Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for planing and sanding engineered wood product
- Review work order, workplace health and safety requirements, environmental protection practices and emergency procedures for engineered wood product dressing operation and, where required, check with appropriate personnel
- Identify and report hazards and use personal protective equipment according to workplace requirements and health and safety legislative requirements to maintain safe work practices
- Obtain type and quantity of engineered wood product for planing and sanding from the production process
- Plane and sand engineered wood product
- Use equipment according to workplace health and safety procedures, manufacturer instructions and environmental protection practices
- Complete pre start-up checks and set planing and sanding thickness and feed rate for optimal product recovery
- Position material and feed at a rate appropriate to machine speed, capacity, engineered wood product thickness and condition
- Plane and sand engineered wood product to specification and assess product visually throughout the process for thickness, finish quality and faults
- Coordinate outfeed to ensure efficient recovery of planed and sanded material
- Check dust extraction equipment regularly and clean to avoid blockages
- Redistribute material
- Grade finished engineered wood product for quality and use according to industry standards
- Direct material to storage or processing operations according to workplace procedures
- Dispose of sub-standard material according to environmental protection practices
- Clean work area according to workplace health and safety procedures
- Complete operator maintenance
- Lock out equipment according to workplace health and safety procedures
- Check planer blades and sanding belts for bluntness or damage
- Remove and replace planer blades and sanding belts according to manufacturer recommendations
- Keep machine area clear of dust and debris according to workplace health and safety procedures
- Record and report production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel