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Apply surface coatings to ophthalmic lenses

Apply surface coatings to ophthalmic lenses

Unit of competency
National Code
HLTOPT407B
State Code
D8396
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/03/2011
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
01/08/2011
Field of Education
060903 - Optical Technology
Original Release Date
01/08/2011
Nominal Hours
75
Description
DescriptorThis unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to apply hard and multi coating to ophthalmic lenses
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Check quality of lens
  • 1.1 Ensure quality of lens surface
  • 1.2 Ensure optical quality of lens is within acceptable tolerances
  • 1.3 Ensure lens complies with prescription needs and fitting criteria of prescription
2. Apply clean-room practices
  • 2.1 Ensure appropriate clean-room practices and procedures are implemented
  • 2.2 Identify and remedy unwanted contaminants in clean-room area
  • 2.3 Identify compliance of wearing appropriate personal protective equipment
3. Apply dirty-room practices
  • 3.1 Ensure all solvents, acids and cleaning products are labelled in compliance with OH&S criteria and Material Data Safety Sheets
  • 3.2 Recognise 'hazards' and address relevant hazardous situations appropriately
  • 3.3 Ensure all safety practices are complied with in ordering, use, handling and storage of solvents, acids and cleaning products
  • 3.4 Ensure all legislative and environmental regulations are adhered to in the disposal of solvents, acids and cleaning products
  • 3.5 Ensure use of appropriate PPEs within the dirty-room environment
4. Identify type of coating
  • 4.1 Interpret lens order
  • 4.2 Arrange appropriate scheduling for batch coating processing
  • 4.3 Select appropriate coating process
5. Apply coating to lenses
  • 5.1 Prepare lens for coating, ensuring holding apparatus will not interfere with quality of coating
  • 5.2 Apply hard and/or primer coating to specifications
  • 5.3 Cure lens coating according to manufacturers' recommendations
  • 5.4 Complete all quality checks on substratum ensuring compliance to needs of vacuum deposition process
  • 5.5 Apply vacuum coating
6. Check coating finish
  • 6.1 Check light transmission of coating in line with manufacturer/suppliers recommendations and/or organisational policies and procedure
  • 6.2 Check lens surface in line with manufacturer/ supplier recommendations and/or organisation policies and procedure
  • 6.3 Check surface quality in line with manufacturer/ supplier recommendations and or organisation policies and procedure
7. Despatch lens
  • 7.1 Package lens in order that no lens wastage occurs
  • 7.2 Despatch lens in accordance with the lens order
  • 7.3 Confirm completion of job
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
C9400 HLTOPT407A Apply surface coatings to ophthalmic lenses Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
WD236 HLTOPT407C Apply surface coatings to ophthalmic lenses Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
D081 HLT43707 Certificate IV in Optical Technology Qualification