MEM26016 — Select and use joining techniques

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What an assessment for MEM26016 must cover

47 assessable components: 3 elements (23 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 16 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
1.3Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
1.4Determine finished application properties
1.5Develop required technical specifications of join
1.6Identify properties of surfaces to be joined

2 Select most appropriate joining system

2.1Short list suitable joining techniques and materials
2.2Compare technical properties of different joining systems with requirements
2.3Check safety data sheets (SDS) of joining materials
2.4Determine preparation required of surfaces to be joined
2.5Select most appropriate joining system
2.6Make sample join using the system
2.7Conduct/organise for relevant tests
2.8Evaluate test results against product requirements
2.9Review fabrication process and make any required changes to system

3 Complete the required join

3.1Identify and control hazards
3.2Prepare surface, as required
3.3Prepare tools, equipment and materials required for join
3.4Undertake required join and minimise waste
3.5Review joined product compared to requirements of the job
3.6Review materials and techniques selected
3.7Identify areas for improvement and take appropriate actions
3.8Complete any required documentation/reporting according to SOPs

Performance evidence

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
identifying and interpreting specifications, formulas/recipes, batch sheets, safety data sheets (SDS) for selecting and using joining techniques
considering all reasonably available joining techniques and materials when selecting and choosing the appropriate technique
preparing surfaces to be joined
making a sample join and conducting/organising relevant test and evaluating the test results and making any required changes, as appropriate
completing the required join using hand and power tools, applying assembly techniques and applying bonding joiner and techniques and minimising waste in accordance with procedures
identifying areas for improvement and taking appropriate action
completing all documentation and reporting items requiring further action in accordance with SOPs.

Knowledge evidence

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
adhesives (e.g. plexus – methylmethacrylate)
sealants (e.g. sikaflex – silicon or butyl mastic)
mechanical joining
substrates and interactions with joiner
surface preparation of substrate
application methods
clamping forces (minimum and maximum)
adhesive/sealant thickness
primers
design rules around fastening (e.g. minimum area for pop rivets, rivet spacing and rivet patterns)
edge finish of pilot holes
quality requirements with the hole preparation and with the installation of fasteners
radius of edge of laminate
effect of flatness and smoothness of joining surfaces
substrate composition in joining area.

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What does an assessment tool for MEM26016 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM26016 needs to address all 47 unit components: 3 elements with 23 performance criteria, 8 performance evidence requirements, 16 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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