FWPSAW3252 — Assemble, operate and dismantle a portable sawmill

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What an assessment for FWPSAW3252 must cover

44 assessable components: 4 elements (20 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 13 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 Assemble portable sawmill

1.1Determine job requirements from work order or instructions and, where required, confirm with appropriate personnel
1.2Confirm workplace health and safety and environmental protection practices and/or procedures for task, including use of personal protective equipment, equipment lock-out and safe manual handling
1.3Identify and assess hazards and take actions to mitigate risks related to assembling, operating and dismantling portable sawmills
1.4Inspect suitability of proposed worksite and identify potential workflow interferences
1.5Identify safe location for equipment, logs, stacking of sawn timber and waste
1.6Assemble portable sawmill on site according to manufacturer instructions
1.7Complete pre-operational checks on portable sawmill
1.8Conduct test run of portable sawmill and resolve or report processing and equipment faults

2 Saw logs using portable sawmill

2.1Use cant hooks, winches or log rollers to position logs to be sawn and stabilise with chock logs or pre-notched runners
2.2Determine sawn timber dimensions from customer order or work order
2.3Identify log characteristics and estimate number of timber boards and sequence of cuts from an individual log
2.4Adjust saw, carriage and mill to suit dimensions of boards to be cut
2.5Operate portable sawmill, ensuring that sawn edges are controlled
2.6Remove logs with defects, reject boards and off-cuts to waste or sawn recovery
2.7Record and report process and equipment faults

3 Conduct operator maintenance

3.1Lock out and isolate portable sawmill according to workplace health and safety procedures
3.2Check saw and saw blades for bluntness or damage, and repair or replace according to manufacturer instructions

4 Dismantle portable sawmill

4.1Dismantle portable sawmill according to manufacturer instructions
4.2Load and secure dismantled sawmill equipment for transportation
4.3Restore work site according to workplace environmental protection practices and/or procedures

Performance evidence

selected an appropriate site and assembled one portable sawmill following workplace procedures
selected logs and operated one portable sawmill for one production period to produce green timber boards according to a work order
performed routine operator maintenance on one portable sawmill at the completion of a production period
disassembled and prepared one portable sawmill for transportation
followed workplace operating and health and safety procedures, including use of personal protective equipment (PPE), equipment lock-out and safe manual handling
identified and controlled hazards associated with the work task
followed workplace environmental protection practices and/or procedures

Knowledge evidence

features and safe use of portable sawmills and other equipment, including: • cant hooks • winches • log rollers • mechanical lifting equipment
appropriate locations for portable sawmills to optimise efficient and safe workflow
pre-start-up checks for portable sawmills, including: • ensuring that saw has been set up correctly • ensuring that blades are installed accurately • ensuring that machinery is operating to optimum performance
optimisation of log sawing, including: • planning the cutting of a log to achieve the most from it (most and widest boards possible) • ensuring environmental protection requirements and practices are central to this planning process
characteristics of logs for sawing, including: • diameter range • curvature • faults • species • moisture content
log sawing processes, feed rates and finish
blade condition assessment
log defects, including: • defects arising from a change in moisture content • warp • wane • curvature • shakes • insect defects • knots and resin pockets • sweep • taper • end splits • shape
non-specialist maintenance for portable sawmills, including: • cleaning machine of wood chips and sawdust • replacing blunt and damaged saw blades • inspecting machine parts for wear or damage, including guards • greasing and lubricating moving parts • checking operation of emergency stop buttons and lock-out systems
workplace procedures for assembling, operating and disassembling a portable sawmill, including: • health and safety, including use of PPE, equipment lock-out and safe manual handling • portable sawmill operation • communication reporting lines
recording and reporting processing and equipment faults
hazards and associated risks with assembling, operating and dismantling a portable sawmill
workplace environmental protection requirements and procedures for safe disposal of waste material and cleaning of plant, tools and equipment

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret routine workplace documents relevant to portable sawmilling operations
Writing: Complete routine workplace records used in sawmilling operations
Oral communication: Ask open and closed questions and actively listen to clarify contents of work orders
Numeracy: Interpret routine numerical information in work orders Perform routine calculations or estimations of number and dimension relevant to sawmilling operations

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