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Elements and Performance Criteria
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. |
Regulatory framework | The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used.Applicable legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice include:health, safety and environmental (HSE) legislation, regulations and codes of practice relevant to the workplace, equipment and production processes and hazardous materialsAustralian/international standards relevant to the materials being used and products being made any relevant licence and certification requirements.All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent HSE requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and such requirements the legislative requirements take precedence. |
Equipment | Equipment includes the setting and trial of one or more of:rotational moulding machines:rock and roll clamshell vertical or up and over rotationalshuttleswing armcarouselthermoforming:wood patterns mouldscast aluminium mouldsmachined aluminium mouldscomposite mouldscomplex mouldsvacuum forming systemssimilar systems. |
Operational requirements | Operational requirements include one or more of:mould set up and adjustmentmachine speedratios for rotationcycle timeexternal temperatureshumiditytype of heating usedcooling ratesproduct quality measuresany other specified requirement. |
Procedures | All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, and include one or any combination of:emergency procedureswork instructionsstandard operating procedures (SOPs)safe work method statements (SWMS)formulas/recipesbatch sheetstemporary instructionsany similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant. |
Hazards | Hazards must be identified and controlled. Identifying hazards requires consideration of:material spills or leakshazardous products and materialsmanual handling hazardsstationary and moving machinery machinery hazardsprotrusions or obstructionsslippery surfacessmoke, dust, fumes, vapours or other atmospheric hazardshumidity, air temperatures and radiant heatnoise, light and energy sources other hazards that might arise. |
Causes of faults | Causes of faults include one or more of:materialsheatequipment adjustmentequipment set-up. |
Problems/solutions | Problems/solutions include one or more of:selecting the right tools for a new jobusing new and untried mouldsadapting the process to the new product and die/toolobserving the process to obtain useful trial datacomparing the product to the desired specificationdetermining the cause of non-compliances. |
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