Application
This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to identify risks associated with welding operations that would typically conform to AS 1554 General Purpose and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) or equivalent on all commonly used metals and the implementation of techniques used to reduce or eliminate welding hazards.
This unit can only be selected in conjunction with one or more of the following units:
MEM05015 Weld using manual metal arc welding process
MEM05017 Weld using gas metal arc welding process
MEM05019 Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process
MEM05023 Weld using submerged arc welding process
MEM05047 Weld using flux core arc welding process
MEM05055 Weld using oxy fuel gas welding process
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 4
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||
1.4 | Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Identify risks associated with welding | 2.1 | Obtain and interpret work-related safety information |
2.2 | Identify pollutants formed by welding processes | ||
2.3 | Identify occupational diseases and injuries that are associated with welding | ||
2.4 | Identify factors associated with increased risk | ||
2.5 | Identify exposure levels for pollutants | ||
2.6 | Identify risks and potential health effects associated with specific metals and gases in welding | ||
2.7 | Identify other hazards of welding | ||
3 | Reduce risks associated with welding | 3.1 | Use manual handling techniques |
3.2 | Implement procedures to control hazards and workplace safety procedures | ||
3.3 | Report workplace safety non-compliances in accordance with workplace procedures | ||
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. | |
WHS information includes one (1) or more of the following: | Safe Work Australia guidelines organisational WHS practices and procedures manuals Australian/New Zealand and ISO standards company risk management policy codes of practice Australian dangerous goods legislation trade practices WHS reporting requirements weld procedures |
Work-related safety information includes one (1) or more of the following: | SOPs safety data sheets (SDSs) job sheets emergency procedures safety standards and procedures |
Pollutants include one (1) or more of the following: | nitrogen oxides ozone metal fumes lead oxide silicon oxide calcium fluoride calcium oxide magnesium oxide sodium oxide potassium oxides carbon dioxide organics iron manganese calcium carbonate zirconium oxide titanium oxide hexavalent chromium |
Occupational diseases and injuries include one (1) or more of the following: | eye injuries skin damage respiratory irritations chronic effects allergies |
Factors include one (1) or more of the following: | gas leakage from cylinders type of consumable and metals used type of welding processes type of electrodes welding current voltage and amperage ventilation contamination interaction of chemicals exposure levels flammability |
Exposure levels include one (1) or more of the following: | time weighted average short term exposure limit (STEL) maximum allowable concentration (MAC) or threshold limit value - ceiling (TLV-C) skin notation |
Specific metals include one (1) or more of the following: | aluminium antimony arsenic beryllium boron cadmium chromium copper cobalt iron lead lithium magnesium manganese mercury molybdenum nickel platinum selenium silver thorium tin titanium tungsten vanadium zinc zirconium |
Gases include one (1) or more of the following: | acetylene argon carbon dioxide carbon monoxide helium nitrogen oxides ozone phosgene phosphine stibine |
Other hazards include one (1) or more of the following: | fluxes electro-magnetic radiation electric shock sparks spatter contaminated and coated metals gas cylinder and electrical hazards confined spaces noise chemical exposure solvents musculoskeletal, back and overuse injuries vibration dusts heat stress ultraviolet radiation airborne pollutants flammable gases infrared radiation thermal damage |
Manual handling techniques include one (1) or more of the following: | housekeeping practices lifting weight limits appropriate storage use of lifting devices appropriate training hazardous materials storage standards and procedures |
PPE includes one (1) or more of the following: | respirators ear muffs protective clothing gloves boots helmets eye protection face shields |
Procedures to control hazards include one (1) or more of the following: | substituting hazardous materials with safer materials changing workplace design to eliminate hazards modifying work practices to reduce exposure using PPE using adequate and appropriate ventilation |
Workplace safety measures include one (1) or more of the following: | shielding requirements ventilation general and diluted local exhaustion use of PPE checking equipment condition equipment maintenance correct operation of equipment correct voltage and electrical connections good posture fire safety, plant and equipment isolation communications with appropriate personnel |
Competency Field
Fabrication