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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare.
   • Job requirements are obtained, confirmed and applied to planning.
   • Work site is inspected, conditions and hazards are identified and reported as required, and health and safety requirements are confirmed with relevant personnel and applied to planning.
   • Tools and equipmentare selected to carry out tasks according to job requirements, checked for serviceability, and faults are rectified or reported before starting work.
   • Delivered shopfront components, sections and fittings are checked for completeness, unloaded carefully to protect finishes, and placed in well protected area on site.
   • Arrangements are made for placement of mobile scaffolding, elevated work platforms or scissor lifts as required, according to client and workplace requirements.
   • Bulkhead is prepared for installation by drilling, cutting and routering holes and openings to accept fittings and fixtures.

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:	job specifications for assembling and installing bulkheads and shopfront components, including: details of the components and installation specifications details of materials and fixings for the installation quality requirements for the completed work timeframe for completion JSA or SWMS for tasks workplace procedures incorporating requirements of relevant legislation, regulations, codes and Australian standards workplace and work site environmental and sustainability requirements, including: clean-up management dust and noise management waste management.
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, including installation of restricted access barriers and hoardings safe operating procedures, including: safety data sheets (SDS) manufacturer specifications manual handling techniques use of signage and barricades requirements for: concealed services (water, power and gas) lighting work site visitors and the public working at heights working in proximity to others selection and use of tools and equipment identifying, safe handling, securing and labelling of hazardous materials workplace environmental requirements.
Tools and equipment must include ten or more of the following:	air compressor and hoses brushes chalk lines clamps grinders hammers levelling equipment, including spirit levels lifting plant measuring tapes and rules nail guns plumb bobs power drills power leads sash cramps screwdrivers squares step ladders straight edge.

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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 assemble and install a shopfront structure, including bulkhead.

In doing the above work, the person must:

comply with safety requirements and health and safety regulations applicable to workplace operations

apply organisational quality procedures and processes in the context of assembling and installing a shopfront

identify design required for assembly and installation of shopfront, including:

shopfront design

design of delivered assemblies, components and fittings

component and shopfront assembly diagram

identify and select components and fittings to match locations in assembled shopfront

select and use processes, tools and equipment to assemble and install nominated shopfront structure

prepare building structure to receive installation of shopfront

safely and efficiently:

assemble sections, components and fittings

install bulkhead into position

locate and install assembly into place

install components and fittings and, where applicable, check that assembled shopfront operates as specified

identify typical faults and problems that occur and action required to rectify them

communicate with others to ensure safe and effective workplace operations.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

Australian standards, including AS 2047 Windows and external glazed doors in buildings

basic structures and components of walls and ceiling

content of and terms and symbols used in relevant drawings and specifications

contents of and terms used in job safety analyses (JSA) and safe work method statements (SWMS)

design and construction processes for shopfronts

organisation’s quality assurance requirements relating to assembling and installing shopfront structures

workplace and equipment safety requirements relating to assembling and installing shopfront structures.

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