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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for operations
   • Access, interpret and apply documentation and procedures for monitoring casting quality and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Establish and maintain communications with other personnel
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
   • Identify, address and report potential risks and hazards
   • Identify, address and report environmental issues
   • Follow emergency procedures
   • Use approved dust suppression and extraction methods
   • Ventilate work area
   • Check tools and required equipment availability and checks for operational readiness
   • Set up equipment according to company standard work procedures
2. Maintain efficient operation of casting area
   • Carry out plant and equipment start-up checks and procedures according to plant/equipment configurations and system requirements
   • Control systems supplying air and water to the casting and quality inspection area
   • Clean and condition ladles and launders for safe, efficient casting to operating standard
   • Prepare ladle and launder for maintenance and/or repair as required
   • Maintain work area in a clean, safe condition
3. Control quality of castings
   • Carry out and record pre-start quality control equipment checks
   • Visually inspect castings in their mould for compliance with specification
   • Operate equipment to remove reject castings
   • Dress cooled castings to allow efficient refining
   • Batch and identify castings
   • Complete production documentation
   • Pass on end of shift information verbally or in writing to incoming shift
4. Prepare for operations
   • Access, interpret and apply documentation and procedures for monitoring casting quality and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Establish and maintain communications with other personnel
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
   • Identify, address and report potential risks and hazards
   • Identify, address and report environmental issues
   • Follow emergency procedures
   • Use approved dust suppression and extraction methods
   • Ventilate work area
   • Check tools and required equipment availability and checks for operational readiness
   • Set up equipment according to company standard work procedures
5. Maintain efficient operation of casting area
   • Carry out plant and equipment start-up checks and procedures according to plant/equipment configurations and system requirements
   • Control systems supplying air and water to the casting and quality inspection area
   • Clean and condition ladles and launders for safe, efficient casting to operating standard
   • Prepare ladle and launder for maintenance and/or repair as required
   • Maintain work area in a clean, safe condition
6. Control quality of castings
   • Carry out and record pre-start quality control equipment checks
   • Visually inspect castings in their mould for compliance with specification
   • Operate equipment to remove reject castings
   • Dress cooled castings to allow efficient refining
   • Batch and identify castings
   • Complete production documentation
   • Pass on end of shift information verbally or in writing to incoming shift

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies applicable legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient completion of monitoring casting quality

working with/handling high temperature materials

identifying and managing hazards associated with hot molten metal

handling hazardous substances correctly

identifying and applying dust suppression and extraction methods

identifying and managing ventilation systems

demonstrates completion of monitoring casting quality that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

performing start up in sequence on equipment to meet job requirements

operating plant and equipment to meet job requirements

monitoring and maintaining air and water supply to the work area

inspecting castings to ensure work specifications are met, and reporting defects

dressing cooled castings for refining

batching and identifying castings

performing routine checks on equipment

maintaining required documentation and records

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of monitoring casting quality through:

casting plant construction components and operation

characteristics of molten metal

hazards associated with hot molten metal

safe working procedures with molten metal

protective equipment for working with hot materials

identification of reject castings

recording storage and scheduling requirements for production

service requirements and specifications

fault finding, rectification and reporting

tolerances allowable in the quality system and when action should be taken

quality assurance and inspection procedures and systems

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