FWPCOT3338 — Identify glues and gluing systems used in production of wood products
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What an assessment for FWPCOT3338 must cover
34 assessable components: 4 elements (14 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 14 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 Research types, properties and applications of glues used in production of wood products
- 1.1Identify glue types by exposure categories, end-use, preparation and supplier product name
- 1.2Identify hazards associated with handling, transporting, storing and disposing of glues
- 1.3Identify legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to gluing operations
- 1.4Determine safe practices for handling, transporting, storing and disposing of glue, glue waste and containers
- 1.5Assess factors that influence shelf-life of glues, and work practices that maximise shelf-life of glues
- 1.6Investigate factors that influence glue application and bonding
- 1.7Identify glue ingredient specifications used in the workplace, and actions to be taken with out-of-specification ingredients
2 Investigate gluing systems used in production of wood products
- 2.1Identify types, functions and components of semi-automatic and automatic systems for dosing, mixing and applying glues
- 2.2Identify operating parameters and processing capacity of gluing systems
3 Identify glue testing procedures used in production of wood products
- 3.1Identify types and purpose of glue testing procedures
- 3.2Identify outcomes of glue testing and action to be taken if glue is out-of- specification
4 Determine causes of adhesion failures in production of wood products
- 4.1Identify causes of adhesion failure
- 4.2Identify physical characteristics that indicate likely cause of adhesion failure
- 4.3Verify process for determining adhesion failure
Performance evidence
- properties and applications of two glues selected from the following different types of glues: - synthetic or animal-based adhesives - rubber-based adhesives - polyvinyl acetate - epoxy resins - formaldehydes – resorcinol formaldehyde (RF), phenol resorcinol formaldehyde (PRF), melamine urea formaldehyde (MUF) - polyurethanes
- functions, components, operating parameters and processing capacity of one semi-automatic or one automatic system for dosing, mixing and applying glues that is used in the production of wood products
- legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to gluing operations
- glue testing procedure used for checking one of the following features of one type of glue: - mix quantities - setting speed - how weather conditions may be affecting the process
- likely cause of one adhesion failure
Knowledge evidence
- types, properties, preparation and applications, at a basic level of understanding, of glues used in production of wood products, including: - synthetic or animal-based adhesives - rubber-based adhesives - polyvinyl acetate - epoxy resins - formaldehydes – RF, PRF, MUF - polyurethanes
- key requirements of legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to gluing operations
- exposure categories of glue types – internal, exterior protected, exterior exposed
- commercial product names of glue types used in production of wood products
- safe practices for handling, transporting, storing and disposing of glue, glue waste and containers
- shelf-life of glues used in production of wood products, including: - factors that influence shelf-life of glues – temperature, humidity, type of glue, viscosity, mix time, excessive hardener - work practices that maximise shelf-life – stock rotation, temperature control, and airtight containers
- factors that influence glue application and bonding in the production of wood products, including: - shelf-life - storage temperature - accurate measurement of ingredients - accurate mixing - correct glue spread - correct open assembly time
- glue ingredient specifications for the production of wood products
- health and safety hazards or risks related to glues and additives used in the production of wood products, as identified through risk assessments, manufacturer technical information, regulations and industry health and safety guides
- methods used in the production of wood products to: - test samples - safely store glues
- types, functions, components, accessories and capacity of semi-automatic and automatic systems used in the production of wood products for dosing, mixing and applying glues
- sources of information on systems for dosing, mixing and applying glues
- reasons for using glue dosing, mixing and application systems in the production of wood products, including: - speed - controlling accuracy - consistency of product dimensions - reducing mechanical injury
- causes of adhesion failure in the production of wood products
Foundation skills
- Reading: Extract routine information from industry guides and standard references on glues and gluing systems
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