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FWPTMM3217 — Develop knowledge of plywood or laminated veneer lumber production

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What an assessment for FWPTMM3217 must cover

83 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 58 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 Identify properties and uses of plywood or LVL

  • 1.1Identify Australian Standards relevant to LVL or plywood production
  • 1.2Distinguish between the types of LVL or structural and non-structural plywood products
  • 1.3Identify timber species used in LVL or structural and non-structural plywood production
  • 1.4Assess physical and mechanical properties of plywood or LVL
  • 1.5Identify end-applications of LVL or plywood in building and construction

2 Research plywood or LVL production process

  • 2.1Identify characteristics of logs suitable for use in plywood or LVL production
  • 2.2Identify legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to plywood or LVL production
  • 2.3Assess safety and environmental hazards associated with plywood or LVL production
  • 2.4Determine workflow in plywood or LVL production process and assess factors that may impact on that workflow
  • 2.5Identify manufacturing processes involved in plywood or LVL production
  • 2.6Identify quality checks conducted during plywood or LVL production

3 Identify adhesives and adhesive application systems used in plywood or LVL production

  • 3.1Identify types, properties, uses and hazards associated with adhesives used in plywood or LVL production as specified in relevant Australian Standards
  • 3.2Identify factors that impact on the bonding of wood with adhesives used in plywood or LVL production
  • 3.3Distinguish between thermoset and thermoplastic adhesives
  • 3.4Identify processes and quality checks that apply in adhesive preparation
  • 3.5Identify types, uses and advantages and disadvantages of adhesive application systems used in plywood or LVL production

Performance evidence

  • legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to plywood or LVL production
  • timber species and characteristics of logs used in plywood or LVL production
  • two different end applications of either plywood or LVL products
  • workflow in plywood or LVL production
  • production processes for either plywood or LVL production
  • one factor that may impact on quality and workflow in plywood or LVL production
  • properties and one potential hazard of one adhesive product used in plywood or LVL production
  • one type of adhesive application system used in plywood or LVL production

Knowledge evidence

  • types and uses of plywood or LVL, including:
  • structural plywood
  • concrete formwork plywood
  • marine plywood
  • non-structural interior and exterior plywood
  • key requirements of legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to plywood or LVL production
  • timber species used in plywood or LVL production, including:
  • softwood – radiata pine, hoop pine, slash pine
  • hardwood – eucalypt
  • physical and mechanical properties of LVL or plywood, including:
  • cross lamination
  • dimensional stability
  • thermal properties
  • acoustic properties
  • electrical properties
  • chemical resistance
  • workability and bending ratio
  • plywood density
  • end applications of plywood or LVL in building and construction, including:
  • plywood – panel product
  • LVL – framing member
  • characteristics of logs from suitable timber species selected for use in plywood or LVL production, including:
  • size
  • straightness
  • nature and quantity of defects
  • plywood or LVL production process, including:
  • log storage
  • log debarking and bucking
  • conditioning
  • peeling
  • drying
  • grading
  • layup and bonding
  • pressing
  • sanding, trimming and branding
  • main differences in the manufacturing process for plywood and LVL, including:
  • grading stage
  • lay-up stage
  • pressing stage
  • quality checks conducted during plywood or LVL production
  • factors impacting on quality and workflow in plywood or LVL production, including:
  • availability of suitable timber species and quality
  • veneer quality
  • adhesives
  • bonding
  • operational, supervisory and management skills
  • access to and maintenance of plant and equipment
  • safety and environmental hazards associated with plywood or LVL production
  • types, properties, uses and hazards of adhesives specified in Australian Standards for plywood or LVL production, including:
  • Type A bonds – produced from phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin
  • Type B bonds – produced from melamine fortified urea formaldehyde resin (MUF)
  • Type C and D bonds – produced from urea formaldehyde resin (UF)
  • factors that impact on the bonding of wood with adhesives used in plywood or LVL production
  • types and uses of adhesive application systems, including:
  • hard rolls
  • air curtain
  • spray
  • extrusion

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret safety data sheets on adhesives used in plywood or LVL production Recognise key information in technical documents related plywood or LVL production

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