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. |
Procedures | Procedures may be written, verbal, computer-based or in some other form, and may include: all work instructions standard operating procedures formulas/recipes batch sheets temporary instructions any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant good operating practice as may be defined by industry codes of practice (e.g. Responsible Care) and government regulations |
Most appropriate combination | Most appropriate combination refers to that combination of resin systems, reinforcing/reinforcing combination and cores which has: compliance with product requirements greatest ease of manufacture best financial return greatest sustainability contribution |
Sustainability | Sustainability incorporates the three aspects of: survival of the ecology/physical environment – which means that an enterprise needs to manage the impact of the business to ensure the survival of the physical environment economic viability – efficiency, cost and waste reduction and competitiveness to support survival of the business social sustainability – an enterprise needs to manage the impact of the business to ensure its continued survival within the community and the survival of the community, including occupational health and safety (OHS) |
Cores | Core is used to cover: materials used to provide thickness and so rigidity (and perhaps thermal insulation) to a laminate, but not significant structural strength, which is provided by reinforcing |
Requirements of final product | Requirements of final product may be determined from various sources, including: drawings product specifications customer requests descriptions of required use of product |
Requirements of core | Requirements of core include: stiffness/flexibility directionality density operating temperature |
Preparing core | Preparing core includes: cutting to size/shape, as required any pre-treatment required |
Preparing reinforcing | Preparing reinforcing includes: cutting to size/shape, as required, any pre-treatment required |
Core direction | Core direction includes considerations such as: directional properties |
Reinforcing direction | Reinforcing direction includes considerations such as: fibre orientation fibre pre-forming |
Requirements of resin system | Requirements of resin system include: strength flexibility/rigidity surface finish and colour chemical/ultraviolet (UV)/environmental resistance operating temperature recyclability |
Resin system adjustments | Adjustments to the resin system chemistry may be as a result of: temperature humidity required cure time Adjustments may only be made within the allowable limits of the system being used |
Logs and reports | Logs and reports may include: paper or electronic based verbal reports items found which require action |
Appropriate action | Appropriate action includes: determining problems needing action determining possible fault causes rectifying problem using appropriate solution within area of responsibility following through items initiated until final resolution has occurred reporting problems outside area of responsibility to designated person |
Typical problems | Typical problems may include: cost/benefit of different combinations selecting a combination suited to the fabrication process maximising sustainability |
Health, safety and environment (HSE) | All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent HSE requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between Performance Criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence. |