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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Plan and prepare work.

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:

traffic control

work site visitors and the public

working at heights

working in proximity to others

use of tools and equipment

workplace environmental requirements.

Tools and equipment must include artist brushes and at least three of the following:

dagger liners

drafting equipment

guides

ladders

lining fitches

mahl sticks

measuring tapes and rules

planks

pots

quill liners

scaffolding

sign cutters

stirrers

straight edges

templates.

Paint type must include one or more of the following:

acrylic

enamel

water-based.


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 paint three lines on a rendered brick wall, each line at least 1.5 metres in length and of the following thicknesses:

12 mm

25 mm

50 mm.

The person must also paint three different scrolls, each measuring at least 300 x 400 mm using three different colours. Each scroll must be painted onto a different surface selected from the following:

fibreglass

glass

metal

timber.

At least one scroll must involve the use of a template guide.

In producing the above work, the person must demonstrate each of the following line and scroll techniques:

arrowed

bull nosed

curled

square end

tapered.


Knowledge Evidence

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

Australian standards relevant to painting lines and scrolls:

AS 1319 Safety signs for the occupational environment

AS 2311 General workmanship – painting

AS 2700 Colour standards for general purposes

types, uses and maintenance requirements for brushes used in line and scroll work

principles and techniques of colour selection in the design of line and scroll work

purpose and application of the following when painting lines and scrolls:

paint, tools and equipment used when creating line and scroll work specified by client

safety data sheets (SDS)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

statutory and regulatory authority requirements, particularly those relating to:

removal of waste products

storage of chemicals and materials

techniques and methods for:

measuring and calculating material quantities required for painting lines and scrolls on prepared surfaces

setting out line and scroll work

use of symbols, dimensions and terminology relating to line and scroll work

terminology and use of abbreviations in the signs and graphics industry

types and uses of drawings and layouts used for line and scroll work on surfaces.