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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare for repair operations
  3. Make repairs to damaged laundry items

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.

Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:

requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment

SOPs

work instructions

PPE

oral, written and visual communication

quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output

housekeeping

tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling

WHS practices

Australian Standards include:

the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken

Laundry repair operations include one or more of the following:

repairing and resizing

recycling

condemning articles

recoding

repairs on theatre linen

manual handling techniques

safe use of machines and related equipment

reporting procedures for faults and safety checks

quality assurance

relevant industry or Australian Standards

Equipment includes one or more of the following:

sewing machine

marking machine

heat seal machine

overlocker

button sewing machine

darning machine

stud machine

vulcaniser

thermal patching machine

other related equipment/machines

Repair requirements include one or more of the following:

machine sewing

hand sewing

heat seating or patching

remarking products

resizing

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices and other reference material

using at least two (2) types of repair equipment according to specifications

selecting equipment for specific tasks

identifying, grading, and classifying repair requirements

performing repairs on at least two (2) laundry items

maintaining records

applying workplace procedures.