Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for work
- Work instructions are used to determine job requirements, including design variations, tolerances, process, materials, finish and quantity
- Construction and assembly sequence are planned
- Procedures are determined for checking quality at each stage of the process
- Workplace health and safety requirements, including personal protection needs, are observed throughout the work
- Suitable work area is selected for the task
- Preparatory drawings/set-outs for tasks are confirmed
- Cutting list for project components is accessed and interpreted
- Materials are selected following work instructions
- Tools and equipment suitable for construction are identified and checked for safe and effective operation
- Complete construction
- Material is set out and prepared according to work instructions and components are marked according to workplace procedures
- Tools, machines and equipment are used in accordance with safety requirements and manufacturers' specifications
- Components are manufactured, including any specified shapes, angles or curves, and checked against set-outs and job requirements
- Components are assembled using jigs and/or clamps and fastenings
- Adhesives are applied according to workplace procedures and/or manufacturers' instructions
- Joining process is undertaken according to workplace procedures
- Assembled product is checked for compliance with specifications
- Item is finished in accordance with work instructions
- Finalise operation and maintain equipment
- Work area is cleaned, hand and/or power tools and equipment are cleaned, maintained and stored in accordance with workplace procedures
- Off-cuts and unused materials are collected and stored for reuse or disposed of following workplace procedures
- Waste and scrap materials are dealt with following workplace procedures