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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for profiling
  2. Set up profiling equipment
  3. Cut material to profile
  4. Complete operator maintenance

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:

follow organisational policies and procedures relevant to cutting material to profile

cut material to profile in line with a work order and prescribed organisational specifications

conduct operator maintenance

stack batches of cut material in line with organisational requirements and WHS regulations


Knowledge Evidence

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

environmental protection practices for forest products factory settings:

cleaning plant, tools and equipment

disposing of, recycling and reusing timber and other waste

reducing water and energy use

characteristics of timber and timber features

storage systems and labelling procedures including

storage racks

storage bays

bins

stacks

pallet boxes

modularised storage components

temporary stacking bays

storage layout and categories for:

raw materials

stacking finished panels

typical timber defects and how they affect ability to produce quality profiled product:

warp

wane

cupping

shakes

insect defects

knots

resin pockets

range of common profiles and applicable terminology including:

quad

beading

mouldings

shaped beams

architraves

skirting boards

scotia

common cutting patterns used to achieve common profiles

range of feed rates and how they affect production output and finished quality of material

purpose, features and operation of equipment used to cut materials to profile:

measuring equipment

multi-head planing machines (four siders)

spindle moulders

routing machines

shaping machines

machine guides

methods for assessing cutting blade condition

organisational procedures specific to cutting materials to profile:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out and use of personal protective equipment

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements.