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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. 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, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Set up workstation
   • Set up workstation according to specifications
   • Select and prepare cutting equipment and patterns according to specified work and sizes, and manufacturer instructions
   • Collect, sort and lay out materials in preparation for cutting
   • Clean and maintain cutting board routinely
   • Maintain records
3. Assess leather
   • Assess the leather for scars, marks and faults that impact on cutting
   • Assess and sort leather to comply with requirements of different jobs and pattern pieces
4. Cut leather by hand
   • Identify problems or faults with patterns, knives and cutting boards and refer for repair
   • Use cutting knives and patterns to minimise waste
   • Identify scars, marks and fault areas of high-quality leather and position patterns accordingly
   • Position patterns to allow for identified flaws, nap of suede or other grain or print characteristics of leather
   • Use cutting techniques to match pattern shape, size and leather quality
   • Cut pieces precisely to size, and colour coded, and size and colour matched
5. Check finished product
   • Check finished products against job specifications and workplace standards
   • Address fault or irregularities

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, industry codes and standards, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions 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
Leather includes one or more of the following:	buffalo cow calf kid kangaroo deer fish reptile emu
WHS practices	WHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and include one or more of the following: manual handling techniques PPE safe materials handling ergonomic arrangement of workplaces following marked walkways safe storage of equipment housekeeping reporting accidents and incidents other WHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise

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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, industry codes and standards

planning and coordinating complicated cutting operations

preparing equipment and sorting materials before commencing operations

applying techniques over the full range of cutting operations to meet specifications

identifying scars, marks and fault areas in different types and grades of leather, and position patterns accordingly

using cutting techniques to match pattern shape, size and leather quality for a range of materials

cutting at least ten (10) pieces precisely to size, colour coded, and size and colour matched

checking finished products against job specifications and workplace standards and rectifying redeemable faults.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

equipment required for both complicated and uncomplicated cutting operations

cutting board maintenance

leather types, their qualities and principles of cutting

enterprise standards

quality standards and practices

relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements

recording and reporting procedures.

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