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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare for finishing task
  3. Operate machines to finish hides, skins or leather, where applicable
  4. Apply finishing coats by hand, where applicable
  5. Monitor product quality
  6. Dispose of waste materials
  7. Communicate process information

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, industry codes and standards, 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

WHS practices

Australian Standards include:

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

Prepare for finishing includes one or more of the following:

confirming requirements and instructions

checking equipment serviceability

preparing the hides, skins or leather

obtaining and mixing the coatings

Equipment includes one or more of the following:

electronic monitoring and metering systems

manual chart recording systems

basic hand tools

laboratory testing and sampling equipment

Apply finishing coat by machine includes one or more of the following:

mechanical application (roller coating, curtain coating and laminating - film application)

applying heat or pressure (iron, embossing, plate, burnishing, polishing and glazing)

softening processes (staking and drumming)

wool finishing (combing and polishing, and clipping)

colour mixing and matching (mixer)

Apply finishing coats by hand includes one or more of the following:

padding

spraying

brushing

WHS practices

WHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and include one or more of the following:

manual handling techniques

PPE

safe materials handling

ergonomic arrangement of workplaces

following marked walkways

safe storage of equipment

housekeeping

reporting accidents and incidents

other WHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise

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, industry codes and standards

applying relevant standards

mixing and applying coatings in accordance with specifications

interpreting specifications and setting machine for finishing operation

operating machine and feeding hides or skins in accordance with procedures on at least two (2) occasions

applying bottom, effect and top coats manually in accordance with specifications and procedures on at least two (2) occasions

directing hides, skins or leather to correct area for drying process or storage

monitoring product quality and recognising and isolating deviations from normal in accordance with specifications and procedures

cleaning and storing equipment

minimising and disposing of waste in accordance with environmental and workplace procedures

transferring production status and problems information between changes in shifts, where required

maintaining documentation to expedite movement of the hides, skins and leather through the various phases of treatment and completing records.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

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

relevant Australian Standards

industry and product processes and equipment

preparation procedures and requirements

characteristics, uses and hazards, of coatings and related materials

monitoring processes and operator instructions

quality standards and manual handling procedures

work health and safety (WHS) and environmental aspects of relevant processes, including handling and using coatings and waste disposal

relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements

recording and reporting procedures.