Set up and operate machinery, tools and equipment

This standard covers the skills and knowledge required to set up and operate machinery, tools and equipment used to produce furniture. It

1. comply with health and safety requirements and procedures at all

   times

   2. obtain specifications and requirements following standard

   operating procedures

   3. obtain equipment and materials required to carry out the job

   following standard operating procedures

   4. check equipment is set up correctly, calibrated and in good

   working order following standard operating procedures and any

   manufacturer's instructions

   5. check guarding of machines is in place before using

   6. operate and monitor machinery, tools and equipment following

   company procedures, manufacturers' instructions and codes of

   practice

   7. check quality of finished products following company procedures,

   manufacturers' instructions and codes of practice

1. relevant health and safety responsibilities

   2. meaning of terms used in specifications

   3. how to check equipment is set up and is in good working order

   4. your responsibilities in relation to operating machinery

   5. machinery, tools and equipment used

   6. how to prepare and set up machinery, tools and equipment

   7. how to operate and monitor machinery, tools and equipment and

   quality of the finished product

   8. standard operating procedures and manufacturers' instructions

   and codes of practice for the machinery, tools and equipment

   used

   9. limits of the machinery used

   10. permissible uses of machinery used

   11. personal protective equipment you must wear and why

   12. maintenance requirements of machinery, tools and equipment

   used

   13. guides, guards and brakes fitted to machinery and how to adjust

   these