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 isolating 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)
Work order is to include:
instructions for the repair of wide band and gang saws 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
Wide band and gang saws are to include:
large heavy duty saws used widely in the Forestry Industry
Maintenance may include:
the correction of:
lumps
ridges
cracks
broken or damaged teeth
Equipment may include:
hammers
stretcher / tension rolls
levelling rolls
tension gauges and straight edges to check accuracy of levelling and tensioning
welding equipment
and a range of hand-held tools including:
punches
engineers hammers
angle grinders
sanders
hand files
abrasive paper/cloth
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
Disposing of may include:
recycling un-serviceable saws/saws where teeth, tips or blade cracks are damaged during the repair process and cannot be repaired
re-using un-serviceable saws/saws where teeth, tips or blade cracks are damaged during the repair process and cannot be repaired
Ridges or lumps are to include:
defects and distortions obtained during saw blade operation
Gauges and straight edges are to include:
measuring and accuracy instruments used in checking the results of hammering and tensioning
Levelling is to include:
mechanical gear driven devices used to assist in the process of removing saw defects and distortions such as ridges, lumps, and twists
Stretcher rolls and levelling rolls are to include:
devices for assisting in the process of removing saw defects such as ridges and lumps
Patterns are to include:
methods which use hammers or rolls to remove defects evenly and without affecting the opposing side
Curvature
is the distance or chord height measured when the centre of the blade falls away as a result of an elongating inner zone
chord height 'tension drop' is generally measured with a tension gauge having a curvature that suits blade width, thickness, and production conditions
Tensioning
is the process of using mechanically driven rolls to compress and elongate certain sections of the inner zone of a blade; compression of the inner zone places the outer edges of the blade in tension
artificially stiffens the cutting edge and reduces the influence of sawing forces that cause buckling of the cutting edge and lateral instability
Welding jigs
are jigs or benches which hold the saw and/or teeth in place securely to allow welding to occur
'benches' incorporate anvils and clamps to lock the blade into welding position
Welding may include:
processes such as:
oxyacetylene (fuel gas) welding
gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW/TIG
gas metal arc welding (GMAW/MIG)
Metal penetration and density is to include:
a weld bead which provides full penetration fusing together adjacent metal parts
a weld free from any faults that would have the potential to weaken the strength and endurance capability of the weld deposit and weld zone
Run-on and run-off tabs
are used mainly in GMAW and GTAW welding processes to ensure full penetration of the weld bead at the start and finish of the weld
are removed after annealing
Tolerance may include:
profile
pitch
set
material thickness to manufacturer's specifications
Records and reports may include:
maintain of wide band and gang saws
inspection
storage locations
quality outcomes
hazards
incidents
equipment malfunctions
and may be:
manual
using a computer-based system or 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 maintain wide band saw blades and gang 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 maintaining wide band saw blades
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to maintaining wide band saw blades
maintaining wide band and gang saw blades in line with work order and within prescribed organisational requirements
removing and replacing saws from equipment
assessing saw conditions in line with standard operating procedures
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