MEM05071 — Perform advanced manual thermal cutting, gouging and shaping

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What an assessment for MEM05071 must cover

34 assessable components: 3 elements (13 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Determine job requirements

1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
1.2Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
1.3Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
1.4Identify job requirements including relevant standards and codes from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions

2 Select and set up equipment for manual thermal cutting, gouging and shaping

2.1Select appropriate cutting process and procedure for material being worked
2.2Select and assemble appropriate accessories and equipment
2.3Ensure equipment is in safe working condition
2.4Set up equipment and material in accordance with SOPs

3 Perform manual thermal cutting, gouging and shaping

3.1Follow equipment start-up procedures
3.2Cut material to specifications
3.3Identify cutting, gouging or shaping defects and take corrective action in accordance with SOPs
3.4Cut, gouge or shape material with minimum impact on sound metal
3.5Check final shape, profile and/or surface finish for compliance with specifications

Performance evidence

follow work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
select appropriate equipment to manual heat, thermal cut and gouge, including the selection of settings and consumables to specifications, on at least two occasions
check condition of equipment and material
set up: gas cylinders hoses blowpipes tips and nozzles regulators flashback arrestors jigs, fixtures, and work piece restraints
operate equipment to produce complex internal and external profiles with shape, profile and surface finish to predetermined specifications with minimum loss of sound material
operate equipment to cut material to job requirement
operate equipment to gouge material to job requirement
identify equipment defects and take appropriate remedial action
check final product for compliance with specifications

Knowledge evidence

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
cutting processes and procedures appropriate to different types of materials
potential equipment faults
manual cutting, gouging and shaping specifications and procedures
use and applications of equipment and techniques for manual, cutting, gouging and shaping
set up procedures for manual cutting, gouging and shaping equipment and accessories
equipment settings, pre-checks and operation
sources of information and application on equipment settings and consumables
procedures for adjusting manual cutting, shaping and gouging equipment
cutting allowances and reasons for applying them
procedures and reasons for minimising waste material
techniques required to correct defects and their causes.

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Questions about assessing MEM05071

What does an assessment tool for MEM05071 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM05071 needs to address all 34 unit components: 3 elements with 13 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MEM05071?

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