FWPTMM4214 — Test laminated wood product
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What an assessment for FWPTMM4214 must cover
77 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 14 performance evidence and 41 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 Prepare for testing laminated wood product
- 1.1Determine job requirements from work order or instruction and, where required, seek clarification from appropriate personnel
- 1.2Confirm workplace health and safety and environmental protection practices and/or procedures for the task, including use of personal protective equipment
- 1.3Confirm legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to testing laminated wood product
- 1.4Identify and assess hazards and take actions to mitigate risks related to testing operations
- 1.5Consult appropriate personnel to ensure that work is coordinated effectively with others in the workplace
- 1.6Select tools and equipment for testing operations, and check for serviceability according to workplace procedures
- 1.7Collect, label and prepare test samples according to workplace procedures
2 Calibrate equipment for testing laminated wood product
- 2.1Set up equipment for testing laminated wood product according to workplace procedures and/or relevant Australian Standards
- 2.2Calibrate test equipment according to manufacturer instructions, workplace procedures and/or relevant Australian Standards
- 2.3Record calibration results according to workplace procedures
3 Conduct test on laminated wood product and analyse test results
- 3.1Test sample according to workplace procedures and/or relevant Australian Standards
- 3.2Collate information on test results
- 3.3Analyse and record test results
- 3.4Store samples according to workplace procedures
4 Finalise test
- 4.1Communicate test results according to workplace procedures
- 4.2Report sub-standard test results, assist with the identification of production problems and recommend corrective actions
- 4.3Modify test sampling process in response to identified problems and production changes
- 4.4Record and report testing outcomes
Performance evidence
- An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.
- There must be evidence that the individual has conducted two of the following tests on two samples of laminated wood product each:
- glue spread test
- shear test
- durability test.
- In performing these tasks, the individual has:
- complied with workplace health and safety and environmental protection practices and/or procedures, including use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe disposal of waste materials
- complied with legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to testing laminated wood product
- selected and calibrated equipment for testing operations
- collected, labelled and prepared samples
- conducted the tests
- recorded and reported test results
- analysed test results to assist with the identification of production problems
- recommended corrective actions, as required.
Knowledge evidence
- key requirements of legislation, standards and codes of practice relevant to testing laminated wood product
- lamination requirements in the production of laminated timber products, including:
- lamination feedstock requirements – moisture content, dressing tolerance, grade, time since sawing or dressing, surface finish
- laminating requirements – glue storage, glue mix, glue spread, assembly time, clamp (press) time and pressure
- cure requirements – temperature, time, post-cure time
- influences on glue bond durability and strength
- glue spread requirements in laminated timber product processes, including:
- effects of over and under glue spread on bond strength
- frequency of glue spread tests
- processes for conducting glue spread tests
- glue spread rate is monitored and remedial action is taken
- test procedures and purpose for laminated timber product, including:
- glue spread test
- shear test
- durability test
- failures in laminated timber product characteristics determined by test results, including:
- glue failure
- shallow wood fibre failure
- wood fibre failure
- sustainable load
- breaking load – Modulus of Elasticity, Modulus of Rupture
- equipment for testing laminated wood product
- techniques and reasons for calibrating testing equipment for laminated wood product
- Australian Standards relevant to laminated wood products, including requirements for sampling and equipment set-up and calibration
- hazards associated with selection, labelling and physical testing of laminated wood product, including:
- moving equipment
- flying debris
- rotating saw blades
- problems associated with testing process for laminated wood product, including:
- calibration of test equipment
- test accuracy
- sample quality
- faulty material
- defects
- workplace procedures specific to sampling and testing laminated wood product, including:
- health and safety, including isolation procedures, lock-outs, emergency stops, machine guarding and wearing of appropriate PPE
- environmental protection, including disposing, recycling and reusing timber and other waste
- use of testing equipment
- sampling and testing processes
- communication reporting lines
- recording and reporting on test process and test results.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret routine information from industry guides and standard references on testing techniques for laminated wood products
- Writing: Complete labels legibly and accurately with correct details of sample
- Oral communication: Ask open and closed questions and use active listening techniques to clarify contents of work orders Provide oral reports on testing activities
- Numeracy: Measure quantities and dimensions of samples Perform routine calculations and interpret numerical results of testing procedures
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What does an assessment tool for FWPTMM4214 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FWPTMM4214 needs to address all 77 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 14 performance evidence requirements, 41 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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