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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to fabricate sign.
   • Job requirements are identified from work instructions and client briefs, confirmed, and applied to planning and preparation.
   • Client-approved design specifications are sourced and confirmed.
   • Tools and equipment are selected, checked for serviceability according to manufacturer recommendations, and any faults are rectified or reported before starting work.
   • Selected tools and equipment are connected and configured ready for operation.
   • Materials are selected and required quantities calculated.
   • Required materials are sourced and checked to be free of imperfections.
   • Specialist skills required to ensure structural integrity of fabricated sign are identified and sourced.
   • Health and safety requirements are identified and planned according to schedule of tasks.

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.
Job requirements must include:	type of fabricated sign to be manufactured timeframes for production.
Tools and equipment must include:	CAD/CAM software appropriate for cutting materials routing systems.
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 contents of and terms used in safety data sheets (SDS) and safe work method statements (SWMS) for the safe 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 fabricate three different signs as follows:

a lower case letter ‘b’ in Clarendon font, using acrylic sheeting, with a minimum 50 mm return and 300 mm height

a letter ‘D’ in Helvetica font, using stainless steel or aluminium, with a minimum 50 mm return and 300 mm height

an aluminium light box with a minimum 300 mm acrylic front and back panel with a 100 mm edge; with the front and back of the light box being acrylic with a minimum of 4.5 mm thickness.

In doing the above work, the person must use at least three of the following tools and equipment:

acrylic glues and heating equipment

battery drill

CAD/CAM routing equipment

glass marking pencil

guillotine

metal ruler or tape measure

welding tools and equipment

scribe

square

surface cutting equipment.

For each sign to be fabricated, the person must:

identify the job requirements for the sign, noting instructions from design specifications or client discussions, including durability and longevity requirements, purpose and location for final sign, size and material requirements

select and prepare tools, equipment and materials to fabricate the sign according to client requirements

select, correctly fit, and use personal protective equipment (PPE) relevant to the task

accurately calculate required material quantities

safely and accurately measure and cut materials to size, minimising waste

fabricate and assemble the sign according to client requirements, maintaining safety and quality standards

trim and clean the sign, check for imperfections, and rectify any faults prior to finalising sign

store sign safely, ready for client inspection and installation

clean the work area and dispose of, or identify for recycling and re-use, any waste materials.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

fabrication techniques used when working with acrylic

folds and tolerances of light weight metals used in fabricating signs

techniques for using rotary routers and other tools when cutting materials used in fabricating signs

types, characteristics and applications of high and medium impact acrylic

statutory and regulatory authority requirements, particularly those relating to:

removal of waste products

storage of chemicals and materials

work health and safety relevant to fabricating signs

techniques used to weld aluminium and galvanised steel up to 3 mm in thickness

types, uses and limitations of:

different extrusion systems used in sign manufacture

modular directory systems used in sign manufacture

purpose and application of the following when using tools, equipment and materials to fabricate signs:

safety data sheets (SDS)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

use of manufacturer specifications when using tools, equipment and materials to fabricate signs.

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