Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare.
- Work instructions and operational details are obtained using relevant information, confirmed and applied for planning and preparation purposes.
- Safety (OHS) requirements are followed in accordance with safety plans and policies.
- Signage and barricade requirements are identified and implemented.
- Tools and equipment selected to carry out tasks are consistent with job requirements, checked for serviceability and any faults are rectified or reported prior to commencement.
- Material quantity requirements are calculated in accordance with plans, specifications and quality requirements.
- Materials appropriate to the work application are identified, obtained, prepared, safely handled and located ready for use.
- Environmental requirements are identified for the project in accordance with environmental plans and statutory and regulatory authority requirements, and are applied.
- Use various hand working methods for shaping dimensional stone.
- Use various power-assisted hand tools for shaping dimensional stone.
- Range of percussion hammers and chisels is used to shape stone at different stages of processing as required by job.
- Rotary, chain and/or oscillating saws are used to cut stone to size and shape as required by job.
- Abrasive machines are used to dress stone surfaces as required by job.
- Equipment is operated in conjunction with jigs and guides for repetitive and fine tolerance work as required by job.
- Adjustments are made to machinery, as required, in accordance with stone and application processes.
- Set up and operate static machinery for shaping dimensional stone.
- Circular diamond saws are operated to cut squared blocks and operated with rise and fall functions for cutting to profiles as required by job.
- Stone is shaped on lathes both between centres and facework as required by job.
- Core drilling machinery is operated as required by job.
- Moulded sections are shaped on planing machines as required by job.
- Water-jet cutting machinery is operated as required by job.
- Clean up work.