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 |
Novel part | The novel part is that portion of the process, or the materials or product properties which are new or different to standard and could be: new resin system on standard reinforcing new reinforcing with standard resin system new process using standard materials standard process and materials producing product with different properties |
Process properties | Process properties include: gel time viscosity temperature (e.g. mould, resin and ambient) infusion time peak exotherm (e.g. using a laser thermometer) |
Scale of trial | Scale of trial may be: full scale prototype scaled down prototype laminate samples only portion of laminate |
Trial resources | Trial resources may include: equipment tools materials personnel time |
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 |
Business measures | Business measures include: costs time analysis quality reliability |
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) |
Modifying procedure | Modifying procedure may include: changing resin inlets changing resin chemistry changing other materials modifications to process modifications to tooling |
Typical problems | Typical problems may include: trial procedures not workable trial product does not meet specification trial procedures do not meet sustainability requirements |
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 |