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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare work.
   • Job requirements are identified from client briefs, existing file specifications and workplace instructions, confirmed, and applied to planning and preparation.
   • Output devices suited to the task are identified and printing format is selected and confirmed with client.
   • Workflow roles and responsibilities, sequence of tasks and time requirements are confirmed and applied to planning.
   • Printing software appropriate to the task is selected and set up according to job requirements.
   • Health and safety requirements are identified and applied to planning.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Health and safety requirements must include:

selection, correct fitting, and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) prescribed under legislation, regulations and workplace policies and practices emergency procedures, including: evacuation first aid location and use of firefighting equipment hazard identification and risk control procedures safe operating procedures, including the conduct of operational risk assessment and treatments associated with: use of machines use of tools and equipment workplace environmental requirements.

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must print three different signs from digital files on each of the following media:

aluminium composite

paper

vinyl.

At least one sign must be produced using a flatbed printer and one sign using a roll to roll digital printer.

Laminate one of the finished signs, selecting laminate for the printed substrate according to type of printed media and job requirements and safely and effectively undertaking laminating processes.

In doing the above work, the person must:

handle and use uncompressed file formats correctly in the digital printing process

apply digital colour management principles when using software and output media

correctly handle media used in the digital printing process

select and set up appropriate printers for the task and conduct routine maintenance appropriate to the printer

identify printing and laminating defects and rectify faults to ensure job requirements are met

operate raster image processor (RIP) software in the printing process.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

characteristics of different types of digital printing output devices, including:

flatbed printers

roll to roll printers

ultraviolet (UV) printers

types and characteristics of various digital printing products

principles of colour theory and their application in printing digital signs

range and application of different laminates

techniques and process for laminating signs

safety data sheets (SDS) relevant to the use of printing tools and equipment

procedures for routine maintenance and cleaning of printers

statutory and regulatory authority requirements, particularly those relating to:

removal of waste products

storage of chemicals

terminology and use of abbreviations in the signs and graphics industry

use and application of uncompressed file formats, including:

encapsulated post script (EPS)

portable document format (PDF)

RAW file

tagged image file format (TIFF).

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