Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to produce intricate solid forged shapes commonly forged in the forging and fabrication areas of industry.
It covers hand forging of different metals, using specialised techniques, tools and jigs where specialised methods of holding, positioning and lifting complex forgings are required.
Where hand forging of simple shapes is required unitMEM06001Perform hand forging should also be selected.
Where the interpretation of technical drawings is required unitMEM09002Interpret technical drawing should also be selected.
Where the selection and use of engineering measurement is required unitMEM12023Perform engineering measurements should also be selected.
Where the selection and use of tools is required unitMEM18001Use hand tools and unitMEM18002Use power tools/hand held operations, should also be selected as appropriate.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 4

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 on at least two (2) occasions and include:
• following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
• selecting and using measuring guides
• calculating allowances for material volume, bending, shrinkage and oxidisation
• selecting and using hand forging tools to forge complex shapes on anvil to meet specifications
• forging open and bundled split sections safely using heating equipment, as required, to meet specifications
• producing jigs and tools for complex shapes
• performing heat treatment processes for forgings.

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)
• forging hand tools and their applications
• techniques and procedures for hand forging complex shapes
• procedures for measuring forged articles and numerical operations and calculations/formulae for complex shapes
• forging temperatures and heat specifications for multiple pieces
• tools, techniques and equipment required to taper and bend materials
• effects of material shrinkage and oxidisation on the dimensions of the forged article
• methods of overcoming/allowing for the effects of shrinkage and oxidisation when hand forging articles
• procedures for handling forgings
• heating equipment and applications and appropriate heat treatment processes for forging different materials.

Assessment Conditions

• Assessors must:
• have vocational competency in hand forging complex shapes 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
• Where possible assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills
• 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

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency.\nFoundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.'}

Prerequisite Units

• MEM06001
• MEM11011
• MEM13015
• MEM16006

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