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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for forming
   • Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.
   • Select appropriate personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.
   • Obtain type and quantity of chip and fibre blend required for production.
   • Plan forming process in line with organisational procedures.
2. Prepare form board equipment
   • Maintain stock tanks at correct level in line with organisational requirements.
   • Adjust spreader stations to deliver material according to required board cross-section distribution.
   • Check operational condition and set-up of former to confirm mat condition.
   • Check forming equipment for defects and position to load press in line with manufacturer’s instructions.
3. Operate equipment
   • Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.
   • Start former and forming line; operate and adjust to produce board in line with work order.
   • Set slitters or saws and cut formed board to required width and length.
   • Dispose of sub-standard boards in line with environmental protection practices.
   • Respond to critical situations requiring emergency shutdown to prevent personal injury or damage to machine or product.
4. Shut down and clean equipment
   • Clear material from conveyor belts prior to shut-down.
   • Coordinate shutdown with other line operators in line with organisational safety procedures.
   • Clear material spillage from areas around conveyors and forming stations in line with environmental protection practices.
   • Clean spreading stations, formers and forming lines internally and externally in line with environmental protection practices.
   • Record and report production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.

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:

produce formed boards in line with individual work orders that prescribe different lengths, widths and quantities for each job; types of board are to include:

chipboard

fibreboard

after each of the above jobs, complete operator maintenance to clean equipment.

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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

disposing of, recycling and reusing timber

disposing of hazardous substances

typical flow of material supply in and out of the board forming area

typical work flow processes and range of processing techniques used to form and trim boards from chip and fibre blends

composition of chip and fibre blends

purpose, features and operation of equipment used to form board:

spreading stations

former and forming line

forming equipment:

mats

screens

trays

plates

slitters or saws

screens

stock tanks

methods used to clean equipment

organisational procedures specific to forming board:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out, use of personal protective equipment and handling hazardous substances

communication reporting lines

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

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