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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for assembly
   • Review construction plan and work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.
   • Identify type and quantity of timber and glue required and obtain materials.
   • Select appropriate equipment and check for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations.
   • Select and prepare required assembly jigs.
2. Cut boards for beams
   • Visually assess condition of boards and check moisture content.
   • Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions environmental protection practices.
   • Straight or scarf cut boards; optimise quantity and eliminate faults.
   • Sort cut boards according to length and mark in line with organisational procedures.
   • Reject defective components and dispose of in line with environmental protection practices.
   • Store assembly jigs for further use or dispose of in line with environmental protection practices.
3. Assemble beams
   • Select timber components from pre-cut material in line with cutting list and beam design.
   • Mix glue in line with manufacturer’s recommendations.
   • Set glue spreader to apply even coating and apply glue line to ensure minimal wastage.
   • Lay components in jigs ready for joining with allowable faults, joins and grain in line with construction standards and grading rules.
   • Start press and check controls and operation in line with organisational procedures.
   • Set press with jigs and position beam to correct orientation.
   • Apply load and heat to beam.
   • Check and remove beam from press.
   • Identify routine processing and equipment faults and resolve or report to appropriate personnel.
4. Prepare beams for despatch and report
   • Check and label finished beams in line with work order.
   • Remove components from jigs and safely stack in designated location.
   • Strap, pack and label finished beams ready for transportation.
   • Avoid wastage of strapping and packaging materials and maximise use of recycled materials.
   • Complete production and quality records and report in line with organisational procedures.

Range Statement

Not Applicable

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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. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

prepare and cut boards for beam production in line with individual work orders

across the above jobs, complete these processes:

straight cut timber to length with a vertical cut

scarf cut timber at a level, providing a larger end grain surface for bonding

strap, pack and label bundles of completed products ready for transportation

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

environmental protection practices for forest products factory settings:

reducing water and energy use

cleaning plant, tools and equipment

safely disposing of, recycling and reusing timber and other waste

types of glue used for producing laminated beams; procedures and standards for mixing, curing and applying it

range of industry standard cross sections, their strength, tolerances and applicable terminology

assembly sequences

componentry and construction standards

typical component defects and how these affect ability to produce a quality finished product:

warp

wane

cupping

shakes

insect defects

knots

resin pockets

storage layout and categories for stacking finished materials

types of tools and equipment used for producing laminated beams; their purpose, features and operation:

measuring equipment

assembly jigs

docking and trimming saws

presses

marking equipment

glue spreader

strapping equipment

organisational procedures specific to producing laminated beams:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out

use of equipment

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting production outcomes and equipment faults.

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