Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine job requirements
- Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
- Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
- Identify properties of commonly used metals
- Identify characteristics and properties of commonly used materials
- Identify uses and purposes of commonly used materials
- Consider basic metallurgical characteristics
- Identify and provide for welding contingencies
- Identify potential contingencies and consider solutions
- Identify appropriate welding process
- Identify effects of welding processes on materials
- Identify distortion prevention measures
- Identify alternative joining methods for job and assess for relevancy
- Identify cleaning and preparation requirements
- Consider role of contaminants in welding flaws
- Identify and utilise safety requirements for chemicals and other materials in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and legislative requirements