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Decorate glass products by applying additional material

URN: GQAGP12
Business Sectors (Suites): Glass Processing
Developed by: GQA
Approved on: 2020

Overview

This standard covers the skills and knowledge required to decorate glass products by applying additional materials and includes processes such as painting (by spray and by hand), screen printing and bonding. It covers decorating the glass product and then finishing the decoration with the appropriate processes, which could include polishing, grinding, cleaning and firing.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. comply with health and safety requirements and procedures at all times
  2. confirm methods and materials required to meet specifications
  3. position glass products for decorating following standard operating procedures
  4. apply additional material to meet specifications
  5. confirm decorated glass products are ready for any further work following standard operating procedures
  6. finish decoration of the glass products to meet specifications
  7. prepare glass products for further work following standard operating procedures
  8. store glass products following standard operating procedures
  9. identify any problems and deal with them following standard operating procedures
  10. record information in the appropriate information systems

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. relevant health and safety responsibilities and obligations
  2. relevant health and safety procedures that need to be followed
  3. methods for decorating glass products by applying additional material
  4. type, quantity and quality of materials used in different decorating processes
  5. how to position glass products
  6. types of work that follows the decoration of glass products
  7. how to finish different glass products after decoration by applying material
  8. recommended schedules for controlling the condition of glass products
  9. where to store glass products after decoration and finishing
  10. how finished decorated products are identified
  11. the type of problems that could occur and the standard operating procedures for dealing with them
  12. information systems used
  13. why it is important to use the information systems

Scope/range

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

2025

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Proskills

Original URN

PROGP12

Relevant Occupations

Glass and Ceramic Maker Decorator Finisher

SOC Code

5441

Keywords

Glass Processing; decorator; unit maker; operator; packing; blower; cutter; painter; processor; cold end; craft; laminated; screen; warehousing