Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MEM234017A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Design exhaust, ventilation and dust collection systems

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MEM234017A - Design exhaust, ventilation and dust collection systems
Description This unit of competency covers the design of commercial and industrial exhaust, ventilation and dust extraction systems in accordance with standards, codes and regulatory requirements. It includes fluid dynamic principles and selection of system components, such as ducting, fans and filters.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to the design of exhaust, ventilation and dust collection systems across all forms of manufacturing and engineering. Design activities may also include reverse engineering, and design rectification or modifications of an existing design. It is suitable for exhaust, ventilation and dust collection system contractors, consultants, designers and maintenance personnel. Prior experience in the application of thermo and fluid dynamic principles, mathematics and computer techniques is required.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Not applicable.
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Clarify the design task and elaborate the specification
  • Establish, in consultation with client, features of exhaust, ventilation and dust collection plant and equipment, and performance parameters
  • Determine parameters to the brief or contract
  • Determine stakeholders to be consulted in design process
  • Assess occupational health and safety (OHS), regulatory, sustainability or environmental issues relevant to design task
  • Confirm design brief, including budget and schedule, and provide preliminary advice on feasibility
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently:

design exhaust,ventilation and dust collection systems

apply safe working practices and procedures

communicate, consult, negotiate and review with client and stakeholders

research and respond to issues

measure and investigate sites

investigate options

model and calculate system performance

innovate and create a range of solutions incorporating systems thinking, continuous improvement and constraint and contingency management

obtain sign-off on design

document, create computer-aided design (CAD) graphics, and specify and develop instructions.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit may be assessed on the job, off the job or a combination of both on and off the job. Where assessment occurs off the job, that is, the candidate is not in productive work, then a simulated working environment must be used where the range of conditions reflects realistic workplace situations. The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team.

Where applicable, reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity, age, gender, demographics and disability.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required. Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities.

Method of assessment

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the MEM05 Metal and Engineering Training Package.

Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance (over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts) together with application of underpinning knowledge.

Assessment methods must be by direct observation of tasks and include questioning on underpinning knowledge to ensure its correct interpretation and application.

Assessment may be applied under project-related conditions (real or simulated) and require evidence of process.

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance, but is able to be transferred to other circumstances.

Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency where required.

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

Required skills include:

determining the features and functions of the exhaust, ventilation and dust extraction systems, including OHS, regulatory and risk management requirements

interpreting parameters to the brief or contract

interpreting standards

researching latest trends and techniques in design of exhaust, ventilation and dust collection plant and equipment systems

investigating and measuring, modelling and calculating for design options

investigating faults in existing designs and proposing solutions

simulating and systematically programming and testing design options

generating a range of solutions and evaluating them for feasibility against design criteria, engineering practice and financial analysis

communicating, negotiating and reviewing with stakeholders and client throughout process to obtain agreement on proposal and sign-off on design

documenting design with drawings, specifications and instructions

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes:

contemporary design methods, research and investigation methods for exhaust, ventilation and dust collection plant and equipment

techniques for:

continuous improvement

problem solving and decision making

root cause analysis (RCA) or failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) or design review based on failure mode (DRBFM), and Pareto analysis

documentation, drawings, specifications and instructions required

OHS, regulatory and environmental requirements for work areas, standards, codes of practice, risk management and organisational procedures related to the design, installation, operation and maintenance of exhaust, ventilation and dust collection systems

current options and trends in design, performance analysis, and modelling and simulation software, including software validation techniques

concepts of exhaust, ventilation and dust collection

system analysis, 3-D arrangement, manufacturing data and simulation software, use and validation

fans, selection and application

ducting design:

system sizing and balancing methods

air diffusers, outlet design and location

dust collection systems, selection and application

system issues:

air quality

noise attenuation and sound proofing

flame proofing

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Client

Client may be:

internal or external to the designer’s organisation

Parameters to the brief

The design brief may include the design of new equipment or fault analysis, rectification or modification to an existing design. Parameters to the design brief may include:

determination of the degree of innovation and creativity expected by the client

design process limits and budgets

product cost limits and budgets

performance specifications

equipment availability, capacities and restrictions

specified administrative, communication and approval procedures

other special features and limits in the design brief

OHS, regulatory, sustainability and environmental issues

OHS, regulatory, sustainability and environmental issues may include:

OHS Acts and regulations

relevant standards

industry codes of practice

risk assessments

registration requirements

safe work practices

minimising ecological and environmental footprint of process, plant and product

maximising economic benefit of process plant and product to the organisation and the community

minimising the negative OHS impact on employees, community and customer

state and territory regulatory requirements

Standards and codes

Standards and codes refer to all relevant Australian and international standards and codes applicable to a particular design task

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Establish, in consultation with client, features of exhaust, ventilation and dust collection plant and equipment, and performance parameters 
Determine parameters to the brief or contract 
Determine stakeholders to be consulted in design process 
Assess occupational health and safety (OHS), regulatory, sustainability or environmental issues relevant to design task 
Confirm design brief, including budget and schedule, and provide preliminary advice on feasibility 

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