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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify and interpret workplace data
  2. Estimate and undertake basic calculations
  3. Use workplace measuring equipment
  4. Record data

Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide evidence of the ability to:

use measuring instruments at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals to take production measurements including:

product quality

delay

waste

speed

tonnage

throughput

asset utilisation

machine efficiency

estimate and calculate basic measures used in production operations, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, including:

product characteristics - dimensions, weight and volume

production timelines and processing speed

use basic operations of arithmetic required for production operations, involving whole numbers, fractions and decimals, including:

addition

subtraction

multiplication

division

percentages

ratios and proportions

write numerical information accurately and legibly

record basic workplace data accurately on statistical process charts, production tally sheets and other formats required for the pulp and paper industry

identify standard faults in measuring instruments

estimate measures using whole numbers and decimals

verify estimations against relevant calculations.


Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

place value and use of zero

number systems including integers and mixed numbers, rational numbers (fractions), decimals, percentage

reasons for estimating

basic methods of estimation, including rounding

basic arithmetic, geometric and other measures used in pulp or paper production

types and purpose of measuring instruments

methods for taking basic production measurements

purpose of recording statistical data.