Peter Cations VERIFICATION OF COMPETENCY BROBO SAW

• VOC BROBO SAW

• Personnel being assessed

• All persons undertaking Verification of Competency shall be assessed by a person deemed to have suitable subject matter knowledge by either qualification or practical experience and nominated by the company General Manager.

• The nominated assessor shell ensure all Hazards - Safe Operation - Maintenance Cleaning Instruction are relayed to the person being assessed and that the knowledge assessment is recorded.
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HAZARDS

• MANUAL HANDLING - LOADING AND REMOVING WORK MATERIAL ON MACHINE

  Discussed

• STRIKING - METAL DUST, METAL CHIPS

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• CUTTING, STABBING - SAW BLADE, OFF CUT MATERIAL

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• BIOLOGICAL - CUTTING FLUID

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• HOUSE KEEPING - COOLANT, SWARF, MATERIAL LEFT ON SAW AND FLOOR

  Discussed

SAFE OPERATION

• ONLY EMPLOYEES PROPERLY INSTRUCTED ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE THE MACHINE

  Discussed

• DO NOT INHIBIT THE MOVEMENT OF GUARDS

  Discussed

• PRESSING THE "STOP" BUTTON STOPS THE MACHINE UNDER ANY CONDITION

  Discussed

• STOP THE MACHINE WHEN SETTING UP THE WORK MATERIAL

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• CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE BLADE, A BLUNT BLADE REQUIRES MORE PRESSURE WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS

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• ENSURE THAT LONG AND HEAVY WORK PIECES ARE PROPERLY SUPPORTED

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• ENSURE THAT ALL LOCKS ARE TIGHTENED BEFORE OPERATING

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• ENSURE THE WORK PIECE IS SECURELY HELD IN THE VICE

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• DO NOT CUT FREEHAND, DO NOT CROSS OVER HANDS WHEN CUTTING

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• DO NOT START THE MACHINE WITH THE WORKPIECE AGAINST THE BLADE

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• ALLOW THE MACHINE TO DEVELOP FULL SPEED BEFORE CUTTING

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• THE MAXIMUM CUT MUST NOT BE EXCEEDED

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• NEVER REACH OVER THE BLADE FOR ANY REASON

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• RETURN THE CUTTING HEAD COMPLETELY TO THE TOP OF THE SAW AFTER EACH CUT

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• DO NOT REMOVE HAND FROM THE OPERATING HANDLE UNLESS THE CUTTING HEAD IS COMPLETELY ABOVE THE WORKPIECE

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• EYE AND HEARING PROTECTION IS MANDATORY, OPERATORS MUST WEAR CLOSE FITTING CLOTHING, CONTAIN LONG HAIR AND BEARDS, REMOVE WATCHES AND JEWERLLY

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MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING

• THE LOCAL ISOLATOR MUST BE CLOSED, TAGGED AND LOCKED PRIOR TO ANY MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING WORK COMMENCING

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• STOP THE MACHINE TO CLEAR WORK MATERIAL, OFF CUTS AND SWARF FROM AROUND THE BLADE AND CUTTING AREA

  Discussed

• REFER TO LOCKOUT & MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE FOR WORKING ON PLANT & EQUIPMENT

  Discussed

KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

• (1) Does the feed rate affect the the quality of the cut and blade life ?

  Select Yes No

  • Yes
  • No

• (2) Why is the low speed setting used ?

  Select To compensate for hard or tough materials The speed does not matter hard or soft materials

  • To compensate for hard or tough materials
  • The speed does not matter hard or soft materials

• (3) Why is coolant required to be used ?

  Select To provide a lubricant and maintain the blade at a suitable operating temperature Does not matter

  • To provide a lubricant and maintain the blade at a suitable operating temperature
  • Does not matter

• (4) Why is it important to maintain a stead pressure during the cut ? Note* More than one correct answer

  Select To allow the blade to cut at the optimum rate To avoid the work hardening The cut pressure is not important

  • To allow the blade to cut at the optimum rate
  • To avoid the work hardening
  • The cut pressure is not important

• (5) Why is it important not to allow the machine to run idle in the upright position for more than 3 minutes ?

  Select Not a problem Damage can be caused to the gearbox because lack of load

  • Not a problem
  • Damage can be caused to the gearbox because lack of load

CONDUCT A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION

• The person has demonstrated their competency to operate the machine ?

  Competent

  Not yet Competent

VERIFICATION OF COMPETENCY

• Note* The person signing onto this Verification of Competency is acknowledging the safe operational requirements for the plant or equipment and accepts full responsibility for the their duty of care in accordance with the Vic OHS Regulations of 2007

• Name of the person who's Competency is being verified

• Signature of the person undertaking VOC

  Sign

• Name of the person conducting the VOC

  Select John Frattin Alan Nield John Easson Andrew Roberts Roland Frost Peter Cations Joseph Frattin

  • John Frattin
  • Alan Nield
  • John Easson
  • Andrew Roberts
  • Roland Frost
  • Peter Cations
  • Joseph Frattin

• Signature of the person conducting the VOC

  Sign

• Select date

  Date