Application

This unit of competency has been developed for engineering fabrication trade training and the recognition of trade skills in advanced manual thermal cutting, gouging, and shaping to produce complex internal and external profiles.

It defines the skills and knowledge required to set up and safely perform advanced manual thermal cutting, gouging, and shaping by a variety of methods as defined by the unit in conjunction with its prerequisites to satisfy predetermined shape, size and surface finish specifications.

Where the selection and use of tools is required, the unit MEM18001 Use hand tools and/or unit MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations, must also be selected as appropriate.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Band: A

Unit Weight: 2

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include the ability to:

follow work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

select appropriate equipment to manual heat, thermal cut and gouge, including the selection of settings and consumables to specifications, on at least two occasions

check condition of equipment and material

set up:

gas cylinders

hoses

blowpipes

tips and nozzles

regulators

flashback arrestors

jigs, fixtures, and work piece restraints

operate equipment to produce complex internal and external profiles with shape, profile and surface finish to predetermined specifications with minimum loss of sound material

operate equipment to cut material to job requirement

operate equipment to gouge material to job requirement

identify equipment defects and take appropriate remedial action

check final product for compliance with specifications.

Note: Where a volume and/or frequency is not specified, demonstration must be provided at least once.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

cutting processes and procedures appropriate to different types of materials

potential equipment faults

manual cutting, gouging and shaping specifications and procedures

use and applications of equipment and techniques for manual, cutting, gouging and shaping

set up procedures for manual cutting, gouging and shaping equipment and accessories

equipment settings, pre-checks and operation

sources of information and application on equipment settings and consumables

procedures for adjusting manual cutting, shaping and gouging equipment

cutting allowances and reasons for applying them

procedures and reasons for minimising waste material

techniques required to correct defects and their causes.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in performing advanced manual thermal cutting, gouging and shaping at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires.

Assessment must occur in a functioning workplace. Where assessment in the workplace would be unsafe, impractical or threatens the environment, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects the circumstances that would be experienced in a functioning workplace. Assessment must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.

Knowledge assessment may be either verbal or written but must adequately reflect the knowledge requirements of the unit in a functioning workplace.

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

• text: This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Prerequisite Units

• {'code': 'MEM05007', 'title': 'Perform manual heating and thermal cutting'}
• {'code': 'MEM09002', 'title': 'Interpret technical drawing'}
• {'code': 'MEM11011', 'title': 'Undertake manual handling'}
• {'code': 'MEM12023', 'title': 'Perform engineering measurements'}
• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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