Skills Proficiency awards in Basic Fabrication ... - City & Guilds

1.28 Examine a range of thread types and mechanical fastening devices.
1.29 Select, use, clean and store spanners and torque wrenches.
1.30 Calculate allowances for and form self secured sheet metal joints.
1.31 Select, use, clean and store soft soldering equipment and consumables.
Soldering: sheet metal lap joints, pipe joints, electrical wiring terminations
1.32 Weld simple butt joints using oxy-acetylene welding equipment (leftward
technique only).
1.33 Weld simple butt joints using manual metal arc welding equipment.
1.34 Use manual oxy-fuel gas cutting equipment to cut low carbon steel.
Underpinning knowledge
Oral questioning should be used to provide evidence of the candidate’s knowledge of:
Health and Safety
1.1 Human and environmental conditions leading to accidents in the workplace and
the means of controlling them.
Conditions: human causes of accidents (ie carelessness; improper behaviour
and dress, lack of training, supervision and experience, fatigue, drug taking
and drinking), environmental causes of accidents (ie unguarded or faulty
machinery and tools, inadequate ventilation, untidy, dirty, overcrowded or
badly-lit work places)
1.2 Protective clothing and equipment suitable for given situations.
Protective clothing and equipment: overalls, footwear, snood/cap, helmets,
aprons, eye and face protection, ear defenders, dust masks, gloves, special
equipment eg respirators
1.3 Dangerous items of clothing.
Dangerous clothing: ties, long sleeves, torn clothing, and long hair near
moving parts of machinery
1.4 Protective equipment for non- portable powered machinery.
Protective equipment: machine guards, screens, fences, warning notices,
stop buttons/isolation devices
1.5 Safe working practices to be observed when carrying out manual
handling operations.
Safe practices: correct posture when lifting and carrying, use of crowbars,
levers and rollers
Skills Proficiency awards in Basic Fabrication, Welding and Pipework
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