PMBPROD303EProduce cable and tape lay-up cables

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What an assessment for PMBPROD303E must cover

49 assessable components: 5 elements (31 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 14 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 Plan work requirements

  • 1.1Identify materials required, including additives, from job specifications
  • 1.2Identify equipment and processes required for production process and upstream and downstream operations from job specifications
  • 1.3Perform pre-operational checks including checking for and controlling hazards
  • 1.4Identify and check emergency stops, guards and controls
  • 1.5Identify checks and testing processes required for materials, quality, production management and equipment to meet job requirements
  • 1.6Identify housekeeping needs and waste management strategies to collect excess, discarded or nonconforming materials to be disposed of, recycled or reprocessed according to workplace procedures

2 Perform pre-production tasks

  • 2.1Verify equipment requirements against job specifications
  • 2.2Set production process according to equipment specifications and work requirements, and adjust process to optimise output based on selected materials
  • 2.3Verify materials are correct against job specifications
  • 2.4Check that tensions, tape lay-up or tensions of armouring materials are suitable for work requirements
  • 2.5Check rotating plant and equipment settings and adjustments, including tensions, lay length, attachments to spools and threading path adjustments, against job specifications
  • 2.6Attach wire to spools and fit appropriate taping materials
  • 2.7Set up date, batch and materials markings according to workplace procedures
  • 2.8Undertake other pre-startup checks according to equipment specifications and workplace procedures

3 Operate and adjust lay-up and taping equipment

  • 3.1Check and load materials using correct manual handling methods
  • 3.2Start up and operate equipment, and make adjustments to settings to meet job specifications
  • 3.3Ensure process is operating according to equipment specifications and workplace procedures
  • 3.4Assess if output meets job specifications and quality standards, and apply strategies for managing nonconforming outputs
  • 3.5Maintain continuity of process to support production
  • 3.6Accurately complete logs and records
  • 3.7Apply waste management strategies according to workplace procedures
  • 3.8Clean, adjust and lubricate equipment according to equipment instructions and workplace procedures
  • 3.9Pause or stop equipment in normal and abnormal circumstances according to workplace procedures

4 Shut down equipment to procedures

  • 4.1Shut down equipment according to equipment instructions and workplace procedures
  • 4.2Complete equipment clean-up and post-production adjustments according to equipment instructions and workplace procedures
  • 4.3Put guards, locks and notices in place to prevent inadvertent startup
  • 4.4Accurately complete workplace shutdown documentation

5 Anticipate and solve process control variances

  • 5.1Recognise existing or potential process control variances and their causes
  • 5.2Determine, prioritise and implement remedial and preventative actions based on identified issues and causes
  • 5.3Monitor process control variances and corrective actions taken until resolved
  • 5.4Accurately maintain records and logbooks

Performance evidence

  • produce cable and tape lay-up cables at least once to meet job specifications

Knowledge evidence

  • function and operating principles of lay-up, taping and armouring equipment, equipment components and ancillary equipment
  • lay-up and taping manufacturing processes
  • products, materials and material characteristics
  • behaviour of materials in relation to key process variables
  • behaviour of materials in relation to speed, temperature and tension
  • the criteria for overall process/equipment readiness for the process or equipment being used
  • impact of machine operating parameters on product quality and production output
  • cable properties and their interactions with process conditions
  • impact of variations in raw materials and equipment operation in relation to final product
  • typical quality standards required at each stage of production
  • key variables that may affect product quality and production output, including: - operating temperatures - operating speed pressure - time - tension - wind off speed - product integrity and general conformance to specification
  • typical and atypical process and product problems, including early warning signs, possible causes and corrective actions
  • organisational procedures relevant to the work environment or job role, including procedures for the emergency shutdown of equipment
  • hazards that may arise in the job or work environment, and: - their possible causes - potential consequences - appropriate risk controls

Foundation skills

  • Numeracy: Numeracy skills to interpret technical information and equipment readings.
  • Reading: Reading skills to interpret specifications and workplace procedures.
  • Writing and oral communication: Writing and oral communication skills to record and report on cable production operations.

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What does an assessment tool for PMBPROD303E need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PMBPROD303E needs to address all 49 unit components: 5 elements with 31 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 14 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 PMBPROD303E?

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