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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Maintain reel transportation system
  2. Maintain basic laminating process
  3. Maintain production process
  4. Identify and rectify problems and faults
  5. Conduct shutdown of production process
  6. Clean laminating machine at end of run

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

identify work health and safety (WHS) factors for:

operating web machine transport and delivery systems

maintaining laminating and in-line processes

determine areas of the reel stand to monitor to ensure trouble-free operation

list checks needed when substrate is removed from the machine

explain how to assure registration of laminating

identify areas of in-line processes to monitor to ensure a quality product

explain laminating problems that may occur during operation of the machine

identify adjustments or correction procedures that may be needed to ensure accurate operation of the process, and alternations that may be required to production to meet client requirements

identify important tasks to correctly shut down, and how to keep the machine clear of surface rust (condensation)

identify areas of the machine that need regular cleaning, and the materials that need to be cleaned from the machine

determine quality aspects to consider in a completed laminated job

identify machine manuals, safety and other documentation relevant to this task, where they are kept, and the information included in them.