Application
This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use hand tools and formers, apply hand forging techniques and operate heat treatment equipment.
Where simple manual heating and bending is required unit MEM05007 Perform manual heating and thermal cutting should also be selected.
Where the interpretation of technical drawings is required unit MEM09002 Interpret technical drawings should also be selected.
Where the selection and use of engineering measurement is required unit MEM12023 Perform engineering measurements should also be selected.
Where the selection and use of power tools/hand held operations is required unit MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations should also be selected.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 4
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, sketches, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Apply hand forging techniques | 2.1 | Select and use hand tools and formers for specific forging techniques |
2.2 | Select and apply appropriate hand forging technique to produce articles to specification | ||
2.3 | Adhere to forging temperatures and heat specifications for various materials | ||
2.4 | Make allowance for material shrinkage and oxidisation | ||
3 | Operate heating equipment | 3.1 | Set up and correctly operate the appropriate heating equipment, required for the job |
3.2 | Operate equipment in a manner that minimises oxidisation | ||
3.3 | Control heat to specified areas | ||
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, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. | |
Hand tools and formers include one (1) or more of the following: | flatters set hammers hot/cold sets ball peen hammer swages |
Hand forging techniques include one (1) or more of the following: | drawing swaging bending upsetting spreading punching drifting |
Materials include one (1) or more of the following: | low to medium carbon steels low to medium alloy steels |
Heating equipment includes one (1) or more of the following: | diesel electric and gas furnaces coke fires gaseous oxygen/fuel equipment |
Competency Field
Forging