The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!
From the Wiki University
What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?
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Assess saw condition
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Applicable Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to maintaining wide band saw blades are identified and followed Completed |
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Work order is reviewed and checked with appropriate personnel Completed |
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Wide band and gang saws to be maintained are removed from the designated machinery Completed |
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Equipment is selected appropriate to work requirements and checked for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations Completed |
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Maintenance process is planned in line with site procedures and environmental requirements Completed |
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Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS requirements Completed |
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Saws are handled safely without damage to teeth Completed |
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Foreign material built up on blade surfaces is cleaned for inspection Completed |
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Saw is inspected to assess condition of teeth and saw blade Completed |
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Teeth and tips requiring repair or replacement are checked and marked Completed |
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Saw is declared unserviceable where hazardous defects are found and disposed of in line with site procedures, manufacturer's recommendations and environmental requirements Completed |
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Level, tension and back-gauge saw blade
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Ridges or lumps across and along saw are assessed and matched on both sides of the blade Completed |
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Gauges and straight edges are used in both directions and monitored for accuracy Completed |
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Ridges or lumps are progressively removed through levelling and the use of stretcher rolls or levelling rolls to achieve flatness Completed |
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Levelling or rolling patterns are controlled to localise stresses to avoid spring-back and re-occurrence of defects Completed |
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Saw blade is checked against required curvature using a gauge to identify tensioning requirements Completed |
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Tension curvature is obtained across and along saw blade in line with required standard Completed |
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Alignment of saw back is checked against saw tolerances using a gauge and areas not conforming are rolled to obtain required tolerance Completed |
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Repair teeth and blade cracks
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Saw blade is placed in welding jig for applying heat and undertaking welding activities Completed |
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Weld line is marked to check amount of damaged tooth to be removed or crack to be repaired and selected to minimise stresses Completed |
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Metal is removed to the proposed line, the metal edge is prepared for the welding process and cleaned free of burn marks Completed |
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Worn, broken or ground surface is prepared for metal build up or replacement by applying heat and pressure Completed |
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Teeth or cracked area is built up or replaced using compatible welding material and welding procedures that ensure specified metal penetration and density Completed |
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Weld run-off tabs are used to limit stress and hollows at edges of the saw blade Completed |
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Teeth or cracks are ground or filed to required shape, tolerance and pitch Completed |
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Saws where teeth, tips or blade cracks are damaged during the repair process and cannot be repaired are disposed of in line with site procedures, manufacturer's recommendations and environmental requirements Completed |
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Repair process and equipment faults are investigated, recorded and reported in line with site requirements Completed |
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