AURKTJ113 — Perform minor repairs to earthmoving and off-the-road tyres

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• The candidate must demonstrate performance of minor repairs to earthmoving and off-the-road (OTR) tyres that safely follows workplace procedures to meet required outcomes, on three separate occasions. This includes:
• determining control measures required to mitigate site and task hazards
• cleaning, preparing, positioning, and securing the tyre for inspection
• inspecting the tyre for internal and external damage, categorise damaging and determining repairability of damage
• safely carrying out minor repairs utilising workplace procedures, manufacturer instructions and Australian standards
• completing work processes, including storage of equipment and documentation
• The above work must be performed on wheel assemblies and rim assemblies of greater than or equal to 600 mm (24 inches) nominal diameter and classified as off-the-road or earthmover tyres.

Knowledge evidence

• Key workplace policies and procedures for performing of minor repairs to earthmoving and OTR tyres, including: how to locate and interpret manufacturers specifications, Australian standards and workplace procedures for inspecting and repairing earthmoving and OTR tyres, including: tyre placards and sidewall markings
• applicable standards, including Australian standards relevant to inspecting and repairing earthmoving and OTR tyres: AS 4457.1 Earth-moving machinery - Off-the-road wheels, rims and tyres - Maintenance and repair, Part 1: Wheel assemblies and rim assemblies; AS 4457.2 Earth-moving machinery - Off-the-road wheels, rims and tyres - Maintenance and repair, Part 2: Tyres
• work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including statutory regulations, codes and standards relevant to removing, inspecting and fitting earthmoving and OTR tyres, including procedures for: deflating and inflating tyres; gauge pressure; overinflation and underinflation; risks associated with working with stored energy, including: air pressure, explosions, blasts and ruptures, mechanical release of stored energy, noise, the force of explosions and blasts; hazard identification procedures and risk control methods relevant to inspecting and repairing earthmoving and OTR tyres, including: crushing or trapping, falling or dropped objects, moving mobile plant, operating indoors, outdoors, underground, and at nighttime, overhead obstructions, projectiles, rupturing wheel components, working on unstable ground
• workplace procedures required for repairing earthmoving and off-the-road tyres, including: establishing serviceability of tools and equipment; documentation procedures; housekeeping procedures, including: examination of tools and equipment, storage of equipment, identification, tagging and isolation of faulty equipment, disposal of excess materials
• procedures for identifying and undertaking minor repairs to earthmoving and OTR tyres, including: emergency patch repairs, hot and cold repairs
• inspection procedures for earthmoving and OTR tyres, including inspecting for damage and repair, post-repair inspection, including: checking for escaping air, identifying tyre pressure monitoring systems
• procedures for reporting damage and repair work on earthmoving and OTR tyres
• correct storage of repaired tyres
• Key types of tyre damage, including repairable and non-repairable damage including: indicators of tyre damage, identifying when a repair cannot be made and a replacement is required, disposing of unrepairable tyres

Foundation skills

• Learning: identify information and assistance in manufacturer instructions and Australian standards relating to the inspection and repair of earthmoving and OTR tyres
• Reading: read and interpret information in: - written Australian standards, workplace procedures and manufacturer instructions - charts, lists, drawings and other applicable documents.
• Writing: document required repair actions - complete inspection documentation.
• Oral communication: ask questions to clarify instructions and procedures - report inspection and repair results.
• Numeracy: read and interpret metric and imperial systems of measurement. - read and interpret mathematical information, including charts and drawings - use specialist tools and measuring equipment, including: - gauges - pressure testing tools.
• Digital literacy: use workplace computerised technology and tools relating to the inspection and repair of earthmoving and OTR tyres.
• Initiative: plan and prioritise own work to achieve required outcomes.
• Planning and organising: select and use appropriate equipment, materials, processes and procedures when inspecting and repairing tyres - recognise own limitations when selecting and using tools and equipment and seek timely advice.
• Problem-solving: seek information and assistance as required to solve problems - identify tyre condition and determine repair requirements.

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