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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare substrate
  2. Determine job 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. Identify the chemistry of materials to be applied to the surface
  6. Identify the surface chemistry of the substrate
  7. Determine any chemical treatments needed to make the substrate compatible with the materials to be applied
  8. Interpret safety data sheets (SDS) for materials that may be used
  9. Identify the current and possible required physical states of the substrate
  10. Select most appropriate preparation technique for job
  11. Compare possible substrate preparation methods with specification
  12. Select most appropriate substrate preparation
  13. Conduct and evaluate tests, as appropriate
  14. Review selection and substrate preparation and make any required changes to substrate preparation
  15. Prepare substrate, as required and minimise waste
  16. Review result compared to requirements
  17. Review substrate preparation process
  18. Identify areas for improvement and take appropriate actions
  19. Clean up and perform any routine maintenance required on equipment
  20. 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.

Most appropriate substrate preparation includes the following:

compliance with product requirements

greatest ease of preparation

best financial return

greatest sustainability contribution

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

incompatible surface applications with substrates

non-uniform substrate preparation

the use of hazardous materials

Sustainability includes the following:

survival of the ecology/physical environment

economic viability

social sustainability