Application
This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to perform manual heating, thermal cutting and gouging including the assembly and disassembly and operation of the equipment on a range of materials.
Where the selection and use of tools is required unit MEM18001 Use hand tools and unit MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations, should also be selected as appropriate.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 2
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||
1.4 | Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Select and set up heating and thermal cutting equipment | 2.1 | Select cutting process and/or method appropriate for material |
2.2 | Select and assemble appropriate accessories and equipment | ||
2.3 | Ensure equipment is in safe working condition | ||
2.4 | Set up equipment following SOPs | ||
3 | Perform heating and thermal cutting | 3.1 | Follow equipment start-up procedures and make adjustments as required |
3.2 | Make appropriate cutting allowances | ||
3.3 | Minimise wastage of materials when performing manual heating and thermal cutting | ||
3.4 | Identify defects and take corrective action in accordance with SOPs | ||
3.5 | Heat and cut material to specification | ||
3.6 | Inspect shape/size/length of final product for compliance with specifications | ||
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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. | |
Cutting includes one (1) or more of the following: | hand held self-propelled straight line cutters |
Methods include one (1) or more of the following: | manual automatic |
Fuel gases include one (1) or more of the following: | acetylene liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hydrogen |
Material includes various thicknesses and types of one (1) or more of the following: | ferrous non-ferrous non-metallic |
Equipment includes the following: | gas cylinders hoses blowpipes tips and nozzles regulators flashback arrestors |
Competency Field
Fabrication