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)
Saws may include:
circular saws
hot saws
cold saws
Work order is to include:
instructions for the sharpening of tipped 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
Tipped circular saw blades may include:
tipped circular saw blades used for cutting timber
and tips may include:
tungsten carbide
satellite
other alloyed materials such as high speed steel
Sharpening is to include:
face
gullet
pitch
profile
angle
depth of cut
speed the blade passes over the grinding wheel to obtain a sharp edge
Equipment may include:
manually or automatically adjustable grinding machines
abrasive wheels
measuring tools equipment
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 may include:
length of production time achieved by the blade
whether the blade performed with site tolerances of allowable deviation
whether the surface finish was in line with site quality requirements
Teeth are to include:
sharpness of each tooth
damage to teeth
pitch
number of teeth per metre
Straightness
is assessment of the entire blade to ensure it has not bent out of shape or warped in any way
Dressing
is the process of cleaning or shaving the top surface of the grinding wheel to remove the build up of old sharpening metal and coolant
Geometry
is the pitch and angle that a blade is sharpened at, allowing for the material they will be cutting
Profile
is the shape of the teeth in line with the timber being cut
usual direction of cutting, crosscut across the grain and ripping with the grain
Pre start-up checks
are conducted to ensure:
machine has been set-up correctly
systems are performing accurately
machinery is operating to optimum performance
Coolant
is used in conjunction with grinding operations to cool the metal blade as it generates heat from the sharpening process to prevent burning
Speeds and feeds
is the speed the grinding wheel rotates at, too fast and it may burn the metal, too slow and it may produce a rough finish or grab the blade
similarly, the power feed controls movement of the blade to the desired rate
Face is to include:
front edge of each tooth
cutting part of the tooth
Gullet
is the bottom hollowed section between each tooth
Pitch
is the distance between the tips of the teeth on the saw blade
Concentricity
is ensuring all teeth are at the same radius from the saw blade centre and that one tip is not higher than another
Disposing of may include:
recycling tipped circular saws that cannot be sharpened or cannot be repaired
re-using tipped circular saws that cannot be sharpened or cannot be repaired
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 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 sharpen tipped 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 tipped circular saws
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to sharpening tipped circular saws
sharpening tipped circular saws in line with the work order and within prescribed organisational requirements
removing and replacing tipped 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