Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of: mechanical drawing interpretation and sketching, including: industry drawing standards of mechanical components abbreviations and symbols used in drawing of mechanical components interpretation of mechanical drawings commonly used in the electrotechnology industry (orthogonal projection, third angle - detail and assembly drawings, and pictorial views) laying out a drawing of mechanical components using engineering drawing convention freehand drawings of mechanical components showing all information needed for its manufacture/fabrication workshop planning and materials, including: methods used to work safely in an industrial work environment typical non-electrical hazards in the workplace control measures for dealing with hazards identified type of metallic and non-metallic materials used in the electrotechnology industry and application of the common materials planning process measuring and marking out, including: reasons for measuring and marking out sustainable energy work practices related to reducing waste when marking out holding and cutting materials, including: procedures for using a range of tools for cutting, shaping, and finishing metallic and non-metallic materials safety procedures when using holding and cutting tools drills and drilling, including: types of drills used in the electrotechnology industry drilling metallic and non-metallic components safe use of a bench drill tapping and threading including type and size of commonly used threads used in electrotechnology work general hand tools used in electrotechnology work joining techniques, including: machine screws welding, brazing or soldering techniques portable power tools in electrotechnology work, including: applications of portable power tools using portable power tools fabricating components using power tools requirements for testing and tagging cord connected electrical equipment compressed gas operated tools in electrotechnology work sheet metal work, including: types of sheet metal materials used in the electrotechnology work names and applications of the types of fabrication materials techniques used in fabricating sheet metal, including cutting, bending, drilling/punching, joining and cutting mitres marking out, cutting, bending, drilling and/or cutting and/or punching holes, joining and cutting mitred joints using sheet metal sustainable energy work practices to reducing waste when fabricating using sheet metal low tolerance measurement, including: tolerance techniques in using vernier callipers and micrometers dismantling and assembly techniques, including procedures for ensuring the safe treatment of dismantled components relevant tools for specific tasks, including: tapping and threading general hand tools used in electrotechnology work joining portable electric power tools dismantling and assembly techniques measuring and marking out holding and cutting metallic and non-metallic materials sheet metal work |