MEM18002B - Use power tools/hand held operations

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Unit code: MEM18002B | Study level: TAFE
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Overview

This unit covers using a range of hand held power tools and
fixed power tools for hand held operations for a variety of
general engineering applications.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

  • reading and following information on standard operating procedures;
  • following verbal instructions;
  • selecting power tools appropriate to the task;
  • using power tools safely;
  • using clamping/securing devices;
  • identifying power tool defects;
  • maintaining power tools using appropriate techniques;
  • sharpening tools/tool bits within the scope of this unit, and;
  • storing power tools according to manufacturers'/ standard operating procedures.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • application of different power tools;
  • clamping/securing methods;
  • adjustments/alignments to a range of power tools;
  • common faults and/or defects in power tools;
  • procedures for marking unsafe or faulty power tools for repair;
  • routine maintenance requirements of a range of power tools;
  • tool sharpening techniques for a range of power tools;
  • storage location and procedures of a range of power tools;
  • hazards/control measures associated with power tools;
  • use and application of personal protective equipment, and;
  • safe work practices and procedures.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.

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