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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. Prepare for web bonding
   • Check specifications to identify requirements for production
   • Identify web bonding process, and where options exist, select correct web bonding process according to product requirements
   • Check bonding raw material supply where appropriate
   • Set machine controls to meet product requirements
3. Undertake web bonding
   • Check formed web supply and speed conforms to specification
   • Monitor web bonding process and adjust operational parameters to meet product requirements.
   • Monitor machine operations to ensure safe and correct operation
   • Identify, correct and report minor product, process and machine faults where necessary to meet specified requirements
   • Operate machine according to WHS and workplace practices and report major machine faults
4. Check quality and complete web bonding process
   • Check bonded web against quality standards and production requirements
   • Identify, rectify or report bonded web faults and non-conformances
   • Send bonded web for web conversion and finishing or next manufacturing or packing process
   • Clean area to maintain a safe and productive work environment
   • Complete production records

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 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
Web bonding processes include one or more of the following:	chemical bonding: solvent bonding foam bonding hydrogen bonding print bonding latex addition to formed web inorganic binders thermal bonding (for fusible, bi-component and co-polyester fibres): calender bonding engraved calender bonding air bonding mechanical bonding: needle punch stitchbond hydro-entanglement
Machine operations include one or more of the following:	speed settings for web progression heat settings solution settings needle punch settings settings made using computer, mechanical and electronic controls
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 SOPs PPE safe materials handling taking of rest breaks 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 and other reference material

applying relevant standards

interpreting production orders and schedules

setting and checking machine settings to meet production requirements on at least two (2) occasions

monitoring web bonding operations according to defined procedures and methods on at least two (2) occasions

recognising, rectifying and reporting machine faults or problems as required

making minor adjustments

checking product samples against quality standards and responding to faulty product

loading and unloading products

completing records accurately and completely

applying workplace procedures.

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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

web bonding processes, including chemical bonding (e.g. foam, spray or print bonding), thermal bonding and mechanical bonding

chemical bonding:

binding agent preparation and settings

thermal bonding:

calender and air bonding for fusible, bi-component and co-polyester fibres

mechanical bonding:

needle punch

stitchbond

hydro-entanglement

work health and safety (WHS) practices, including hazard identification and control measures

quality practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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