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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for installation
   • Applicable work health and safety (WHS), legislative and organisational requirements relevant to install adhesive fixed carpet floor coverings are verified and complied with
   • Floor inspection report is consulted to confirm suitability of floor for carpet installation
   • Instructions and/or plans/sketches are read and interpreted to identify the process required to complete work tasks
   • Tools, equipment and materials are selected and checked prior to use to ensure that they are appropriate for the work, serviceable and in a safe condition
   • Suitable perimeter finishing, joining materials, metal mouldings, cover and PVC strips are selected and prepared
   • Sequence of work is planned, including the starting point, to ensure efficiency and quality of installation
   • Suitable primers and adhesives are selected and prepared for the installation
2. Set out materials
   • Carpet to be installed is checked against order
   • Adhesive fixed carpet floor coverings are acclimatised according to manufacturer recommendations
   • Underlay and carpet to be installed is checked against work instruction and appropriate standards
   • Appropriate primers are applied to the sub-floors
3. Lay carpet flooring
   • Instructions and sequence for laying and fixing are followed
   • Underlay is cut and installed to specification
   • Carpet pieces are laid out and checked for size, direction of pile and pattern
   • Carpet is trimmed to shape as necessary, joins are cut and sealed following manufacturer instructions and Australian Standards
   • Adhesives are applied following manufacturer instructions
   • Carpet is installed following manufacturer instructions and Australian Standards
   • Cover and finishing strips are appropriately fixed for the type of sub-floor
   • Protective coverings are installed as specified
   • Finished work is inspected for compliance with work order, workplace and Australian Standards of finish
4. Complete housekeeping
   • Unused materials are stored or recycled as required
   • Tools and equipment are cleaned and stored appropriately
   • Work area is cleaned and rubbish disposed of appropriately
   • Workplace documentation is completed

Range Statement

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Unit context includes:	WHS requirements, including legislation, building codes, material safety management systems, hazardous and dangerous goods codes, and local safe operating procedures or equivalent work is carried out in accordance with legislative obligations, environmental legislation, relevant health regulations, manual handling procedures and organisation insurance requirements work requires individuals to demonstrate some discretion, judgement and problem solving
Adhesive fixed carpets include:	tufted carpet fusion-bonded carpet woven carpet needle punched carpet foam-backed carpet rubber-backed carpet PVC-backed carpet styrene-butadiene (SBR) latex foam underlay fibrous and bonded foam underlays
Tools and equipment include:	knee kicker water roller carpet wall trimmer carpet stair tool hammer tape measure trimming knife spiked carpet roller carpet spreader notched trowels and paint rollers carpet shears napping shears loop pile cutter cushion backed cutter heat seaming irons electrical leads seaming board heat seaming tapes seam sealer earth leakage device
Materials include:	architectural gripper strips metal mouldings cover strips PVC trims primers
Adhesives include:	plasticised and rubber resin acrylic water and solvent-based adhesives solvent-based contact adhesive
Personal protective equipment includes:	that prescribed under legislation, regulations and enterprise policies and practices
Information and procedures include:	workplace procedures relating to the use of tools and equipment work instructions, including job sheets, cutting lists, plans, drawings and designs workplace procedures relating to reporting and communication manufacturer specifications and operational procedures

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Performance Evidence

Interpret work order and locate and apply relevant information

Apply safe handling requirements for equipment, products and materials, including use of personal protective equipment

Identify materials used in the work process

Follow work instructions, operating procedures and inspection processes to:

minimise the risk of injury to self or others

prevent damage to goods, equipment and products

maintain required production output and product quality

Complete a minimum of the following:

one (1) direct stick carpet installation using a PVC-backed carpet to connecting rooms, including at least one (1) cross join and one (1) seam join

one (1) dual-bond carpet installation using a woven carpet to connecting rooms, including at least one (1) cross join and one (1) seam join

one (1) dual-bond carpet installation using tufted carpet and pre-applied adhesive underlay to connection rooms, including at least one (1) cross join and one (1) seam join using gripper strips and heat bond tape

Use mathematical ideas and techniques to correctly complete measurements, calculate area and estimate material requirements

Communicate ideas and information to enable confirmation of work requirements and specifications and the reporting of work outcomes and problems, interpret basic plans and follow safety procedures

Avoid backtracking, work flow interruptions or wastage

Work with others and in a team by recognising dependencies and using cooperative approaches to optimise work flow and productivity

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Knowledge Evidence

State or territory WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice relevant to adhesive fixed carpet and underlays carpet systems

Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures for adhesive fixed carpet and underlay carpet system

Environmental protection requirements

Established communication channels and protocols

Relevant problem identification and resolution

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe use, operation and maintenance

Characteristics of materials, products and defects

Set-up and operation of equipment

Products assembly techniques

Procedures for the recording, reporting and maintenance of workplace records and information

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimation and measurement

Types, characteristics, uses and limitations of:

adhesive fixed carpets and underlays

installation adhesives

Types and uses of adhesive fixed carpet installation tools and equipment

Workplace safety system requirements, including ventilation needs, related to the installation of adhesive fixed carpets

Characteristics and requirements of sub-floor preparation

Work flow in relation to the cutting, laying, fixing, joining and finishing of adhesive fixed carpet

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