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Evidence Guide: PMC552005C - Process greenware_green products

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

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!

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PMC552005C - Process greenware_green products

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

Prepare the equipment

  1. Determine the requirements from the production program
  2. Identify and set up the racks, shelves or trolleys
  3. Ensure the equipment is safe for use
Determine the requirements from the production program

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Identify and set up the racks, shelves or trolleys

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Ensure the equipment is safe for use

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Control hazards

  1. Identify hazards from the job to be done
  2. Identify other hazards in the work area
  3. Assess the risks arising from those hazards
  4. Implement measures to control those risks in line with procedures
Identify hazards from the job to be done

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Identify other hazards in the work area

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Assess the risks arising from those hazards

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Implement measures to control those risks in line with procedures

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Load products for drying/curing

  1. Stack or set products to specification
  2. Ensure correct stacking pattern is used
  3. Allow adequate space around each item
  4. Use available space effectively
Stack or set products to specification

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Ensure correct stacking pattern is used

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Allow adequate space around each item

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Use available space effectively

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Dry/cure products

  1. Monitor drying equipment and test products to determine correct conditions
  2. Adjust temperature and humidity to maintain correct conditions
  3. Remove product from the area and store appropriately
Monitor drying equipment and test products to determine correct conditions

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Adjust temperature and humidity to maintain correct conditions

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Remove product from the area and store appropriately

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Finish green products

  1. Finish products to specifications
  2. Ensure condition of product is acceptable
  3. Store products in appropriate area
  4. Repair product and/or report product faults to the designated person.
Finish products to specifications

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Ensure condition of product is acceptable

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Store products in appropriate area

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Repair product and/or report product faults to the designated person.

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Rectify routine problems

  1. Identify the range of faults that can occur during the operation
  2. Determine and rectify fault causes in accordance with procedures
  3. Identify and rectify equipment failure causes to procedures
  4. Make sure appropriate records and log books of equipment operations are maintained to meet procedures
  5. Identify non-routine problems and report to designated person
Identify the range of faults that can occur during the operation

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Determine and rectify fault causes in accordance with procedures

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Identify and rectify equipment failure causes to procedures

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Make sure appropriate records and log books of equipment operations are maintained to meet procedures

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Identify non-routine problems and report to designated person

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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

The unit will be assessed in as holistic a manner as is practical and may be integrated with the assessment of other relevant units of competency.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Competence must be demonstrated in the ability to recognise situations requiring action and then in implementing appropriate corrective action. Consistent performance should be demonstrated. In particular look to see that:

greenware is ready for next stage of the process

drying achieves the specified moisture content

curing achieves the specified strength

drying/curing area loaded to requirements

temperature and humidity are within limits

product waste levels are low.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment will require access to an operating plant over an extended period of time, or a suitable method of gathering evidence of operating ability over a range of situations.

Assessment will occur over a range of situations which will include disruptions to normal, smooth operation.

Simulation or case studies/scenarios may be required to allow for timely assessment of parts of this competency unit (e.g. those parts referring to safety of equipment). Simulation should be based on the actual plant and will include 'walk-throughs' of the relevant competency components. A bank of scenarios/case studies/what ifs will be required as will a bank of questions which will be used to probe the reasoning behind the observable actions.

Method of assessment

Individual enterprises may choose to add prerequisites and co-requisites relevant to their processes.

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the work being performed and must take into consideration the language and literacy capacity of the candidate.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

Required skills include:

reading from the production schedule

stacking greenware to allow efficient drying and curing

recognising conditions which will lead to out of specification product

implementing the enterprise's procedures within time constraints and in a manner relevant to the correct use of the equipment

conveying information relevant to the operation clearly and effectively

maintaining appropriate levels of quality assurance

reading and numeracy to interpret workplace documents and technical information

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes:

surface finish requirements and terms

nature and purpose of the drying/curing stage

importance of correct moisture content

importance of correct temperature and air circulation

consequences of poor stacking

underlying causes of faults such as precipitated by:

dryer/curing kiln

air flow/temperature

materials

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.

Procedures

All operations are performed in accordance with standard procedures and work instructions

Greenware and green products

Greenware and green products may include:

clay and ceramics products prior to firing

fibre reinforced cement products prior to autoclaving

concrete products such as masonry curing

Equipment

Equipment may include:

hand tools

templates

drying area, cabinets, tunnel, curing kiln

transfer cars, kiln cars, trolleys, shelving or racks

temperature measuring equipment

moisture measuring equipment (e.g. infra-red moisture meter)

Finishing

Finishing includes operations, such as:

brushing

dressing

fettling

linishing

sanding

sponging

stacking

edge trimming

Typical problems

Typical problems may include:

inspecting and finishing to ensure surfaces are to specification

ensuring moisture content is within requirements

ensuring product strength has been obtained

temperature and humidity control

distribution of product in drying/curing area

Occupational health and safety (OHS)

The identification and control of hazards and the application of OHS is to be in accordance with current, applicable legislation and regulations, and company procedures. All work is carried out at all times in accordance with these requirements