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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Plan and prepare.

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 requirementsmust include:

job specifications for installing internal walls and fixtures, including:

project design and specifications, including plans and drawings

quality requirements for the completed work

timeframe for completion

information regarding other personnel undertaking concurrent activities at the work site and arrangements for interaction during completion of work

work site procedures specified by project manager or client

JSA or SWMS for tasks

schedule for completing work, including client requirements regarding times when work can be undertaken

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:

emergency procedures, including:

first aid

evacuation

location and use of firefighting equipment

hazard identification and risk control procedures

safe operating procedures for levelling, including:

manufacturer specifications

safety data sheets (SDS)

selection and use of personal protective clothing and equipment prescribed under legislation, regulations and workplace policies and practices

selection and use of tools and equipment

identifying, safe handling, securing and labelling of hazardous materials.

Tools and equipment must include:

air compressors and hoses

battery and gas-powered nail guns

bevels

chisels

clamps

coping saws

caulking guns

combination- or tri- squares

cramps

drop saws

hammers

hand planes

hand saws

levelling equipment, including laser levels and spirit levels

marking equipment

masonry drills

measuring tapes and rules

pop riveters

power drills

power leads

power planers

power saws

routers

saw stools

scaffolding or scissor lift

screw guns

steel squares

straight edges

string lines

templates

tin snips.

Materials must include:

adhesives

concealed fixings hardware

fibre cement board

gap fillers

hardboard

lining boards

medium density fibreboard (MDF) substrate or other manufactured board

metal for framing

nails

particle board

patented fasteners

plywood

pop rivets

proprietary partition systems

screws

timber for framing.

Partitions must include three or more of the following:

cladding with plasterboard

fibre cement board

framed or solid

glass

lined or unlined door units

metal

modular and custom window units

non-structural timber

reconstituted timber products.

Moulding must include three or more of the following:

architraves or skirting

beading

bull nosed

multi-profile

Scotia

splayed

square.


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 construct an internal wall partition with at least three 90 degree directional changes, and with one door frame, involving:

setting out the wall framing according to job specifications

constructing the wall frame and steps

installing full height lining

installing mouldings where joining occurs at surface intersections, including:

profiled architraves to one door with specified margins and tight fitting mitre joints

a profiled skirting with a minimum of one internal scribed joint and one external mitre joint with tight fitting joints

constructing a pelmet with two return ends able to be fixed and removed on completion

cutting and fitting decorative mouldings with a minimum of one of each of an obtuse angled 90 degree internal scribe and an obtuse angled external 90 degree mitre joint.

In doing the above work, the person must:

locate, interpret and apply information, standards and specifications relevant to the above work

comply with site safety plan, health and safety regulations, and state and territory legislation applicable to workplace operations

comply with organisational policies and procedures relevant to above work, including quality requirements

safely and effectively use tools, plant and equipment

communicate and work effectively and safely with others.


Knowledge Evidence

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

application and requirements for line, level and plumb in construction projects

construction terminology used in shopfitting

environmentally friendly waste management procedures

types of fixings and fasteners used when installing internal shop walls and fixtures, and their application

geometry for cutting obtuse mitred mouldings and joinery components

contents of and terms used in:

job safety analyses (JSA), safe work method statements (SWMS) and safety data sheets (SDS)

plans, specifications and drawings for installing internal shop walls and fixtures

lining, panelling and moulding materials and techniques

materials storage requirements and processes

partition materials and assembly techniques

processes for:

setting out internal shop walls and fixtures

calculating material requirements

quality requirements for:

internal walls and fittings

partitions

timber profiles commonly used for shopfitting

types, characteristics, uses and limitations of plant, tools and equipment used when installing internal shop walls and fixtures

workplace and equipment safety requirements relating to installing internal shop walls and fixtures.