CPCCPD3035Prepare uncoated surfaces for painting

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What an assessment for CPCCPD3035 must cover

55 assessable components: 3 elements (12 performance criteria), 21 performance evidence and 22 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Plan and prepare.

  • 1.1Review work instructions to prepare uncoated surfaces for painting.
  • 1.2Plan all work to meet relevant requirements of Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), Commonwealth and state or territory legislation, environmental plans and obligations, manufacturers’ specifications, and workplace requirements.
  • 1.3Select and fit personal protective equipment (PPE) as required for each task.
  • 1.4Inspect work site, assess hazards and apply risk controls, including required signage and barricades.
  • 1.5Select tools and equipment, check for serviceability and report any faults.

2 Prepare uncoated surfaces.

  • 2.1Determine and test condition and nature of substrate and surface material by conducting a moisture test.
  • 2.2Select surface preparation method in accordance with environmental, finish and substrate requirements.
  • 2.3Prepare surfaces by removing loose debris.
  • 2.4Repair and fill surfaces to a smooth finish ready for painting.

3 Clean up.

  • 3.1Clean up, meeting all legislative and workplace requirements for safety, waste disposal, materials handling and protection of the environment.
  • 3.2Check and maintain tools and equipment and clean with appropriate solvents.
  • 3.3Store tools, equipment and sealed unused materials to avoid spontaneous combustion.

Performance evidence

  • To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by preparing a minimum of one square metre of each of the following uncoated surfaces for painting:
  • an external timber surface
  • an internal timber surface
  • a plaster surface
  • a metal surface
  • a masonry surface
  • a concrete floor
  • exterior cement sheet cladding
  • In preparing these surfaces the following equipment must be used:
  • drop sheets
  • duster brushes
  • filling knives and blades
  • hand sanders
  • mechanical sanders
  • water blasters
  • nail punches
  • putty knives
  • scrapers
  • wire brushes
  • moisture meter
  • All work must be performed to the standard required in the workplace and must meet the requirements of Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), Commonwealth and state or territory legislation, manufacturers’ specifications, and environmental plans and obligations.

Knowledge evidence

  • safety requirements relevant to preparing new surfaces for painting
  • environmental requirements relevant to preparing new surfaces for painting
  • corrosion processes and techniques for the protection of metals relevant to preparing new surfaces for painting
  • processes for preparing uncoated substrates for painting:
  • hard wood and soft wood surfaces
  • plaster surfaces
  • ferrous and non-ferrous metal surfaces
  • masonry surfaces
  • concrete floors
  • tilt panels
  • exterior cement sheet cladding
  • techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates, including:
  • dust
  • films of grease
  • mild efflorescence
  • saponification
  • mould
  • procedures, products and techniques associated with preparation of new surfaces
  • types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment for preparing new surfaces for painting
  • acid etching and grinding of concrete surfaces in preparation for painting
  • moisture and pH testing and remedial actions
  • quality requirements relevant to preparing new surfaces for painting

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Questions about assessing CPCCPD3035

What does an assessment tool for CPCCPD3035 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPCCPD3035 needs to address all 55 unit components: 3 elements with 12 performance criteria, 21 performance evidence requirements, 22 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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