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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Fabricate product
  2. Determine product requirements
  3. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  4. Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  5. Determine requirements of resin system from specifications, job sheets or work instructions and customer requests
  6. Select appropriate process to be used to fabricate product
  7. Select most appropriate resin/resin system for job
  8. Interpret specifications of available resins
  9. Compare required properties with specifications of available resin systems
  10. Interpret safety data sheets (SDS) for possible resin systems
  11. Select most appropriate resin
  12. Evaluate selected resin system
  13. Identify adjustments which can be made to meet current conditions
  14. Make allowable adjustments and monitor result
  15. Fabricate a sample using the selected resin system and nominated reinforcing
  16. Conduct/organise for relevant tests
  17. Evaluate test results against product requirements
  18. Review fabrication process and make any required changes to resin system or process
  19. Prepare nominated reinforcing, including cutting to size/shape and any pre-treatment, as required
  20. Lay reinforcing in correct direction, including fibre orientation and fibre pre-forming, as appropriate
  21. Make any appropriate adjustments to the resin system recipe
  22. Mix selected resin system, as required
  23. Fabricate product using selected process and minimise waste
  24. Review product compared to requirements
  25. Review reinforcing selection and fabrication process
  26. Identify areas for improvement and take appropriate actions
  27. Complete any required documentation/reporting 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.

Requirements of resin system include the following:

strength

flexibility/rigidity

surface finish and colour

shrinkage

chemical/ultraviolet (UV)/environmental resistance

operating temperature and heat distortion temperature

recyclability

Most appropriate resin includes the following:

compliance with product requirements

greatest ease of use in manufacture

best financial return

greatest sustainability contribution

Resin system adjustments include one (1) or more of the following:

temperature

humidity

required cure time

Adjustments may only be made within the allowable limits of the system being used

Areas for improvement include one (1) or more of the following:

cost/benefit of different resin systems

selecting a resin system suited to the fabrication process

Sustainability includes the following:

survival of the ecology/physical environment

economic viability

social sustainability