• CUETGE05C - Maintain physical production elements

CUETGE05C
Maintain physical production elements

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use basic maintenance skills to maintain the physical elements of any production, excluding the repair and maintenance of technical equipment, which requires specialist skills. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.

Application

The role outlined in this unit may be undertaken by a range of technical production personnel, usually under the supervision of others.

This unit has linkages to other technical construction and manufacturing units and combined assessment and/or training with those units may be appropriate.

It is strongly recommended that this unit be assessed with or after the following unit:

MEM18001C Use hand tools.


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Clean physical elements

1.1. Complete regular and timely checks of physical elements to ensure items are in optimum condition and ready for use

1.2. Identify dirty or damaged items requiring cleaning and those items which require replacement

1.3. Select and use appropriate protective clothing where necessary

1.4. Clean physical elements using appropriate cleaning agents and equipment to return items to original condition in accordance with safety requirements

1.5. Dispose of used chemicals in accordance with hygiene, safety and environmental legislation requirements

2. Perform maintenance and minor repairs

2.1. Complete minor repairs and maintenance on physical elements using appropriate techniques, materials and equipment

2.2. Make repairs using safe work practices and in accordance with manufacturer specifications

2.3. Complete maintenance tasks in accordance with required schedules and priorities

2.4. Store physical elements appropriately to minimise chances of damage in accordance with organisational procedures

2.5. Correctly identify tasks requiring specialist attention and refer to appropriate colleagues

3. Perform administrative tasks

3.1. Accurately interpret maintenance requests

3.2. Clarify instructions with persons making a request when required

3.3. Complete work report forms or other documentation accurately and forward to appropriate colleagues

Required Skills

Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to interpret and complete repair and maintenance documentation, and to read labels

numeracy skills sufficient to calculate measurements of chemicals

Required knowledge

typical cleaning, repair and maintenance requirements for sets, props and scenic art

cleaning agents, equipment and techniques used to repair physical elements, including any specialised cleaning requirements for items, e.g. scenic art cloths

relevant legislative and/or organisational occupational health and safety requirements, including safe manual handling

types of documentation used to record maintenance and repair work

Evidence Required

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.

Overview of assessment

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

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

ability to use appropriate techniques to restore physical elements to optimum condition

knowledge of typical cleaning and maintenance requirements for various types of physical elements used in a production.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills through the maintenance and repair of multiple physical elements

completion of tasks within realistic workplace timeframes.

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

direct observation of the candidate completing cleaning and maintenance tasks

evaluation of items cleaned or repaired by the candidate in relation to quality of workmanship and finish

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of safety requirements and techniques for cleaning particular types of production items

review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

physical elements requiring cleaning and maintenance.


Range Statement

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.

Physical elements may include:

props

scenic art

set elements

Cleaning agents may include:

cleaning agents for specialised surfaces

disinfectants

general and spot cleaning agents

Cleaning tasks may include:

cleaning stage areas after performance

cleaning staging equipment

removing stains from scenic elements

Maintenance and repair tasks may include:

repairing minor damage made during performance

replacing hinges, nails, screws

touch up painting of scenic elements

Safety requirements may include:

legislation related to general workplace safety, hazardous substances

organisational policies related to cleaning operations and disposal of used chemicals


Sectors

Unit sector


Competency Field

Construction and maintenance - general maintenance


Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.


Licensing Information

Not applicable.