Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to carry out maintenance of a range of mechanical locks and locking systems in commercial, industrial and domestic environments.
Where maintenance and servicing of safes is required unitMEM20011Service and repair fire and security containers should also be selected.
Where maintenance and servicing of automotive locks is required unitMEM20012Service and repair mechanical automotive locking systems and unitMEM20013Service automotive transponder systems, 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: 6

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
• interpreting and following specifications, charts and diagrams and communicating in a clear and concise manner when maintaining and servicing mechanical locking devices
• identifying work health and safety (WHS) hazards and risks and implementing appropriate risk control measures and procedures
• selecting the appropriate tools and equipment to complete the task
• accessing mechanical locking devices to client or normal work routines
• carrying out routine maintenance on mechanical locking devices
• cleaning worksite in accordance with original presentation, client requirements, industry standards and SOPs
• completing all documentation in accordance with SOPs.

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)
• types, functions and specifications and operational principles of mechanical locks/locking systems
• maintenance requirements of mechanical locks and locking systems
• common mechanical lock and locking system faults
• tests to confirm lock operation
• procedures to disassemble/reassemble mechanical locks
• technical terminology
• types of doors and windows and mechanical locking system applications
• hazards and control measures associated with maintaining and servicing mechanical locking devices.

Assessment Conditions

• Assessors must:
• have vocational competency in maintaining and servicing mechanical locking devices 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

• MEM11011
• MEM13015
• MEM16006
• MEM18001
• MEM18002

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