The assessment process must address all of the following items of evidence.
Ability to:
1. Identify forming, bending and shaping requirements. This may require interpretation of technical drawings or sketches
2. Select, fit and use personal protective clothing and/or equipment
3. Confirm status of equipment, that safety guards are in place, equipment is fit for operation and required services are available
4. Mark out and produce simple templates. This involves producing sheet metal templates developed and cut to the required size
5. Position or feed material according to equipment requirements
6. Set up, adjust, operate and shut down equipment according to workplace procedures
7. Produce formed and/or shaped material to meet job specification
8. Confirm that the formed and/or shaped material meets specification. This may involve the use of templates and simple measuring instruments
9. Take corrective action in response to out-of-tolerance results
10. Maintain work area to meet housekeeping standards
May include ability to:
11. Use process control systems
Knowledge of:
12. Relevant state OHS legislation, standards and codes of practice relating to work responsibilities
13. Relevant site operating procedures and practices
14. Purpose and basic operating principles of forming, bending and shaping equipment. This includes awareness of equipment operating capacities
15. The effect of heating materials on the forming and bending process
16. Scope to adjust equipment parameters and related effect on outcome
17. Safe work procedures including awareness of health and safety hazards related to the operation of forming, bending and shaping equipment
18. Housekeeping standards for the work area
May include knowledge of:
19. Basic operating principles of process control where relevant. This includes the relationship between control panels and the physical equipment
Relationship with other standards
Pre-requisite units
The pre-requisites for this competency standard are:
BCC1004A Carry out measurement and calculations
BCC1005A Use hand and power tools
Co-assessment of related units
Where heating or thermal cutting is required, select unit MEM5.7A Manual heating, thermal cutting and gouging.
Where mark off/out skills are required, select MEM12.7A Mark off/out structural fabrications and shapes.
Where simple assembly/fabrication by welding is required, select the appropriate welding unit.
Other units of competency relevant to the work role should be assessed in conjunction with this unit. This may include:
SUGZPCI2A Operate a process control interface
Resources required for assessment
Assessment must occur in a real or simulated workplace where the assessee has access to:
Forming, bending and shaping equipment
Relevant measuring instrumentation
Materials to be formed, bent and/or shaped
Drawings, templates and specifications as required
Operating procedures and related advice on equipment/instrumentation operation
Personal protective clothing and equipment
Housekeeping standards and procedures
Assessment requirements
For information on how to assess this competency standard and who can assess, refer to the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.