ACMFAR318 — Repair and manufacture hand tools used in farriery
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What an assessment for ACMFAR318 must cover
23 assessable components: 3 elements (10 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Identify tools requiring repair, replacement or manufacture
- 1.1Identify unsafe, faulty or unsuitable hand tools and mark them for repair, replacement or manufacture
- 1.2Determine specifications for those hand tools to be maintained, repaired or made
- 1.3Confirm work instructions or seek advice from appropriate personnel
2 Maintain, repair or make hand tools used in farriery
- 2.1Follow workplace health and safety requirements, and select, use, maintain and store personal protective equipment, according to the type of work activity undertaken
- 2.2Make or repair hand tools according to workplace practices and safety procedures
- 2.3Temper or harden tools that are newly made or repaired
- 2.4Use appropriate quenching agents according to workplace requirements
- 2.5Check finished tool against specifications and quality requirements
3 Store hand tools
- 3.1Store repaired or newly made hand tools according to workplace practices
- 3.2Dispose of waste material safely according to workplace procedures
Performance evidence
- made at least three different hand tools, to given specifications and requirements, from the list below: - hoof pick - pritchel - hot work pritchel or fitting up pritchel - punch - centre punch, stud punch or bob punch - stamp - e-head stamp or plain nail stamp - fuller/creaser
- re-set, sharpened and/or repaired at least two different farriery hand tools from the list below: - tongs - nippers/hoof cutters - buffer (clench cutter) - hoof knife
Knowledge evidence
- types and purpose of commercially available hand tools used by farriers, including: - buffer - forge tongs - fuller/creaser - pritchels - punches - stamps - toe knife - driving hammer
- reasons and techniques for maintaining, repairing and/or sharpening hand tools
- materials tools are made from, techniques for sharpening or quenching, behaviour of various metals
- processes used in making, repairing and manufacturing of hand tools used by farriers
- workplace health and safety requirements including: - using personal protective equipment (PPE) - safe work practices, including: - manual handling - use of flammable materials and equipment - use of chemicals and quenching materials - safe disposal of wastes
- workplace tool storage procedures
- purpose of workplace registers, inventories or other systems or documentation
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret instructions and diagrams to repair and make hand tools
- Numeracy: Use measuring devices and take measurements accurately
- Navigate the world of work: Take responsibility for adherence to workplace and safety requirements relating to own role and work area
- Get the work done: Plan, sequence and prioritise tasks and assemble equipment to maintain, repair or make hand tools used in farriery Monitor safety and risk factors while carrying out work
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Questions about assessing ACMFAR318
What does an assessment tool for ACMFAR318 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ACMFAR318 needs to address all 23 unit components: 3 elements with 10 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 7 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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