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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
OH&S requirements | are to be in accordance with Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and regulations, organisational safety policies and procedures. Requirements may include but not be limited to the use of personal protective equipment and clothing, fire fighting equipment, first aid equipment, hazard and risk control and elimination of hazardous materials and substances, manual handling including lifting and carrying |
Legislative requirements | are to be in accordance with applicable legislation from all levels of government that affect organisational operation. Requirements may include but not be limited to award and enterprise agreements, industrial relations, Australian Standards, confidentiality and privacy, OH&S, the environment, equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, relevant industry codes of practice, duty of care and heritage |
Organisational requirements | may include but not be limited to legal, organisational and site guidelines, policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility, quality assurance, procedural manuals, quality and continuous improvement processes and standards, OH&S, emergency and evacuation, ethical standards, recording and reporting, access and equity principles and practices, equipment use, maintenance and storage, environmental management (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Work order | is used to determine job requirements including design, tolerances, process, materials, finish and quantity |
Appropriate personnel | may include but not be limited to supervisors, suppliers, clients, colleagues and managers |
Barrel | at this level may refer to the traditional barrel or equivalent products such as vats, casks, tubs, bars or baths |
Production sequence | includes docking and grading staves, dressing staves, jointing staves, rising or assembling barrel, bending the barrel, crozing, making heads, cutting the head, fitting the head, finishing the barrel, fitting final hoops and testing |
Tools and equipment | hand tools for coopering are to include, but not be limited to hand plane, chisels, hand saws, spokeshave, hammer, mallet, auger, croze, driver, knives (belly, crum, heading, hollow), cooper's hammer, maul, adze(s), hollowing knives, shaves (hoop, inside, heading), swift, marking-out tools, files, rasps, scraper, screwdrivers and hand drill power tools for coopering are to include, but not be limited to bench grinder, drop saw, circular power saw, planer, drill, jig saw, router, trimmer, biscuit machine, brad/nail and staple gun, and sanders |
Materials | may include solid timber, caulking cotton, wedges, workhole pegs, tooth picks and metal wedges |
Jigs | may include but not be limited to shaped templates for routing |
Coopering Components | are to include heads, staves and hoops and may include decorative features or fittings in steel, stainless steel or copper |
Checking | is to cover: fit correct number and fitting of staves hoop and hardware, fittings and attachments, and conformity to work instruction and quality requirements |
Lining | may include plastics, foil and sealing coating |
Testing | is to include standard hot water leakage testing |
Repair of leakage faults | may include plugging, caulking or re-machining |
Decorative features or fittings | may include final hoops and taps which may be steel, stainless steel or copper |
Coating | may include paint, lacquer, polyurethane and varnish |
Storage | must ensure that there is no obstruction of traffic, components and products are not damaged in storage and products are accessible for further distribution/despatch |
Waste | may include but not be limited to off-cuts, shavings and sawdust |
Records and reports | may include but not be limited to the machining method, product type, size, inspection, grading and labelling outcomes, storage locations, quality outcomes, hazards, incidents or equipment malfunctions |