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.
- Transfer dimensions from an engineering drawing to work.
- Develop patterns.
- Consideration of dressing procedures are analysed and most appropriate development method is chosen and applied for type of stone.
- Calculations are carried out and accurately used to develop true shape of profile mould.
- Patterns are set out accurately for profile mould, reverse mould and bed mould to dimensions and specified shapes.
- Allowances for fabrication processes with guide/roller working off template are correctly determined and transferred to bed mould.
- Use hand or hand-held power cutting tool.
- Tool is adjusted for operation in consideration of application work.
- Hand tool or power cutting tool is used safely and correctly to cut patterns for templates.
- Materials are cut to size in accordance with drawing and job requirements, minimising wastage.
- Templates are trimmed to set-out, where required, to specifications.
- Shape and form stone.
- Equipment is set up and adjusted to meet job requirements and standard operating procedures.
- Stone is located and fixed into place on table ready for machine operation.
- Appropriate cutter is set to machine to carry out initial cutting processes and cutters are changed as required during overall process.
- Bed template is located and aligned with stone and machine operation to requirements of job and manufacturer specifications.
- Machine is set up and operated with allowances for thickness of template and gauges.
- Machine is operated and stone is shaped and formed to specifications, with material checked for accuracy against required dimensions and shape.
- Clean up.