Application
The unit involves the interpretation of plans and designs to prepare a limited range of wall frame drawings and production documents using computers in a timber products production or design 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 to interpret plans or designs | 1.1. Applicable Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to interpreting a range of plans and designs to prepare timber wall frame drawings and production documents using computers are identified and followed |
1.2. Information about plans or designs, identified standards, design factors and specifications is gathered | |
1.3. Stakeholders are identified and consulted where clarification is needed | |
1.4. Drawings and documentation are maintained to identified standards | |
2. Create wall frame layouts | 2.1. Computer software is checked for currency |
2.2. Applied loads and data are input to the software | |
2.3. Wall frame layouts are created | |
2.4. Structural members outside software limitations are referred to appropriate personnel | |
3. Review wall frame layouts | 3.1. Wall frames are designed and proved against identified standards |
3.2. Wall frame designs are reviewed and amended to ensure maximum efficiency of available materials and production requirements, while maintaining identified standards | |
3.3. Design variations are referred to appropriate stakeholders and organisational referral procedures are followed, where design varies from identified standards | |
4. Create outputs | 4.1. Drawings and documentation are prepared |
4.2. Drawings and documentation are communicated and stored, in line with identified standards |
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Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit |
Required skills |
Technical skills sufficient to accurately prepare wall frame drawings and production documents to identified standards using custom software Communication skills sufficient to interact with stakeholders Literacy skills sufficient to locate, interpret and apply relevant information and to accurately record outputs Numeracy skills sufficient to select and use appropriate mathematical techniques Problem solving skills sufficient to identify problems and appropriately initiate solutions or referral processes |
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 the interpretation of plans and designs to prepare wall frame drawings and production documents using computers Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures relevant to the interpretation of plans and designs to prepare timber wall frame drawings and production documents using computers Environmental protection requirements, including the safe disposal of waste material Limits of ability and authority with respect to non-conforming design Common industry standard sizes, profiles and spacing dimensions Established communication channels and protocols Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques Types of tools and equipment relevant to preparing wall frame drawings and production documents and procedures for their safe use, operation and maintenance Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring 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 use computer software to prepare timber wall frame drawings and documents from plans and designs provided |
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 interpreting plans and designs to prepare timber wall frame drawings and production documents using computers following organisational policies and procedures relevant to interpreting plans and designs to prepare timber wall frame drawings and production documents using computers preparation of wall frame drawings and production documents suitable for the manufacture of wall frames |
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 comply with 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. | |
OHSrequirements: | 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 ergonomic office layouts and practice management of hazardous materials and substances elimination of hazardous materials and substances manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
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 Building Code of Australia 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 and maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Wall frames may include: | standard raking fire rated |
Identified standards may include: | Building Code of Australia Australian Standards multi-residential framing code organisational quality standards |
Design factors may include: | wall heights lintel requirements claddings framing codes door and window locations fire rating |
Stakeholders may include: | clients builders manager supervisor production staff engineers architects and designers building certifiers software providers |
Drawings and documentation may include: | drawing views drawing notes records of conversation records of amendments functional and pictorial images design records component cutting details |
Computer software must include: | software capable of developing a design outcome to an identified standard |
Applied loads may include: | roof loads wind zone commercial or residential output additional floor loading post disaster structures |
Available materials may include: | timber dimensions, grades and treatments nail plate and other hardware dimensions |
Production requirements may include: | plant availability labour availability production schedules |
Sectors
Not Applicable
Competency Field
Timber Manufactured Products |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor