CPCCST3004Dress stone manually

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What an assessment for CPCCST3004 must cover

44 assessable components: 4 elements (16 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 27 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

  • 1.1Read, interpret and apply requirements to dress stone manually from job requirements, specifications, standards and codes.
  • 1.2Follow requirements in workplace safety and environmental documentation and workplace.
  • 1.3Determine job priorities and sequence job tasks in consultation with others on site.
  • 1.4Identify potential hazards and determine and implement control measures.
  • 1.5Select and check condition of equipment and report damage or faults to appropriate person.
  • 1.6Check conformity of materials against the job requirements.

2 Select stone

  • 2.1Select, fit correctly and use personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriate for job.
  • 2.2Check stone type, colour, natural inclusions and defects.
  • 2.3Select stone size and mark measurements to produce final design.

3 Dress stone

  • 3.1Mark out stone in a manner appropriate to specified size and at each stage of dressing.
  • 3.2Dress rough blocks to establish an oversized stone appropriate to job specification.
  • 3.3Dress sphere and cylindrical surfaces to job specifications.
  • 3.4Finish, clean and brush stone surfaces using non-corrosive methods.

4 Clean up

  • 4.1Clear the work area, and dispose of, reuse or recycle materials following workplace and environmental requirements.
  • 4.2Clean tools and equipment, check for serviceability and report damage or faults.
  • 4.3Store and secure tools and equipment following workplace procedures.

Performance evidence

  • To demonstrate competency in this unit, a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by square dressing the face of one 300 mm soft stone and one 300 mm hard stone using manual techniques/processes. In doing this, the candidate must produce two different finishes selected from the following: chisel, sparrow peck, convict punch, rock face, boasted.

Knowledge evidence

  • measuring and marking techniques related to dressing stone
  • types of natural and manufactured stone and their characteristics:
  • basalt (blue stone)
  • granite
  • limestone
  • locally available stone
  • porphyry
  • sandstone
  • slate
  • processes and techniques for manually dressing stone:
  • axing
  • chiselling
  • drilling
  • hand sawing
  • pitching
  • punching
  • splitting
  • terminology relating to dressing stone
  • functional and operational features of plant, equipment and hand and power tools
  • workplace procedures and workplace safety requirements:
  • job safety and environmental analysis (JSEA)
  • exposure to silica dust
  • hazardous manual tasks
  • exposure to loud noise
  • stonemasonry regulations, standards and codes
  • Mohs scale of mineral hardness
  • environmental requirements for workplace processes and waste disposal.

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What does an assessment tool for CPCCST3004 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPCCST3004 needs to address all 44 unit components: 4 elements with 16 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 27 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 CPCCST3004?

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