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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Operate finishing equipment
  3. Finalise and review finishing

Range Statement

This field allows for 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.

Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:

requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment

SOPs

work instructions

oral, written and visual communication

quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output

housekeeping

tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling

Australian Standards include:

the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken

Operate includes one or more of the following:

manual handling techniques

safe use of machines and related equipment

reporting procedures for faults and safety checks

production requirements

Finishing equipment includes one or more of the following:

air operated

microprocessor controlled

finishing equipment

steam tunnel

trouser topper

trouser legger

puff iron

air and steam finisher

hand iron

hot head press

utility press

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices and other reference material

following production schedules and work load priorities

selecting, operating and monitoring at least two (2) types of finishing equipment for two (2) different types of garments

maintaining quality requirements for each stage of the process

identifying articles that are damaged, torn, or require reprocessing

using correct manual handling techniques

using and handling additives and chemicals safely

checking garments for quality

complying with relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Australian Standards that govern dry cleaning and laundry operations

range of available services

finishing equipment and their applications

machine operation, monitoring, and adjustment procedures

fibres and fabrics and the effects of heat and steam

level of operator maintenance

inspection processes

environmental aspects of related to workplace and machine, or equipment operation and manual handling

quality practices

federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements.