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Evidence Guide: FPICOT2235A - Assess timber for manufacturing potential

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FPICOT2235A - Assess timber for manufacturing potential

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare for assessing

  1. Applicable Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to assessing timber for manufacturing potential are identified and followed
  2. Work order is reviewed and clarified with appropriate personnel
  3. Visual assessment processes are planned in line with site procedures
  4. Type and quantity of material to be visually assessed is acquired from the storage location
  5. Tools and equipment are selected appropriate to work requirements and checked for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations
  6. Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS and organisational requirements
Applicable Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to assessing timber for manufacturing potential are identified and followed

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Work order is reviewed and clarified with appropriate personnel

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Visual assessment processes are planned in line with site procedures

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Type and quantity of material to be visually assessed is acquired from the storage location

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Tools and equipment are selected appropriate to work requirements and checked for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations

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Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS and organisational requirements

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Assess timber

  1. Material requirements for storage or subsequent processing operations are selected
  2. Characteristics and defects of material are assessed against industry and Australian Standards in determining plating potential
  3. Defects are clearly identified prior to plating or sawing in line with site requirements
  4. Timber components are orientated to make best use of the characteristics
  5. Timber assessed as unsuitable for plating is identified for reprocessing to minimise wastage
  6. Assessment outcomes and distribution problems are recorded and reported to appropriate personnel in line with site procedures
Material requirements for storage or subsequent processing operations are selected

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Characteristics and defects of material are assessed against industry and Australian Standards in determining plating potential

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Defects are clearly identified prior to plating or sawing in line with site requirements

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Timber components are orientated to make best use of the characteristics

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Timber assessed as unsuitable for plating is identified for reprocessing to minimise wastage

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Assessment outcomes and distribution problems are recorded and reported to appropriate personnel in line with site procedures

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Distribute material

  1. Material is directed and moved to storage or processing operations in line with site requirements
  2. Sub-standard materials are rejected and disposed of in line with site requirements to minimise wastage
  3. On-site movement of material is monitored to ensure intended flow is achieved
  4. Material is labelled in line with site requirements
Material is directed and moved to storage or processing operations in line with site requirements

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Sub-standard materials are rejected and disposed of in line with site requirements to minimise wastage

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On-site movement of material is monitored to ensure intended flow is achieved

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Material is labelled in line with site requirements

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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 assess timber for manufacturing potential

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 assessing timber for plating potential

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to assessing timber for plating potential

the application of knowledge of timber characteristics to make an accurate assessment of the potential of a piece of timber to be used for a particular component of trusses, and/or frames and/or floors

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

Required Skills and Knowledge

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit.

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to identify and assess a range of timber characteristics likely to impact on nail plate holding ability and to orientate components to ensure optimum utilisation of the resource

Communication skills sufficient to liaise with co-workers and supervisors to ensure efficient work flow

Literacy skills sufficient to identify and record timber characteristics impacting on nail plate holding ability

Numeracy skills sufficient to measure, estimate and record size of undesirable timber characteristics

Problem solving skills sufficient to identify and resolve work flow problems resulting from undesirable timber characteristics

Planning and organisational skills sufficient to plan visual assessment 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 assessing timber for plating potential

Environmental protection requirements, including the safe disposal of waste material

Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures for assessing timber for plating potential

Knowledge of materials handling and transport systems

Orientation of components to ensure products conform with manufacturing guidelines

A range of timber characteristics likely to affect nail plate holding ability

A range of industry standard timber species, lengths, cross sections and grades that may affect nail plate holding ability

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment used for assessing timber and procedures for their safe use, operation and maintenance

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring, including calculating time to complete tasks

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

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.

OHS requirements:

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

fatigue management

hazard and risk control

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

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)

Timber characteristics may include:

bow, spring and twist

wane/want and collapse

cupping and other distortion

knots and knot holes

borer damage

gum/resin veins and pockets

decay

end splits, internal checks and surface checks

low density material

compression failures and fractures

durability

heart in material

joint strength

Work order may include:

type

size

length

angle

quantity

grade

Appropriate personnel may include:

supervisors

suppliers

clients

colleagues

managers

Material may include:

native timber species

imported timber species

dressed timber

in-the-rough timber

stress and non-stress graded timber

preservative treated timber

laminated veneer coated and/or treated timber products

beams or laminated beams

Tools and equipment may include:

charts

gauges

standard operating procedures

picture cards

measuring equipment

Communication may include:

verbal and non-verbal language

hand or other agreed signals

eye contact with other operators or personnel

use of electronic devices

Standards

are those contained in Australian Standards and additional requirements established by the client or nail plate producer

Records and reports may include:

stress-grading requirements

product type

size

inspection

grading and marking outcomes

storage locations

quality outcomes

hazards, incidents or equipment malfunctions

and may be:

manual

using a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system

On-site movement of material

may include the use of:

trolley use

fork lift

pallet truck