Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify work requirements
- Work requirements, including materials, types of cuts, shapes and edges, processes and quantities required, are identified from work instructions or job order in accordance with workplace procedures
- Work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including personal protective equipment, are observed throughout the work
- Tools, equipment and materials are selected and checked prior to use to ensure that they are appropriate for the work, of the appropriate quality, serviceable and in a safe condition
- Cutting list and quality standards are determined and procedures for operation of basic cutting machines identified in accordance with workplace requirements and industry standards
- Glass to be cut, shaped, drilled or edged is selected using information from the work order, including type of glass, thickness, colour and dimensions
- Machines, equipment and settings required to perform the work are identified
- Prepare for work
- Technique and sequence of work are planned to ensure glass processing is conducted in a logical order
- Procedures for monitoring quality of materials, work in progress and finished items are identified in accordance with workplace requirements and industry practice
- Suitable cutting, shaping, drilling and edging machines are selected
- Glass processing table is selected and work surface is cleared of debris and dust
- Components and controls of machines, including emergency stops and guards, are identified and tested, and appropriate action taken if not in working order
- Work area is cleared of obstructions and potential hazards
- Glass to be processed is located in the work area using appropriate handling techniques
- Glass is measured accurately to minimise waste and within specified tolerances according to enterprise standards
- Glass is checked for imperfections and damage prior to handling
- Conduct processing operations
- Tools and equipment are operated and monitored in accordance with manufacturer instructions and workplace procedures to ensure correct product quality and output
- Glass is processed to required standard in accordance with job order, work instructions and procedures, including the performance of routine lubrication and adjustments of machines/equipment, if required
- Problems occurring during work operations are identified and reported to appropriate persons in accordance with enterprise procedures
- Authorised changes in working procedures are followed
- Completed product is inspected for quality of work and repaired, reprocessed or discarded in accordance with workplace procedures
- Complete work
- Processed glass is labelled and stored following workplace procedures ensuring there are no projections
- Scraps and off-cuts are removed for disposal or recycling, as required
- Work area clean-up is completed following workplace procedures
- Equipment is cleaned and stored according to workplace requirements
- Tools, equipment and unused materials are removed and stored appropriately
- Workplace documentation is completed in accordance with workplace requirements