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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to identify effects of energy on machinery and/or materials
   • Work instructions for identifying effects of energy on machinery or materials are communicated and applied to ensure clear understanding
2. Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures are communicated, confirmed and applied
3. Tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are identified, scheduled and checked to ensure they work correctly and are safe to use in accordance with workplace procedures
4. Relevant person/s is consulted to ensure effects of energy on machinery and/or materials are identified and coordinated effectively with others involved
5. Resources and materials required for work are confirmed, scheduled and obtained in accordance with workplace procedures
6. Schedule for identifying effects of energy on machinery and/or materials and practices for working safely are confirmed in accordance with work instructions and manufacturer specifications
7. Identify effects of energy on machinery and/or materials
   • WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures are followed to eliminate or minimise incidents
8. Schedule for identifying effects of energy on machinery and/or materials work is followed to ensure work is completed in accordance with timeframes, quality standards and minimum of waste
9. Further instructions are sought from relevant person/s in the event of unplanned events and/or conditions
10. Ongoing checks of work quality are undertaken in accordance with work instructions and manufacturer specifications
11. Check results of the effects of energy on machinery and/or materials
    • Final checks are made to ensure the effects of energy on machinery and/or materials, as identified, conforms with work instructions and manufacturer specifications
12. Relevant person/s is notified of completion of the calculations
13. Tools, equipment, surplus resources and materials are cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace procedures
14. Work area is cleaned up, made safe and sustainable energy practices are followed
15. Relevant records are updated in accordance with work instructions and workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

understanding work instruction obtaining and checking tools and equipment following work schedules identifying the effects of energy appropriately returning tools and surplus resources as required updating work records dealing with unplanned events applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements, including using risk control measures cleaning work area, making safe and following sustainable energy practices.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

applied physics concepts, including: motion in two dimensions encompassing: vertical and horizontal components of velocity determination of the vertical component of velocity resolution of velocity into components time of flight, range, effect of air resistance centripetal acceleration, force causing the centripetal acceleration Newton’s law of universal gravitation satellites in circular orbits momentum in two dimensions: vector form of Newton’s second law of motion, Newton’s second law of motion in terms of momentum, law of conservation of momentum electricity and magnetism encompassing: electric fields: Coulomb’s law, principle of superposition, electric field, pictorial representation of electric fields, superposition of electric fields, electric field due to one or two charged plates, electric fields and conductors, electric field inside a hollow conductor and electric fields near sharp points the motion of charges particles in electric fields: electric, potential difference, acceleration in a constant electric field, and motion of a charged particle in a constant electric field magnetic fields: magnetic fields and their pictorial representation, and magnetic force on a current-carrying conductor the motion of charges particles in magnetic fields: force on a charged particle in a magnetic field, and motion of a charged particle at right angles to a magnetic field light and matter: electromagnetic waves: characteristics of electromagnetic waves, speed, frequency and wavelength the interference of light: coherent wave sources, interference, two-source interference, diffraction, two-slit interference, transmission diffraction gratings and speckle photons: photons, the photoelectric effect and x-rays wave behaviour of particles: wave behaviour of particles, and experimental evidence for wave behaviour of particles atoms and nuclei: the structure of the atom: line emission spectrum, energy levels in atoms, spectrum of atomic hydrogen, ionization energy, continuous spectrum, line absorption spectrum, fluorescence and stimulated emission the structure of the nucleus: composition of nuclei, the nucleon force, isotopes, mass defect and binding energy, and conservation laws in nuclear reactions radioactivity: stable and unstable nuclei, types of decay of unstable nuclei, alpha decay, beta minus decay, beta plus decay, half-life and activity nuclear fission and fusion: spontaneous and induced nuclear fission, and chain reaction skills: experimental skills: purpose and variables, procedure, observation, presentation and interpretation investigation design skills: designing and investigation, evaluating and investigation information skills: planning an information search, searching for information and evaluating information communication skills: oral communication, written communication, and evaluation of oral and written communications problem-solving techniques relevant calculations relevant manufacturer specifications and operating instructions relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes relevant tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace documentation relevant workplace quality, policies and procedures sustainable energy principles.

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