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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to produce products
  2. Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and workplace procedures are communicated, confirmed and applied to the carrying out of the energy sector work activities
  3. Tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) for work are identified, checked and are safe to use in accordance with workplace procedures
  4. Relevant person/s is consulted to ensure work is coordinated effectively with others
  5. Resources and materials required for work activities and energy sector produced products are confirmed, scheduled and obtained in accordance with workplace procedures
  6. Schedule of work and safe work practices are confirmed in accordance with work instructions and workplace procedures
  7. Produce energy sector products
  8. Schedule of work is followed to ensure products are completed in accordance with agreed timelines, required quality standard and with a minimum of waste
  9. Unplanned situations are responded to in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
  10. Quality checks of work activities are undertaken in accordance with work instructions and workplace procedures
  11. Check results of products produced
  12. Relevant person/s is notified of work activity completion
  13. Tools, equipment, surplus resources and materials are cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace procedures
  14. Work area is cleaned, made safe and sustainable energy practices are followed
  15. Records are updated in accordance with work instructions and workplace procedures

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 two separate occasions and include:

applying energy sector industry standards

applying quality, workplace procedures and instructions

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements: including using risk control measures

applying sustainable energy practices

completing schedule of work

dealing with unplanned events/situations in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment

preparing and producing energy sector products, including:

obtaining and checking tools and equipment

updating work records

using and returning tools, equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), surplus resources and materials

using relevant hand, fixed and portable tools.


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:

basic technical drawing conventions and symbols

freehand technical sketching techniques

hand tools for cutting, shaping, drilling, threading, tapping, and finishing metallic and non-metallic components, including:

types of tools and their purpose

techniques for the correct and safe use of these tools

hazards associated with their use

care and maintenance of hand tools

tools for measuring and marking out, including:

types of tools and their purpose

techniques for the correct and safe use of these tools

hazards associated with their use

care and maintenance of hand tools

tools for dismantling and assembling electrical and electronic components, including:

types of tools and their purpose

techniques for the correct and safe use of these tools

hazards associated with their use

care and maintenance of hand tools

fixed power tools for cutting, shaping, drilling, and finishing metallic and non- metallic components, including:

types of tools and their purpose

techniques for the correct and safe use of these tools

hazards associated with their use

care and maintenance of fixed power tools

portable power tools for cutting, shaping, drilling, and structural components including:

types of tools and their purpose

techniques for the correct and safe use of these tools

hazards associated with their use

care and maintenance of fixed power tools

requirements for use on construction sites

purpose of sequencing dismantling and assembling

importance of marking/labelling and storing parts

techniques for dismantling and assembling close fitting parts

use of gasket and seals

hazards associated with welding activities and equipment

welding processes and industry applications

thermal cutting techniques

manual metal arc welding processes

problem-solving techniques

relevant energy sector industry standards

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes

relevant manufacturer specifications and operating instructions for tools and equipment

relevant quality workplace procedures

relevant sustainable energy practices

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace policies, procedures and instructions, including quality workplace procedures.