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| The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. |
Legislative requirements | are to be in accordance with applicable legislation from all levels of government that affect organisational operation requirements may include but not be limited to award and enterprise agreements, industrial relations, Australian Standards, confidentiality and privacy, OHS, the environment, equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, relevant industry codes of practice, duty of care and heritage |
OHS requirements | are to be in accordance with Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and regulations, organisational safety policies and proceduresrequirements may include but not be limited to the use of personal protective equipment and clothing, fire fighting equipment, first aid equipment, hazard and risk control and elimination, control of hazardous materials and substances, manual handling, including lifting and carrying |
Organisational requirements | may include but not be limited to legal, organisational and site guidelines, policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility, quality assurance, procedural manuals, quality and continuous improvement processes and standards, OHS, emergency and evacuation, ethical standards, recording and reporting, access and equity principles and practices, equipment use, maintenance and storage, environmental management (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Instructions | may include but not be limited to workplace procedures relating to the use and operation of tools and equipment, production planning figures, workplace instructions including job sheets, set-outs, plans, specifications, drawings and designs, workplace procedures relating to reporting and communications, and manufacturer instructions for the use of equipment and materials |
Shaping, bending and forming techniques | may include but not be limited to steam/heat bending, curfing, pressure bending and shaping by hand or static machine |
Shaped components | include timber shaped by hand or static machine tools |
Cutting and shaping tools and equipment | may include but not be limited to measuring tapes for rules, hammers, mallets, squares, bevels, chisels, planes, hand saws, power saws, power drills/screwdrivers, pneumatic tools, clamps, screwdrivers, pincers, rasps, surface planers, panel planers, belt sanders, horizontal borers, vertical drill presses, table saws, dove-tailers, pedestal grinders, wood turning lathes, veneer guillotines and presses |
Materials | may include but not be limited to timber, glass, metal, manufactured board, furniture hardware, adhesives, screws, nails, dowels, decorative finishes and finishing material |
Veneering tools and equipment | may include but not be limited to knives, chisels, measuring tapes or rules, mallets, squares, levels, planes, bandsaws, power saws, pneumatic tools, vacuum bags and presses, clamps, moulds, jigs and fixture, rollers, laminate trimmers, cutters and hand routers, sand paper, wire wool and sanding block |
Veneered components | refers to the thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 mm (1/8"), which is usually glued onto a substrate |
Veneer materials | may include but not be limited to timber, manufactured board, laminates, timber strips, adhesives, cleaning materials and tapes |
Joints for custom furniture | may include but not be limited to variations of dowel, mortise and tenon, dovetail, lap joint, biscuit joint, finger joint, housing joint, mitre or bridle joints |
Jointing tools and equipment | may include but not be limited to chisels, mallets, mortise gauges, vernier callipers, vices, dovetail saws, tenon saws, coping saws, planes, files, hand drills, power drills, dowel jigs, power routers, jigs and fixturesmay also include portable biscuit machines and power saws |
Jointing materials | may include but not be limited to timber (both indigenous and overseas), adhesives and fasteners |
Sub-assembly | are part-constructions of the main assembly needed to allow for gluing and clamping of internal and intricate parts of the furniture item |
Assembly materials | may include but not be limited to timber (both indigenous and overseas), adhesives, screws, dowels, furniture hardware, glass and decorative finishes |
Assembly tools and equipment | may include but not be limited to measuring tapes or rules, hammers, mallets, squares, clamps and presses |
Furniture surface preparation | may include but not be limited to sanding by hand or power sander, scraping, planing or other smoothing techniqueis to take account of the fact that the wood's colour may be changed by staining, bleaching, painting, ammonia fuming and/or a number of other techniques |
Surface may be filled | using, wood plugs or other fillers |
Finishing processes and materials | may include but not be limited to waxing, shellacking, nitrocellulose lacquering, conversion lacquering, linseed oiling, tung oiling, alkyd varnishing, polyurethane varnishing, water-based polyurethane and/or oil-varnish mixes, depending on the finish required, the furniture's use and the material type used |