taper grinding to drawing specifications
12. Check components for conformance to specification using appropriate techniques, tools and equipment

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.
Tools and cutters include one (1) or more of the following:	side and face cutters end mill form relieved milling cutters flat vee and circular form tools and hobs slitting saws drills

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