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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for sorting
  2. Sort boards
  3. Distribute material

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 sorting boards manually

conduct manual sorting in readiness for allocation of boards to storage or downstream operations

using transfer sorting equipment to distribute boards


Knowledge Evidence

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

sorting techniques and procedures

grading markings and quality standards

storage systems and labelling

environmental protection practices for forest products factory settings:

disposing of, recycling and reusing timber

safe disposal of waste material

minimising carbon emissions

cleaning of plant, tools and equipment

range of characteristics used to manually sort timber boards including:

type

finish quality

timber defects

length

width

thickness

range of industry-standard timber types and visual characteristics including:

native timber species

imported timber species

dressed timber

in-the-rough timber

stress and non-stress graded timber

preservative treated timber

typical timber defects and how they affect ability to produce a quality finished product including:

incorrect moisture content

warp

wane

cupping

shakes

insect defects

knots

resin pockets

range of industry standard lengths, cross sections, appearance grades and applicable terminology

markings used on timber boards to identify grade

typical work flow processes used to manually sort boards

typical flow of timber board supply in and out of the sorting area

typical industry and organisation specific storage layout and typical storage categories for timber boards

methods to label timber in storage locations and common terms used

purpose, features and operation of equipment used for sorting boards manually:

conveyor belt systems

track systems

different types of lifting equipment including:

fork lifts

slings

trolley jacks

gantry cranes

loaders

organisational procedures specific to sorting boards manually:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis use of personal protective and other equipment

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting processing and equipment faults.