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Dress boards and timber

Dress boards and timber

Unit of competency
National Code
FWPCOT2207
State Code
AXL95
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
13/05/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
05/10/2016
Field of Education
030111 - Wood MacHining And Turning
Original Release Date
05/10/2016
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit describes the outcomes required to prepare and dress boards and timber. The unit includes evaluating and monitoring dressing conditions and processes; and setting, adjusting and maintaining equipment. Work is completed in a forest products factory setting.The unit applies to Sawmill Worker, Production Worker, Timber Products Worker. No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare for dressing process
  • 1.1 Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.
  • 1.2 Identify sizes and quantities for dressed boards and obtain material for dressing.
  • 1.3 Select appropriate equipment and check for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations.
  • 1.4 Plan sequence of machining operations in line with work order and to suit multiple passes.
2. Dress boards and timber
  • 2.1 Identify defective boards prior to dressing and dispose of or recycle in line with environmental protection practices.
  • 2.2 Follow lock out procedures and adjust guides, conveyors, speeds and feeds to suit dimensions and grade outcomes.
  • 2.3 Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions environmental protection practices.
  • 2.4 Adjust guides, conveyors, speeds and feeds to suit dimensions and grade outcomes, and select cutting sequence.
  • 2.5 Maintain feed rate appropriate to timber condition and board size.
  • 2.6 Regularly tally dressed boards against work orders.
  • 2.7 Clear work area regularly in line with organisational safety procedures.
3. Assess conditions and maintain optimum dressing processes
  • 3.1 Assess dressing conditions regularly to ensure continuity of supply and processing.
  • 3.2 Adjust conditions to optimise feed rate and maintain finished dimensions in line with work order.
  • 3.3 Evaluate finish regularly and make adjustments to ensure product quality.
  • 3.4 Measure dressed board dimensions and profiles regularly and record in line with organisational procedures.
  • 3.5 Identify routine processing and equipment faults and resolve or report to appropriate personnel.
  • 3.6 Complete production and quality records and report in line with organisational procedures.
4. Complete operator maintenance
  • 4.1 Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.
  • 4.2 Check cutters and saw blades for bluntness or damage.
  • 4.3 Remove and replace cutters and blades in line with manufacturer’s recommendations.
  • 4.4 Dispose of used blades in line with organisational procedures and environmental protection practices.
  • 4.5 Complete basic non-specialist maintenance for equipment.
  • 4.6 Record and report equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D5885 FPICOT2207B Dress boards and timber Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OBM66 FWPCOT2244 Operate and maintain a thicknesser Unit of competency