FWPCOT3349 — Assess timber against quality requirements and specifications

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What an assessment for FWPCOT3349 must cover

100 assessable components: 3 elements (15 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 77 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Prepare for timber selection

1.1Review work order to determine job requirements and, where required, seek clarification from appropriate personnel
1.2Review workplace health and safety and environmental protection practices and/or procedures,
1.3Identify, assess and take actions to mitigate risks and hazards associated with assessing and selecting timber
1.4Review workplace and quality procedures on timber selection
1.5Conduct visual inspection of timber for suitability
1.6Review and check timber against product specifications

2 Evaluate timber for selection

2.1Assess growth and durability of timber and assess suitability for production requirements
2.2Assess species, timber structure, features and characteristics of timber and assess suitability for production requirements
2.3Measure moisture content of selected timber and assess suitability for production requirements
2.4Identify density and working properties of timber and assess suitability for production requirements
2.5Identify faults and features in timber and assess suitability for production requirements
2.6Select sawing patterns that best suits selected timber

3 Finalise timber selection

3.1Assess timber against quality and specification requirements
3.2Prepare timber for despatch, ensuring that damage is prevented or minimised
3.3Record and report on timber selection outcomes and procedures, and identify any problems with the process and report to appropriate personnel

Performance evidence

read and clarified work order to determine job requirements
followed workplace health and safety requirements for assessing and selecting timber
undertaken visual inspection of timber and identified defects
evaluated timber characteristics, growth patterns, structure, durability and faults for suitability for end use applications and production purposes
prepared timber for despatch
recorded and reported on outcomes of timber selection

Knowledge evidence

risks and hazards and mitigation measures associated with timber assessment and selection processes
workplace procedures for assessing and selecting timber, including:
health and safety, with particular emphasis on use of personal protection equipment (PPE), equipment lock-out and safe manual handling techniques
environmental protection practices for minimising and disposing of waste material, cleaning tools and equipment, and maximising energy efficiency
communication reporting lines
recording and reporting on outcomes of timber selection
defects in timber and process for visually inspecting timber for defects, including:
contamination
timber colours
insect attack
surface finishes
loose surfaces
bubbles
holes
breakages
machine-caused defects
methods for assessing timber growth patterns, including make-up of a tree:
bark (cortex)
phloem
cambium layer
sapwood (xylem)
heartwood (truewood)
pith (medulla)
medullary rays
earlywood
latewood
growth rings
cellulose
hemicelluloses
lignin extractives
methods of assessing timber for:
durability
strength
hardness
rating for end use of timber, classification and measurement
methods of assessing timber structures, including:
hardwood (pored wood) or softwood (non-pored wood)
vessels, fibres, ray cells, pits, tracheids
texture
methods for seasoning timber
timber characteristics, including:
colour
density
texture
grain
figure
qualities
end uses
faults and features of timber, including:
bow
spring
twist
warp
wane
cupping
shakes
insect defects
fungi
knots
resin pockets
wild grain
sloping grain
working properties of timber and methods to measure properties, including:
timber shrinkage
effects of light
density and deterioration of the timber
compressive and tensile stresses
modulus of elasticity
modulus of rupture
deformation
creep
surface hardness
moisture content of timber
sawing patterns and suitability for different timber, including:
live-sawn
back sawn
quarter sawn

Foundation skills

Reading: Extracts key information from industry standards, workplace procedures and quality procedures on criteria for timber selection
Numeracy: Extracts numerical information from graphical and statistical information on timber properties

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What does an assessment tool for FWPCOT3349 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FWPCOT3349 needs to address all 100 unit components: 3 elements with 15 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 77 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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