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Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to operate heating equipment to heat metal to forging temperature, to use a power hammer and power-hammer tools and forming tools, and to apply power hammer techniques.

It does not cover the use of drop and upset machinery, vacuum furnaces, or rolling and extruding mill machinery.

Where the interpretation of technical drawings is required, MEM09002 Interpret technical drawing should also be selected.

Where the selection and use of engineering measurement is required, MEM12023 Perform engineering measurements should also be selected.

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

Commonwealth and state/territory laws and regulations governing work and training environments must be complied with.

Band: A

Unit Weight: 4

What You'll Learn

1. Determine job requirements

  • 1.1 Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • 1.2 Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • 1.3 Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  • 1.4 Identify job requirements from specifications, sketches, job sheets or work instructions

2. Select material

  • 2.1 Select material to meet job requirements
  • 2.2 Calculate material volumes and weights, including provision for thermal expansion/contraction, oxidization, and shrinkage

3. Use power-hammer tools and power-hammer forming tools

  • 3.1 Select and use power-hammer tools and power-hammer forming tools appropriate to the forging techniques needed to meet job requirements
  • 3.2 Set up and operate power hammer and heating equipment

4. Apply power-hammer forging techniques

  • 4.1 Select and use power-hammer forging techniques to meet job requirements
  • 4.2 Recognise defects and take appropriate action for rectification
  • 4.3 Apply safe techniques, including balancing and pivoting, for handling hot metal
  • 4.4 Apply heating processes appropriate to materials and job requirements

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

calculate material requirements, allowing for oxidisation and wastage

select and using power hammer tools and power hammer forming tools to meet job requirements

operate heating equipment to heat metal to forging temperature

safely handle hot metal

set up and operate power hammer

use power hammer forging techniques to forge material to meet job requirements

detect forging defects and their causes and rectify forging techniques.

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)

set-up and operation of power hammers

power hammer forging techniques

safe techniques for handling hot metal

oxidisation/shrinkage allowances for forging material

calculations and formulas for determining the volume and weight of material

forging material specifications.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in performing power hammer forging 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

  • text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) 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.

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 25 February 2026