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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. |
OHS requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include: personal protective equipment and clothing safety equipment first aid equipment fire fighting equipment hazard and risk control fatigue management elimination of hazardous materials and substances safe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest fire manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislation organisational policies and procedures workplace practices |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include: award and enterprise agreements industrial relations Australian Standards confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | 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 OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures ethical standards recording and reporting requirements equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Blades and knives may include: | chipper and canter/reducer knives planer and thicknesser blades spindle moulder knives guillotine blades all other types of blades or knives that can be sharpened through a parallel grinding process |
Work order is to include: | instructions for sharpening and aligning blades and knives in designated equipment and may also include: instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures environmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers |
Sharpening | is the angle, depth of cut, and speed that the knife or blade passes over the grinding wheel to obtain a sharp edge and required surface finish |
Equipment is to include: | procedures for equipment lock-out, such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source and may include: grinding machines and babbitt making equipment, such as melting pots |
Alignment | is the process of setting blades or knives so that all blades and knives sit at the same angle and height in relation to the abrasive wheel |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal language constructive feedback active listening questioning to clarify and confirm understanding use of positive, confident and cooperative language use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences control of tone of voice |
Cutting performance | is how the knife or blade performs in relation to production expectations |
Knife holder | is the assembly that houses the knife when positioned on the machine chuck during sharpening |
Pre-startup checks | are conducted to ensure: machine has been set up correctly systems are performing accurately machine is operating to optimum performance |
Babbitts | are the spacers that extend from the backs of knives and blades to determine knife extension and position in relation to the disc or knife holder in the machine |
Defects may include cutting edges with: | burrs burns chips splits dents |
Geometry is to include: | angle that a knife or blade is sharpened at allowing for the device the knives or blades are in and the material they will be cutting |
Grinder attachments are to include: | grinder mounted tables or blade holders: with or without clamps with or without automatic feed |
Wheel speed | is the speed at which the grinding wheel rotates - too fast and it may burn the metal, too slow and it may produce a rough finish or grab the knife or blade |
Coolant | is used in conjunction with grinding operations to cool the metal blade or knife as it generates heat from the sharpening process |
Burrs | are thin raised sections of metal that extend from the cutting edge must be removed through a honing process before the knife or blade commences cutting |
Dealing with may include: | recycling blades and knives that cannot be sharpened or are damaged in the process and cannot be repaired sending blades and knives that cannot be sharpened or are damaged in the process and cannot be repaired to waste |
Records and reports may include: | knife or blade type and size inspection information grading and labelling outcomes storage locations quality outcomes hazards incidents equipment malfunctions and may be: manual a computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |
Reconditioning | is the process of removing, melting and re-pouring babbitt material to the correct width, length and thickness |
Pouring temperature | is the temperature at which the molten babbitt metal can be poured into a mould without solidifying at an early stage of the babbitt forming process |
Set screws | are the spacers that extend from the backs of knives and blades to determine knife and blade extension and position in relation to the disc or knife holder in the machine |