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PMC557096A
Specify and monitor the installation of block_precast refractories
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit of competency requires the application of knowledge of refractory installation techniques to ensure the installation meets the requirements of the refractory. It covers the following types of refractory:
block
brick
precast.
This unit does NOT cover the installation of monolithic/castable refractories, refer to PMC557095A Specify and monitor the installation of monolithic/castable refractories. While blocks/precast may also be used to make repairs, this unit may be used to include repairs using these techniques. The specification of the repair technique is covered in PMC557097A Specify and monitor repairs to refractory installations.
This unit applies to individuals who may design a refractory installation and may also monitor the installation of refractory, or they may be installation specialists. 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.
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 developing the specification for installing block or precast refractories and then monitoring that installation to ensure it complies with the specification. It is intended for refractory experts who will most likely also have some management responsibility.
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