Application
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to plan and produce boards by resawing larger boards. Work is completed in a forest products factory setting and includes adjusting and maintaining sawing equipment.
The unit applies to Saw Operators, Sawyers, Benchmen, and Wood Machinists
No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | 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. Prepare for operation | 1.1 Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel. 1.2 Identify sizes and quantities for resawn boards and obtain material for resawing. 1.3 Select appropriate equipment and check for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations. 1.4 Plan sequence of machining operations in line with work order and to suit multiple cuts. |
2. Produce Boards | 2.1 Follow lock out procedures and adjust saws, carriage, speeds and feeds to suit types of boards and timber, dimensions, and cutting sequence. 2.2 Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions environmental protection practices. 2.3 Select and follow cutting sequence to produce required quantity. 2.4 Maintain feed rate appropriate to timber condition and board size. 2.5 Regularly tally resawn boards and timber against work orders. 2.6 Clear work area regularly in line with in line with organisational safety procedures. 2.7 Identify damaged sawn material and dispose of or recycle in line with environmental protection practices. |
3. Assess conditions and maintain optimum sawing processes | 3.1 Assess sawing conditions regularly to determine optimal feed rate and finish. 3.2 Adjust sawing feed rate to achieve finished dimensions in line with work order. 3.3 Evaluate finish regularly and make adjustments to maximise product quality. 3.4 Regularly measure cross section dimensions of sawn boards against standard sizes and tolerances and adjust sawing process. 3.5 Identify routine processing and equipment faults and resolve or report to appropriate personnel. 3.6 Complete production and quality records and report in line with organisational procedures. |
4. Complete operator maintenance | 4.1 Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment. 4.2 Check cutters and saw blades for bluntness or damage. 4.3 Remove and replace cutters and blades in line with manufacturer’s recommendations. 4.4 Dispose of used blades in line with organisational procedures and environmental protection practices. 4.5 Complete basic non-specialist maintenance for equipment. 4.6 Record and report equipment faults and maintenance requirements 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.
complete resawing jobs, in line with an individual work order for each job, on one or more of these types of timber:
softwood
hardwood
treated
untreated
laminated boards
across the above jobs, complete these processes:
resawing larger boards, recovering boards from one edge at each pass
splitting a larger board into two or more sections
complete these types of basic non-specialist maintenance:
cleaning the machine of wood chips and sawdust
replacing blunt cutters or saw blades
inspecting machine parts for wear or damage, including guards
greasing and lubricating moving parts
checking the operation of emergency stop buttons and lock out systems.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
environmental protection practices for forest products factory settings:
cleaning plant, tools and equipment
disposing of, recycling and reusing timber including:
recycling damaged sawn material
re-using damaged sawn material
redirecting damaged sawn material for energy recovery
range of industry standard lengths, cross sections and tolerances and applicable terminology
typical cutting patterns
machines and equipment used for resawing boards and timber; their purpose, features, operation and basic non-specialist repair and maintenance:
simple table saws
complex saw and conveyor systems
circular or band saws
single or multiple saws
methods for assessing cutters and saw blade condition
problems that may occur during sawing operations including:
equipment faults and malfunctions
quality of product and machine settings
transfer and flow of material
routine sawing problems
feed rate and product finish
infeed and outfeed systems
damage to sawn board
damage to saw blade
timber positioning
organisational procedures specific to resawing boards and timber:
workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out
use and maintenance of equipment
communication reporting lines
recording and reporting production outcomes and equipment faults.
Assessment Conditions
The following resources must be made available:
one or more of the following tools and equipment used to resaw boards and timber:
simple saw benches
complex saw and conveyor systems
circular or band saws
single or multiple saws
tools and equipment for operator maintenance of saws
consumable components; cutters, saw blades
personal protective equipment suitable for resawing boards and timber
a diverse, comprehensive and commercial product range of board and timber
manufacturers’:
instructions for equipment use
recommendations for cleaning, repairing and maintaining
work order with specific details of:
material to be resawn
special client requirements
production timelines
template documents for recording production outcomes and equipment faults
organisational procedures for resawing boards and timber.
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 quantities of required material within work orders and count raw materials interpret order sizes and set up equipment to achieve correct dimensions calculate the feed rate to optimise quality and quantity of production output accurately measure cross section dimensions of sawn boards against standard sizes and tolerances complete routine production records involving dimensions and quantities tallied against orders. |
Oral communication skills to: | ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to clarify contents of work orders make accurate verbal reports on processing and equipment faults. |
Reading skills to: | interpret: workplace health and safety and other organisational procedures work orders manufacturers’ instructions and maintenance recommendations. |
Writing skills to: | complete accurate basic records for production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements. |
Planning and organising skills to: | efficiently and logically sequence the stages of preparation and production using work order to guide activities. |
Problem-solving skills to: | identify and dispose of damaged sawn material recognise faulty equipment and resolve by reporting or rectifying. |
Range Statement
Not Applicable
Sectors
Common Technical; applies across sectors