MSFFL3115Install commercial sheet vinyl flooring

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What an assessment for MSFFL3115 must cover

61 assessable components: 3 elements (19 performance criteria), 21 performance evidence and 21 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 Prepare to install vinyl sheet flooring

  • 1.1Interpret vinyl sheet flooring installation requirements from job and manufacturer instructions and calculate the quantities of materials required
  • 1.2Identify hazards relating to the work site, work practices, materials, tools and equipment, and check risk treatments are in place and operating
  • 1.3Select and check all required tools and equipment are ready to use, and organise to fix any deficiencies according to workplace procedures
  • 1.4Gather the vinyl sheet flooring, adhesives and finishing, joining and other materials required by job instructions, and check they meet quality requirements and are prepared and ready to use or install according to the manufacturer instructions, product labels, safety data sheets and workplace procedures
  • 1.5Confirm the subfloor is clean and suitable for installing the vinyl sheet flooring, and fix or report any deficiencies according to workplace procedures

2 Cut, fit and fasten vinyl sheet flooring

  • 2.1Determine the set out and laying direction of the vinyl sheet according to job instructions to minimise waste and joins, consider the direction of patterns and design elements, and ensure an efficient, quality installation
  • 2.2Establish the starting point and mark out working lines
  • 2.3Cut and fasten any required pre-form fillet according to job instructions
  • 2.4Lay out the vinyl sheets and check them for size, direction of grain, and sheet and pattern match
  • 2.5Measure, mark and cut the vinyl sheets as required
  • 2.6Fold back the vinyl sheet flooring and apply adhesive to the subfloor according to the manufacturer instructions, product labels, safety data sheets and workplace procedures
  • 2.7Position and fasten the vinyl sheet flooring into adhesive according to workplace procedures
  • 2.8Weld vinyl sheets’ seams and joins according to the manufacturer instructions
  • 2.9Finish installing the vinyl sheet flooring and install skirting, reducer and edge strips to meet quality requirements
  • 2.10Check the vinyl sheet flooring is installed correctly according to job instructions and quality requirements, and fix any deficiencies

3 Complete the task according to workplace procedures

  • 3.1Clean up the work area, identify items for recycling and dispose of waste
  • 3.2Identify, tag and report any damage to equipment and tools
  • 3.3Check, clean and do routine maintenance on equipment and tools and store them and unused materials
  • 3.4Complete task outcome documentation

Performance evidence

  • at least four vinyl sheet flooring installations — two using heterogeneous vinyl sheet and two using homogeneous vinyl sheet — that cover at least once, in any combination:
  • all of the following installation types:
  • cove installation
  • flat installation
  • stair installations with a metal stair nosing
  • all of the following characteristics:
  • pencil cove
  • cove fillet
  • border cove
  • internal and external mitred corners
  • more than two widths of vinyl
  • hallway or passage with connecting room
  • all the following techniques:
  • trimming selvedges
  • bar scribing
  • direct scribing
  • template scribing
  • under scribing
  • pattern matching
  • heat weld joins
  • cold (chemical) weld joins.

Knowledge evidence

  • the characteristics of box and recessed steps
  • manufacturer installation instructions and the relevant Australian standards for vinyl sheet flooring including:
  • homogenous vinyl sheet
  • heterogeneous vinyl sheet (including encapsulated glass fibre)
  • manufacturer use instructions for adhesives for fastening vinyl sheet flooring including:
  • water-based acrylic
  • two-part epoxy
  • two-part polyurethane
  • single pack polyurethane
  • water-based and solvent-based contact adhesive
  • the safe and correct use of, and maintenance requirements for tools and equipment for, installing vinyl sheet flooring
  • the most common issues that can arise when installing vinyl sheet flooring and how to avoid and respond to them
  • workplace policies and procedures relevant to their job role and responsibilities including for:
  • installing vinyl sheet flooring
  • communication and reporting
  • environmental protection and sustainability, including maximising resource utilisation and minimising waste
  • quality indicators for completed work and process improvements
  • work health and safety, including the use of personal protective equipment and safety data sheets
  • work planning
  • how to identify if a subfloor is suitable for installing vinyl sheet flooring
  • how to identify if vinyl sheet flooring is installed correctly.

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Questions about assessing MSFFL3115

What does an assessment tool for MSFFL3115 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSFFL3115 needs to address all 61 unit components: 3 elements with 19 performance criteria, 21 performance evidence requirements, 21 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 MSFFL3115?

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