FWPSAW3242 — Treat timber

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What an assessment for FWPSAW3242 must cover

41 assessable components: 3 elements (19 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 11 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 treating timber

1.1Review work order to determine job requirements and, where required, seek clarification from appropriate personnel
1.2Review workplace health and safety procedures, 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 treating timber
1.4Identify workplace environmental protection procedures for minimising and disposing of waste material, cleaning tools and equipment, and maximising energy efficiency
1.5Obtain chemicals and type and quantity of timber for treatment from storage
1.6Plan treating cycles according to work order

2 Use equipment to treat timber

2.1Complete pre-start-up equipment checks to ensure operational effectiveness
2.2Identify water requirements and check to ensure treatment process requirements are met
2.3Test moisture content of timber according to workplace procedures
2.4Check, adjust and maintain strength and volume of preservative solution at specified strength and volume
2.5Bring treating plant to full operating condition, and regularly check operating parameters to ensure optimum output
2.6Load timber into treatment vessel and complete treatment cycles
2.7Brand treated timber in line with organisational procedures
2.8Safely handle treated timber and transfer to the storage area
2.9Record outcomes of timber treatment process, and report to appropriate personnel

3 Complete operator maintenance

3.1Lock out equipment according to workplace safety procedures
3.2Conduct basic routine checks and maintenance of treatment equipment according to manufacturer specifications
3.3Store chemicals according to workplace safety procedures, and report on stock levels
3.4Record faults or incidents related to treatment equipment and chemical use and storage, and report to appropriate personnel

Performance evidence

completed the chemical treatment process according to an individual work order for one of the following timber types: • timber from native species • timber from imported species • dressed timber • stress and non-stress graded timber • in-the-rough timber • sleepers • logs, rounded poles • beams, laminated beams
during the treatment process, checked, adjusted and maintained the strength and volume for one of the following types of preservative solutions: • water-borne solutions • oil-based solutions • solvent-based solutions
during the treatment process, complied with: • workplace health and safety requirements for chemically treating timber • environmental protection procedures for chemically treating timber
at the completion of the treatment process, completed each of the following three tasks: • conducted routine operator equipment maintenance • safely stored chemicals • reported on stock levels

Knowledge evidence

purpose of treating timber
characteristics of timber types, effects of the treatment process and appropriate range of temperatures
properties, at a basic level of understanding, of the following water-borne, oil-based and solvent-based chemicals used to treat timber, and their purpose: • creosote and modified creosote-based • copper chrome arsenate (CCA) salts • compounds of boron and fluoride salts • alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ) • light organic solvent-borne preservative (LOSP) • micronised copper azole (MCA or Tanalith E)
risks and hazards associated with handling and using chemicals, and methods used to minimise these
safety sign and symbols related to chemical use in the workplace
typical workflow processes and techniques for chemically treating timber: • full cell • modified cell • empty cell • immersion • rueping • double vacuum • dip diffusion • vat and sprays
methods used to brand treated timber and range of industry and organisation markings: • burning • hammer impressions • ink • tags
purpose, features and operation of equipment used to treat timber chemically: • treatment cylinders • working tanks • mix tanks • concentrate storage tanks • effluent tanks • vacuum pump and seals
storage layout and categories for: • raw materials • storing finished timber • chemicals and preservative solutions
environmental protection practices for chemically treating timber: • disposing of hazardous substances • reducing water and energy use • water management strategies • cleaning plant, tools and equipment
workplace procedures for chemically treating timber: • workplace health and safety, with particular emphasis on equipment lock-out, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), safety data sheets, handling, transporting and storing chemicals and hazardous substances, and responding to chemical-related incidents • communication reporting lines • recording and reporting chemical stock levels, processes and equipment faults

Foundation skills

Reading: Extracts essential information from safety data sheets, or equivalent plain English information on safe use, handling, transport and disposal of timber treatment chemicals
Writing: Accurately completes basic workplace forms and records for chemical stock levels, processes and equipment faults
Oral communication: Employs active listening and questioning to clarify the content of work orders
Numeracy: Performs basic mathematical calculations to determine routine solution strengths and retention rates for preservative solutions • Completes basic measurements of moisture content in timber • Identifies quantities of required timber within work orders, and counts numbers for treatment
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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