Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to apply surface coating to technical textiles. Technical textiles are textile products that have been manufactured for special technical performance and applications.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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, drawings, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Prepare for surface coating process | 2.1 | Make appropriate checks to ensure that textile fabric is ready for surface coating process |
2.2 | Prepare work area according to WHS practices and workplace procedures | ||
2.3 | Obtain or prepare surface coating according to manufacturer instructions and specifications required for job | ||
2.4 | Report and record problems according to workplace procedures | ||
3 | Prepare technical textile for surface coating | 3.1 | Conduct appropriate tests on technical textile before application of surface coating, as required |
3.2 | Fix technical textile into position on machine or conveyor, as required | ||
3.3 | Check job or batch requirements | ||
4 | Operate and monitor surface coating machine | 4.1 | Load coating mix or transfer sheet into machine reservoir for pick-up by knife, coating roller, gravure roller, rotary screen, laminating or tie coat machine, where applicable |
4.2 | Set machine to correct heat, speed and thickness according to process and job requirements | ||
4.3 | Undertake and monitor coating process to ensure application is according to job requirements and manufacturer instructions | ||
4.4 | Remove coated technical textile from coating machine and conduct tests, as required | ||
4.5 | Direct coated technical textile to next operation | ||
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:
reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices and other reference material
applying relevant standards
safely setting up and operating technical textile surface coating machines and work area on at least two (2) occasions
safely and accurately mixing and loading surface coating mixtures on at least two (2) occasions
preparing and adjusting coating machine according to specifications required for work on at least two (2) occasions
monitoring technical textile and machine during coating process to ensure safe and efficient operation on at least two (2) occasions
consistently achieving quality and production output requirements
identifying and responding to machine or process faults
following job specifications and orders
applying workplace procedures
maintaining records.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
relevant Australian Standards
chemical handling
surface coating processes and materials
machine operations relevant to surface coating and workplace procedures
process and machine faults
work health and safety (WHS) practices
quality practices
workplace procedures
recording and reporting practices.
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must:
satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator
have vocational competency in applying surface coatings to technical textiles, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.
Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.
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. | |
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following: | requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices |
Australian Standards include: | the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken |
Surface coating processes include one or more of the following: | lick roll knife coating gravure rotary screen hot melt transfer coating |
WHS practices | WHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and include one or more of the following: manual handling techniques SOPs PPE safe materials handling taking of rest breaks ergonomic arrangement of workplaces following marked walkways safe storage of equipment housekeeping reporting accidents and incidents other WHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Technical textiles and non-wovens