Application
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to stack material, manually build packs and apply strapping and wrapping. Work is completed in a wood products factory setting.
The unit applies to Sawmill Worker, Production Worker, Manufacturing Assistant.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT Elements describe the essential outcomes. | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions. |
1. Identify material | 1.1 Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel. 1.2 Select appropriate personal protective and other equipment and check for operational effectiveness. 1.3 Inspect and check the type, quantity and quality of material to be packed for grading and labelling. |
2. Build packs manually | 2.1 Build packs in line with organisational safety procedures. 2.2 Check bearers and protective strips for consistent thickness and damage. 2.3 Place specified bearers, spacing sticks and protective strips squarely, evenly and consistently. 2.4 Check material tallies against labelled or expected content. 2.5 Dispose of faulty material and bearers in line with environmental protection practices. 2.6 Label finished packs in line with organisational procedures. 2.7 Identify limitations in building packs and seek assistance in line with site procedures. |
3. Strap and wrap packs | 3.1 Strap and wrap finished packs in line with organisational procedures. 3.2 Avoid wastage of strapping and packaging materials and maximise use of recycled materials. 3.3 Tighten straps to prevent component slippage, strap breakage and damage. 3.4 Dispose of excess packing material in line with environmental protection practices. 3.5 Record and report production outcomes and equipment faults to appropriate personnel. |
Evidence of Performance
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit.
follow organisational policies and procedures relevant to stacking and binding materials
identify materials using visual assessment or measurement processes to allocate standard sizes
build packs manually following site standards for dimension, component numbers, end and vertical alignment and bearer quality
apply protective strips to packs
apply wrapping to packs to prevent water penetration during storage and transportation
strap packs
label packs ready for storage or transportation.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
methods of visual estimation, grading, colour identification and tagging of at least one of the following materials
sawn or dressed finished timber
differing timber species
preservative treated timber, including water borne preservatives and light organic solvent preservatives (LOSP)
panel types , including laminated veneer, chipboard, fibreboard, medium density fibreboard and boards made from material other than wood.
panels with various treatments, coatings and hardware items
range of industry standard lengths, cross sections, appearance grades and applicable terminology
purpose, features and operation of equipment used to manually build packs
methods used to build, wrap and strap packs
requirements for quality and dimensions of bearers
organisational policies and procedures specific to stacking and binding material:
workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on use of personal protective equipment
communication reporting lines
recording and reporting production outcomes and equipment faults
labelling products for identification
environmental protection practices for stacking and binding material:
reducing water and energy use
disposing of, recycling and reusing timber and other waste.
Assessment Conditions
The following resources must be made available:
tools and equipment used to manually build packs
hand-held equipment used to tighten straps
personal protective equipment suitable for stacking and binding material
commercial quantities of materials to be stacked, wrapped and strapped
timber products from which to build packs
consumable strapping, packaging and labelling materials
work order with specific instructions for stacking and binding material
template documents for recording production outcomes and equipment faults
organisational policies and procedures for stacking and binding material.
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting.
Assessor requirements
Assessors must:
hold the appropriate assessor competency standards as outlined in regulations; and
be able to demonstrate vocational competencies at least to the level being assessed; and
be able to demonstrate how they are continuing to develop their VET knowledge and skills as well as maintaining their industry currency and assessor competence.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those core and employment skills that are essential to performance and are not explicit in the performance criteria. | |
Numeracy skills to: | identify thickness, diameter and cross sections of materials by visual estimation or using a measuring tape or gauge. complete basic calculations for dimensions of packs and spacing of bearers. |
Oral communication skills to: | ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to clarify contents of work orders. |
Reading skills to: | interpret: workplace health and safety and other organisational procedures work orders. |
Writing skills to: | complete accurate basic records for production outcomes and equipment faults. |
Planning and organising skills to: | efficiently and logically sequence the stages of preparation and production using work order to guide activities. |
Range Statement
Not Applicable
Sectors
Common Technical