Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for veneer immunisation.
- Work order is reviewed and checked with appropriate personnel
- Identify hazards and control risk according to site procedures.
- Retrieve from storage location and assess type and quantity of veneer to be immunised.
- Check equipment for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations.
- Plan immunising process in line with site procedures.
- Communicate plan with relevant personnel in line with site requirements.
- Prepare chemicals and perform veneer immunisation process.
- Access and prepare type and quantity of chemicals and solutions to be used.
- Operate ancillary equipment used to add chemical solutions in line with operating procedures.
- Regularly test samples of solution in line with standard operating procedures.
- Plan load and unload cycles to provide selected treatment and drainage time for veneer.
- Load and unload veneer from solution tanks in line with standard operating procedures.
- Operate transfer equipment to shift veneer and visually assess treated veneer to establish modifications required to treatment process.
- Monitor drainage of treated veneer to ensure even drying.
- Reject or pack and label veneer panels and report information.
- Reject and dispose of, recycle or re-use veneer panels with a failed immunisation process, in line with site procedures and environmental requirements.
- Pack and label dried veneer panels in line with standard operating procedures.
- Record and report veneer immunising process and equipment faults to appropriate personnel.
- Clean up and store chemicals.