Assessor Resource
PMC557092A
Specify and interpret refractory tests
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
This unit of competency requires the application of knowledge about refractory properties and uses and refractory testing to the acquisition of information about the relevant properties of a refractory. This unit does NOT involve the doing of the tests which is covered by MSAL974005A Perform physical tests or other relevant units in the Laboratory Operations qualifications.
This unit applies to individuals who will be designing a refractory installation or component and may also be monitoring the installation of the refractory. They may be working in liaison with other refractory specialists or they may be the sole refractory specialist for this job/in their organisation. They will typically be liaising with a range of other technical experts as well as management and maybe accounts. The specification of the testing regime may form part of the refractory specification.
This unit may apply to individuals working for an organisation which supplies and installs refractories, is a refractory consulting organisation or a client organisation which buys and uses the refractory.
This unit of competency covers the analysis of specifications and possibly contracts to determine what technical information is required, specifying the appropriate testing regime to deliver the required data and then interpreting that data to obtain the required information.
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