Elements and Performance Criteria

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
hazard and risk control
fatigue management
elimination of hazardous materials and substances
safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire
manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying
machine isolation and guarding
Environmental requirements may include:
legislation
organisational policies and procedures
workplace practices
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 minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)
Sharpening is to include:
the amount of material removed from the tooth profile
the ability to produce the required profile
the speed at which the abrasive wheel can remove material without affecting steel characteristics
the quality of surface texture left by the abrasive wheel along the entire profile and at the intersection of all cutting edge angles
Work order is to include:
instructions for the sharpening of circular saw blades in designated equipment
and may include:
instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures
environmental care requirements relevant to the work
Appropriate personnel may include:
supervisors
suppliers
clients
colleagues
managers
Equipment may include:
gulleting and grinding machines
machine attachments
hand-held tools
abrasive wheels
and is to include:
procedures for equipment lock-out, i.e. protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source
Communication may include:
verbal and non-verbal language
constructive feedback
active listening
questioning to clarify and confirm understanding
use of positive, confident and cooperative language
use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences
control of tone of voice
body language
Cutting performance is to include:
saw performance balanced against achievement of required production time
degree of deviation in the range of sawn products
Blades may include:
circular cross cut blades used for cutting timber products
rip saw blades used for cutting timber products
Teeth are to include:
sharpness of tooth cutting edges
angles containing within the tooth profile
tooth strength
damage to teeth
pitch
depth
and number of teeth per metre
Set
is the distance cutting edge points extend from the blade surface (or plane) to provide the blade clearance from the material being sawn
in wide bandsaw blades is achieved by swaging and shaping, or tipping tooth points
in narrow bandsaw blades applied to, for example, alternate spring set and wave set to provide clearance
Straightness
is the assessment of blade level and flatness against a straight edge or plumb line when blade is in a vertical position
Dressing
involves cleaning or shaving the top surface of the grinding wheel to remove the build up of old sharpening metal and coolant and dull abrasive grains
Geometry
is the tooth pitch and the tooth angles that a blade is sharpened at
must match the type and characteristics of the material being sawn
Pitch
is the distance between the tips of the teeth on the saw blade
Pre start-up checks
are conducted to ensure:
machine has been set-up correctly
systems are performing accurately
machinery is operating to optimum performance
Face
is the front of a tooth along which the angle of hook or rake is measured
on square ground rip saws, the tooth face is parallel to the surface of the material being sawn
Gullet
is the hollow area between tooth points
Profile
is the shape or outline of the teeth designed to suit the characteristics of the materials being sawn
changes in line with sawing speeds, saw blade specifications, the material being sawn and the direction of the sawing process
Concentricity
is sharpening blades so that each tooth point on a round saw is at the same radius from the centre of the saw blade
is critical to prevention of blade vibration - when tooth points are at different radii from the blade centre the saw is 'out-of round' or non-concentric
Disposing of may include:
recycling circular saws that cannot be sharpened or are damaged in the process
re-using circular saws that cannot be sharpened or are damaged in the process
Records and reports may include:
the blade type
size
inspection
grading and labelling outcomes
storage locations
quality outcomes
hazards
incidents
equipment malfunctions
and may be:
manual
using a computer-based system another appropriate organisational communication system

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 safely and efficiently sharpen circular saws within organisational requirements
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 sharpening circular saws
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to sharpening circular saws
sharpening circular saws in line with the work order and within prescribed organisational requirements
removing and replacing circular saw blades from equipment
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 follow 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