FWPTMM3208Apply critical workplace processes in the manufacture of prefabricated timber building systems

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What an assessment for FWPTMM3208 must cover

38 assessable components: 5 elements (16 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 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 Apply workplace health and safety during the assembly operation

  • 1.1Obtain and review workplace health and safety requirements and emergency procedures for assembly operation and, where required, check with appropriate personnel
  • 1.2Use personal protective equipment and identify and report hazards, accidents, incidents or near misses throughout assembly operation according to workplace requirements and health and safety legislation to maintain safe work practices

2 Store and handle building materials for major sub-assemblies

  • 2.1Use the storage system provided for tools, equipment and building materials to enhance accessibility, protect material, and replenishment of commonly used resources
  • 2.2Ensure that large sub-assemblies and materials are positioned according to workplace procedures for ease of access and safety, enabling optimal use of floor space and production efficiency

3 Check the quality of building materials before assembly work begins

  • 3.1Obtain and review task-specific information including design and production documents to ensure that product quality and production schedules and targets are met and that materials used conform to building products
  • 3.2Access building materials from storage, check the suitability for the task, quantity, relevant product certification and quality and assemble as required to meet design specifications, standards, codes, certification and production schedule
  • 3.3Ensure partition walls, floor elements and other regulated components are certified for thermal, acoustic and fire properties according to the design, local codes and standards
  • 3.4Report any incorrect information and unsuitable and non-conforming building materials to appropriate personnel for repairing the defect, resolving its cause and preventing recurrence
  • 3.5Access sub-assemblies from storage and check incoming variations in work processes or in design and equipment specifications
  • 3.6Address or report incoming variations to the appropriate personnel
  • 3.7Follow workplace procedures to ensure that the work is of the required standard and completed on time

4 Check the quality of completed sub-assembly product and process

  • 4.1Complete and check the quality of the assembly work to ensure it meets design specifications
  • 4.2Identify and rectify safety risks associated with manual handling of completed sub-assembly or prefabricated timber building system before its release to the next workstation or its delivery for on-site installation
  • 4.3Document and report time, product variations and work processes to identify non-value-added activities, delays and inefficiencies and initiate process improvement

5 Assess waste materials for reuse or disposal

  • 5.1Sort and store waste materials from assembly work according to health and safety procedures
  • 5.2Prepare waste materials for reuse or disposal according to workplace procedures

Performance evidence

  • implemented workplace health and safety procedures and practices at the assembly workstation
  • demonstrated safe and efficient work practice for storing and handling building materials and sub-assemblies according to workplace procedures
  • reviewed design and production documents and understood assembly work requirements regarding quality, quantity and production schedules and targets
  • checked the quality of building materials and sub-assemblies from previous work against design specifications and certification requirements before commencing the assembly work
  • checked completed sub-assembly or prefabricated timber building system against specifications and safe manual handing before being released to the next workstation or delivered for on-site installation
  • documented and reported time and product variations, defects and work processes efficiently and according to workplace procedures.

Knowledge evidence

  • task-specific information and requirements contained in drawings, design specifications, production schedules, work method statements, risk assessments and manufacturer information
  • health and safety hazards or risks related to the assembly activity and as identified through risk assessments, manufacturer technical information, regulations and industry health and safety guides, including: - lifting and handling of large building materials and sub-assemblies, including the use of tools and handling equipment - methods of work - product storage
  • workplace health and safety procedures and practices related to the assembly activities, including: - emergency response procedure and responsibilities when involved with fires, spillages and injuries relating to occupational activities - accident reporting procedures and responsibilities - safe use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • efficient storage of building materials and replenishment systems in the off-site manufacture of prefabricated timber building systems
  • methods for efficient handling and positioning of large timber building sub-assemblies and materials at workstations along assembly lines
  • aspects of design specifications for a range of prefabricated timber building systems and their final application: - types, quantity, quality, sizes, suitability and sustainability of building materials including wood structural components and fixings; choice of materials and properties - services components including hydraulics, electrical or heating, ventilation and air conditioning - jurisdictional standards, codes and certifications for building materials, services, components and fixings in the location where prefabricated timber building systems are installed - regulated components, including partition walls and floor elements, and valid documentation for attesting compliance with thermal, acoustic and fire requirements - acceptable tolerances and continuity or discontinuity requirements for materials, insulation systems and services related to a range of prefabricated timber building systems; the importance for on-site installation and in-service life cycle
  • workstations or operations associated with a particular production line for prefabricated timber building systems; order of sequence or flow of sub-assembled products and information between process activities
  • bottleneck operations and causes for delays or inefficiencies, including product design variations and rework due to damage, material unavailability, poor quality, incorrect positioning in the sub-assembly area, design questions or errors
  • methods for and importance of reporting incorrect information, unsuitable building material resources, incoming defects and design variations
  • elements associated with manual handling hazards and risks of completed timber building systems, including: - cut metal edges - exposed screw tips and nails - abrasion of insulation materials resting on metal edges - pinch points in connections - surfaces that can retain rainwater
  • methods for sorting and storing waste materials.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Read a range of workplace documentation, including workplace health and safety plans, materials certification, design and production documents
  • Numeracy: Calculate quantity, length, volume, area and waste associated with the assembly of prefabricated timber building systems
  • Navigate the world of work: Take responsibility for decisions made to meet specifications and workplace requirements
  • Interact with others: Understand what to communicate, with whom and how in routine work situations
  • Get the work done: Take responsibility for planning and organising own workload

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