MSFFF2013 - Maintain spray equipment and booth

Unit code: MSFFF2013 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
24
Location
Sunshine
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to strip, clean, restore and service spray equipment and booths.Workers with this competency undertake entry-level work under supervision in the furnishing industry.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & 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:

  • disassemble, maintain and re-assemble at least 2 of the following spray systems:
  • computerised spray system
  • electrostatic spray gun
  • powder-coating spray gun
  • air compressor, including its hoses and dryers
  • conventional suction-fed spray gun
  • conventional gravity-fed spray gun
  • pressure pot system
  • airless spray system
  • maintain a booth and booth services on at least 2 occasions, from either of the following types of booth:
  • dry filter bath
  • purpose-designed, positive-pressure, down-draft water booth.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • spray system equipment and procedures
  • maintenance requirements for spray booth services, including:
  • ventilation
  • lighting
  • water
  • electrical reticulation
  • paint lines
  • consumables storage areas
  • types of cleaning solvents and agents and their characteristics
  • material safety management systems
  • sources of work information, including:
  • workplace procedures relating to the use of tools and equipment
  • work instructions
  • workplace procedures relating to reporting and communication
  • manufacturer specifications and operational procedures
  • common types of materials used in maintaining spray equipment and booths, including:
  • water
  • solvents and other cleaning compounds and chemicals
  • rags
  • steel wool
  • brushes
  • hoses
  • brooms
  • squeegees
  • common types of tools used in maintaining spray equipment and booths, including:
  • liquid containers
  • feeding systems
  • spray guns
  • scrapers (non-ferrous) screwdrivers
  • shifting spanners
  • spanners
  • work health and safety requirements, including personal protective equipment (PPE).

Required reading

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

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology
MSF30322 | Certificate iii | Duration:

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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