Application
The unit involves banding edges of panels in a forest products factory setting The skills and knowledge required for competent workplace performance are to be used within the scope of the person's job and authority |
Prerequisites
Not Applicable
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Prepare for edge banding | 1.1. Applicable occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to banding edges of panels are identified and followed 1.2. Work order is reviewed and clarified with appropriate personnel 1.3. Type and quantity of panels to be edge banded are acquired from the production process 1.4. Equipment is selected appropriate to work requirements and checked for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer recommendations 1.5. Edge banding process is selected in line with site procedures 1.6. Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS requirements |
2. Set up edge banding equipment | 2.1. Pre-startup checks are carried out on equipment in line with site requirements 2.2. Machine settings and adjustments are made in line with job requirements and machine manufacturer's instructions 2.3. Test runs are conducted to check machine operation, accuracy and quality of finished work 2.4. Adjustments are made to machine settings to suit material being edged and as a result of the test runs 2.5. Test run material is processed in line with site procedures and environmental requirements |
3. Apply edging | 3.1. Panels are fed into the machine in line with manufacturer's instructions and safe handling procedures 3.2. Machine is operated and monitored to ensure product quality and output in line with manufacturer recommendations 3.3. Waste quantities are checked and minimised in line with site procedures 3.4. Items not meeting quality requirements are repaired or disposed of in line with workplace procedures and environmental requirements 3.5. Edge banding process and equipment faults are recorded and reported to appropriate personnel |
4. Conduct operator maintenance | 4.1. Equipment lock-out procedures are followed in line with OHS legislation and site procedures 4.2. Edging mechanisms are checked for build-up of glue and blunt condition in line with site procedures 4.3. Edge treatments are checked or reloaded in line with manufacturer recommendations 4.4. Machine area is kept clear of dust and debris in line with OHS and environmental requirements |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit |
Required skills |
Technical skills sufficient to use and maintain relevant tools, machinery and equipment; efficiently and safely band edges of panels Communication skills sufficient to use appropriate communication and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others; locate, record and report information Literacy skills sufficient to follow legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and established safe practices and procedures relating to edge banding panels Numeracy skills sufficient to measure, estimate and calculate time required to complete a task Problem solving skills sufficient to review and identify work requirements; identify problems and equipment faults; demonstrate appropriate response procedures |
Required knowledge |
Applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for banding edges of panels Environmental protection requirements, including the safe disposal of waste material, the safe use and storage of chemicals, and the cleaning of plant, tools and equipment Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures for banding edges of panels Environmental risks and hazards Criteria for recycling and re-using items that cannot be repaired Panel products and edging purposes Edge banding techniques Distribution processes Storage systems and labelling procedures Established communication channels and protocols Problem identification and resolution strategies, and common fault finding techniques Types of tools and equipment, and procedures for their use, operation and maintenance Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring, including calculating time to complete tasks Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information |
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 | A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently edge band panels in line with organisational requirements |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to, and satisfy, all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of: following applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to banding edges of panels following organisational policies and procedures relevant to banding edges of panels edge banding panels in readiness for storage and/or processing conducting operator maintenance on edge banding equipment |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints Assessment of required knowledge, other than confirmatory questions, will usually be conducted in an off-site context Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements The following resources should be made available: workplace location or simulated workplace materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit specifications and work instructions |
Method of assessment | Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 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 required knowledge Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks, with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge 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 The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality, gender or language backgrounds other than English Where the participant has a disability, reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role |
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. | |
OHS requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include: personal protective equipment and clothing safety equipment first aid equipment fire fighting equipment hazard and risk control fatigue management elimination of hazardous materials and substances safe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest fire manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislation organisational policies and procedures workplace practices |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include: award and enterprise agreements industrial relations Australian Standards confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelines policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility quality assurance procedural manuals quality and continuous improvement processes and standards OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures ethical standards recording and reporting requirements equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the receipt, despatch and edge banding of panels to or from the designated storage location or processing and may include: type size thickness quantity instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures environmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers |
Panel may include: | laminated veneer chipboard fibreboard, including medium density fibreboard other manufactured board products |
Edge banding | is the process of: securing a timber, veneer or laminate strip to panels using edge banding equipment and glue-backed edge treatments or gluing applications pressing the edge treatment to secure it and removing any lumps or bubbles trimming the edge treatment |
Equipment is to include: | automated or mechanical edge banding machines procedures for machine lock-out, such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal language constructive feedback active listening questioning to clarify and confirm understanding use of positive, confident and cooperative language use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences control of tone of voice |
Pre-startup checks | are conducted to ensure: machine has been set up correctly systems are performing accurately machine is operating to optimum performance |
Settings are to include: | panel size squareness profile edge treatment width alignment of the edge treatment speed of the application trim allowances glue application rates (if not glue-backed) |
Test runs | are trials of the settings on short pieces to minimise waste and ensure correct edging application |
Processing may include: | including test material that meets quality requirements as part of the process recycling test material that does not meet quality requirements re-using test material that does not meet quality requirements |
Fed | is the speed at which panels are entered into the edging process, whether manually or automatically fed |
Waste quantities are to include: | processes for minimising waste checking the trim distances for cut off on each panel |
Disposing of may include: | recycling items that cannot be repaired re-using items that cannot be repaired redirecting items that cannot be repaired for energy recovery sending items that cannot be repaired to landfill |
Records and reports may include: | edging type product type size inspection information grading and labelling outcomes storage locations quality outcomes hazards incidents equipment malfunctions and may be: manual computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |
Edge treatments may include: | glue-backed veneer edge strip role timber edging strips laminate edge stripping (glue-backed or glued, on a role or in strips) |
Sectors
Not Applicable
Competency Field
Common Technical |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor