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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 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:

lighting

use of machines

use of tools and equipment

workplace environmental requirements.

Tools and equipment must include at least two of the following:

cotton wool or velvet

gelatine

gilder’s pad

gilding knife

gilding mop

gilding mug

gilding tip

heating pots

stove.


Performance Evidence

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must produce one word of gilded lettering on two different sign surfaces selected from the following:

glass

metal

stained timber.

In doing the above work, the person must:

prepare the sign surface using selected materials and processes

lay out sign design accurately to scale on sign surface and apply a decorative technique to the lettering

clean finished sign and surface area.


Knowledge Evidence

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

theory of letter spacing when laying out signs

methods and application of design transfer

range and use of gilding materials and their characteristics, including:

enamel paints or suitable paints for glass

loose leaf metals, such as:

gold

silver

aluminium

Dutch metal

copper

variegated leaf

water-based size

techniques for gilding and producing gilded surfaces, including:

finishing techniques

handling materials relevant to gilding operations

methods for identifying dimensions, symbols, abbreviations and key features of signs from sign designs and drawings

purpose and application of the following when applying gilding to signs:

safety data sheets (SDS)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

techniques for measuring and setting out layout of signs to be gilded

preparation techniques for surfaces used in gilding signs, including:

glass

metal

stained timber

workplace, statutory and regulatory authority requirements relevant to handling materials used in gilding signs, including:

removal of waste products

storage of chemicals and materials

terminology and use of abbreviations in the signs and graphics industry

traditional and contemporary font styles

types and characteristics of tools and equipment used to apply water gilding.