Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine job requirements
- Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
- Identify and interpret supplier information, product details, Australian and international standards, regulatory and legislative requirements relevant to the work to be undertaken
- Prepare to undertake work
- Gather required protective coating application equipment according to job requirements
- Prepare worksite for application of protective coating
- Select and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Identify and use ancillary support attachments
- Maintain PPE in accordance with manufacturers' specification and SOPs
- Prepare work piece for application of protective coating
- Identify unsuitable work pieces/surfaces and fabrication defects and undertake appropriate remedial action or report in accordance with SOPs
- Mask components where protective coating application is not specified
- Identify conditions for overspray
- Prepare equipment for application of surface coating materials
- Record status/report by proforma or orally in accordance with procedures
- Assemble conventional coating application equipment in accordance with equipment requirements
- Apply single pack coatings
- Demonstrate correct method of wet film thickness in accordance with specified dry film
- Thin coating material to suit the application method and achieve required film thickness
- Apply coating using specified application method
- Use coating schedules for metal and non-metal materials
- Monitor coating application and curing technique according to SOPs
- Clean and store equipment
- Record and report faulty equipment to appropriate personnel in accordance with SOPs
- Store coating application equipment in accordance with SOPs
- Inspect finish surface
- Determine coating thickness using appropriate instruments and compare results with job specifications
- Inspect total surface for conformance to specification in accordance with SOPs
- Record inspection results in accordance with SOPs