FWPSAW3239 — Assess and maintain wide band saw blades

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What an assessment for FWPSAW3239 must cover

73 assessable components: 4 elements (27 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 31 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 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 Prepare for maintenance

1.1Review work order to determine job requirements and, where required, seek clarification from appropriate personnel
1.2Review environmental protection procedures and workplace health and safety requirements, including the use of personal protective equipment, equipment lock-out and safe manual handling techniques
1.3Identify, assess and take actions to mitigate risks and hazards associated with maintaining wide band saw blades
1.4Identify and implement workplace procedures for minimising waste material and maximising energy efficiency
1.5Select appropriate tools and equipment, and check for operational effectiveness according to manufacturer recommendations
1.6Plan maintenance process according to work order and workplace requirements

2 Assess saw blade condition

2.1Remove wide band saw blade from machinery
2.2Handle saw blade to avoid damaging teeth
2.3Clean foreign material from blade surfaces
2.4Inspect saw blade to assess the condition of teeth, tips and saw blade
2.5Check and mark teeth or tips requiring repair or replacement
2.6Declare saw blades unserviceable where hazardous defects are found, or blade has become too narrow for use
2.7Segregate and dispose of unserviceable saw blades according to workplace procedures and environmental protection practices

3 Level, tension and back gauge saw blade

3.1Use a straight edge to identify lumps and ridges across and along saw blade on both sides of the blade
3.2Remove ridges or lumps progressively by levelling the saw blade with hammers, levelling attachments or stretcher rolls
3.3Control rolling patterns to induce the correct amount of tension into the saw blade
3.4Use a tension gauge of appropriate curvature to verify the saw blade has sufficient tension, and tension is correctly positioned across the blade and is evenly distributed along the length of the blade
3.5Use an accurate back-gauge to check back length, and roll nonconforming areas to adjust back length to workplace tolerance

4 Repair teeth and blade cracks

4.1Place saw blade in welding jig for heat application and welding activities
4.2Check amount of damaged tooth to be removed or crack to be repaired and mark weld line
4.3Remove metal to proposed line, prepare the edge for welding and clean burn marks
4.4Apply heat and pressure to prepare worn, broken or ground surface for metal build-up or replacement
4.5Build up or replace teeth or cracked area using material and processes that ensure specified metal penetration and density
4.6Use weld run-off tabs to limit stress and hollows at edges of the saw blade
4.7Grind or file teeth or cracks to required shape, tolerance and pitch
4.8Dispose of saws with irreparable teeth, tips or blades according to workplace procedures and environmental protection practices
4.9Identify routine processing and equipment faults, and resolve or report to appropriate personnel

Performance evidence

followed work order and relevant workplace health and safety and environmental protection procedures
removed and replaced saws from equipment
assessed saw condition
levelled, tensioned and measured the back-crown of the saw blade
repaired teeth and blade cracks
used welding processes and materials to produce:
weld beads that provide full penetration fusing together adjacent metal parts
welds free from any faults that would have the potential to weaken the strength and endurance capability of the weld deposit and weld zone

Knowledge evidence

purpose, features and operation of wide band saw blade for which repairs are completed
features and names of different parts of wide band saw blades
purpose, features and operation of tools and equipment used to repair and maintain wide band saw blades: hammers
purpose, features and operation of tools and equipment used to repair and maintain wide band saw blades: stretcher or tension rolls
purpose, features and operation of tools and equipment used to repair and maintain wide band saw blades: levelling rolls
purpose, features and operation of tools and equipment used to repair and maintain wide band saw blades: tension gauges and straight edges, back-gauges
purpose, features and operation of tools and equipment used to repair and maintain wide band saw blades: welding equipment and welding materials
importance of levelling and tensioning blades and applying curvature to match workplace requirements for: characteristics of various materials sawn
importance of levelling and tensioning blades and applying curvature to match workplace requirements for: speed of the sawing process
importance of levelling and tensioning blades and applying curvature to match workplace requirements for: direction of the sawing process
importance of levelling and tensioning blades and applying curvature to match workplace requirements for: saw blade specifications
methods for: removing saw blades from band saws
methods for: assessing saw blade condition
methods for: levelling and tensioning blades to specified requirements
methods for: assessing curvature
methods for: welding to build up and replace teeth
methods for: grinding and filing rebuilt or replaced teeth to required shape, tolerance and pitch
basic knowledge of physics of sawing: saw blade material and properties
basic knowledge of physics of sawing: impact of timber properties on saw blades
basic knowledge of physics of sawing: direction of cut
basic knowledge of physics of sawing: forces on a blade
basic knowledge of physics of sawing: heat removal
basic knowledge of physics of sawing: sawtooth configuration
characteristics of metal used in wide band saw blades, and range of forces which can be applied without damaging blades
types of risk and hazards and mitigation measures associated with maintaining wide band saw blades
workplace procedures specific to maintaining wide band saw blades: workplace health and safety, with particular emphasis on equipment lock-out, use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe manual handling techniques
workplace procedures specific to maintaining wide band saw blades: communication reporting lines
workplace procedures specific to maintaining wide band saw blades: recording and reporting of processing and equipment faults
environmental protection practices for repairing and maintaining tools and equipment in sawmills: reducing water and energy use
environmental protection practices for repairing and maintaining tools and equipment in sawmills: cleaning plant, tools and equipment
environmental protection practices for repairing and maintaining tools and equipment in sawmills: disposing of, recycling and reusing materials

Foundation skills

Reading: Extracts essential information from operational manuals to determine safe operating procedures for equipment
Writing: Prepares routine written reports using the required format, language and structure
Oral communication: Employs active listening and questioning to clarify content of work orders
Numeracy: Uses a gauge to measure results of hammering and/or rolling the blade
Navigate the world of work: Understands main tasks, responsibilities and boundaries of own role
Interact with others: Uses modes of communication suitable to purpose to confirm and clarify understanding
Get the work done: Recognises and responds to routine problems

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