CPCCPD3021 — Prepare existing coated surface for painting

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What an assessment for CPCCPD3021 must cover

69 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 19 performance evidence and 36 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 Plan and prepare

1.1Review work instructions to prepare surfaces for painting.
1.2Plan all work to meet relevant requirements of Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), Commonwealth and state or territory legislation, environmental plans and obligations, manufacturers’ specifications, and workplace requirements.
1.3Select and fit personal protective equipment (PPE) as required for each task.
1.4Inspect work site, assess hazards and apply risk controls, including required signage and barricades.
1.5Select tools and equipment, check for serviceability and rectify/report any faults.

2 Prepare previously coated surfaces

2.1Determine and test condition and nature of existing substrate and surface material by performing adhesion test.
2.2Select surface preparation method in accordance with environmental, finish and substrate requirements.
2.3Prepare surfaces by removing unwanted coatings and loose debris.
2.4Repair surface defects, apply suitable primer, stop, fill and sand imperfections to smooth finish ready for painting.

3 Clean up

3.1Clean up, meeting all legislative and workplace requirements for safety, waste disposal, materials handling and protection of the environment.
3.2Clear work area, reuse or recycle materials and place waste and unwanted materials into job waste bins or rubbish stockpile.
3.3Check and maintain tools and equipment and clean with appropriate solvents.
3.4Dispose of paint waste and of water and solvents used in cleaning tools and equipment in an environmentally sustainable manner.
3.5Store tools, equipment and sealed unused materials to avoid spontaneous ignition.

Performance evidence

an external timber surface to a minimum of two square metres
two internal surfaces
one plaster to a minimum of two square metres
one timber to a minimum of two square metres
a metal surface to a minimum of two lineal metres
a masonry surface to a minimum of two square metres
chemical strippers
drop sheets
duster brushes
filling knives and blades
hammers
hand sanders
heat removal equipment
mechanical sanders
nail punches
scrapers
water blasters
wire brushes
All work must be performed to the standard required in the workplace and must meet the requirements of Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), Commonwealth and state or territory legislation, manufacturers’ specifications, and environmental plans and obligations.

Knowledge evidence

safety requirements relevant to preparing existing coated surface for painting
environmental requirements relevant to preparing existing coated surface for painting
corrosion processes and techniques for the protection of metals relevant to preparing existing coated surface for painting
hazards and risk reduction procedures associated with lead, asbestos, solvents, chemicals, silica and dust
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: dust
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: films of grease
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: mild chalking
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: mild efflorescence
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: mould
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: paint films that are: blistering
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: paint films that are: corrosion
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: paint films that are: flaking
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: paint films that are: peeling
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: paint films that are: cracking
techniques for removing substrate and surface contaminates: paint films that are: smoke damage
prevention and/or rectification procedures for surface coating defects
procedures, products and techniques associated with preparation of existing surfaces: chemical stripping
procedures, products and techniques associated with preparation of existing surfaces: grinding
procedures, products and techniques associated with preparation of existing surfaces: sanding (mechanical and hand)
procedures, products and techniques associated with preparation of existing surfaces: scraping
procedures, products and techniques associated with preparation of existing surfaces: use of heat guns
procedures, products and techniques associated with preparation of existing surfaces: washing down
procedures, products and techniques associated with preparation of existing surfaces: water blasting
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: drop sheets
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: duster brushes
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: filling knives and blades
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: hammers
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: hand sanders
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: heat removal equipment
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: mechanical sanders
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: nail punches
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: scrapers
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: water blasters
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment: wire brushes
adhesion testing and remedial actions
quality requirements relevant to preparing existing coated surface for painting

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What does an assessment tool for CPCCPD3021 need to cover?

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