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. |
Procedures | Procedures may be written, verbal, computer-based or in some other form, and may include: all work instructions standard operating procedures formulas/recipes batch sheets temporary instructions any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant good operating practice as may be defined by industry codes of practice (e.g. Responsible Care) and government regulations |
Joining system | Joining system includes techniques and materials, such as: bonding (e.g. adhesive, gluing, ethacrylates, sikaflex and epoxy) using composite materials (e.g. Probond, Divelett, K-Lite and Eurmere) secondary bonding – cured composite to cured composite using mechanical fasteners (e.g. bolts and rivets) |
Finished application properties | Finished application properties include: permanent/removable waterproof/chemical resistant structural rigidity strength (tensile, compressive, shear and torsional) aesthetic |
Properties of surfaces to be joined | Properties of surfaces to be joined include: materials of construction physical properties (e.g. strength and rigidity) surface properties (e.g. surface finish and surface treatment/coatings) size and shape |
Preparation of surfaces | Preparation of surfaces to be joined may include: solvent or other chemical cleaning chemical etching mechanical preparation such as blasting, buffing surface smoothing (e.g. machining) making of holes or other physical locking features |
Most appropriate joining system | Most appropriate system refers to that system which has: compliance with product requirements greatest ease of joining best financial return greatest sustainability contribution |
Sustainability | Sustainability incorporates the three aspects of: survival of the ecology/physical environment – which means that an enterprise needs to manage the impact of the business to ensure the survival of the physical environment economic viability – efficiency, cost and waste reduction and competitiveness to support survival of the business social sustainability – an enterprise needs to manage the impact of the business to ensure its continued survival within the community and the survival of the community, including occupational health and safety (OHS) |
Logs and reports | Logs and reports may include: paper or electronic based verbal reports items found which require action |
Appropriate action | Appropriate action includes: determining problems needing action determining possible fault causes rectifying problem using appropriate solution within area of responsibility following through items initiated until final resolution has occurred reporting problems outside area of responsibility to designated person |
Typical problems | Typical problems may include: incompatible requirements hazardous materials/preparation methods non-uniform join |
Health, safety and environment (HSE) | 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 HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence |