Erect & Brace Timber & Steel Roof TrussesINTRODUCTION: Welcome to the Erect & Brace Timber & Steel Roof Trusses course. This course only includes a challenge assessment designed to assess your knowledge and skills required to demonstrate competence in planning, preparing, setting out, erecting, aligning, fixing and bracing timber and steel roof trusses in accordance with work instructions, truss layout plans, workplace procedures, safety requirements, material requirements, relevant

INTRODUCTION:

Welcome to the Erect & Brace Timber & Steel Roof Trusses course. This course only includes a challenge assessment designed to assess your knowledge and skills required to demonstrate competence in planning, preparing, setting out, erecting, aligning, fixing and bracing timber and steel roof trusses in accordance with work instructions, truss layout plans, workplace procedures, safety requirements, material requirements, relevant standards and quality expectations.

Erecting and bracing timber and steel roof trusses involves interpreting job requirements, preparing the work area, selecting suitable tools, equipment, materials and personal protective equipment, identifying hazards, applying risk controls and carrying out accurate set-out, lifting, positioning, fixing and bracing work. In real workplace practice, this skill area is important because roof trusses must be erected safely, sequenced correctly, aligned accurately, adequately restrained and braced to support structural integrity and meet required construction specifications.

The course assessment focuses on your ability to plan, prepare and sequence timber and steel roof truss erection; apply NCC, Australian Standards, NASH Standards, WHS, environmental, legislative, workplace, drawing and manufacturer requirements; select, check and use tools, equipment and PPE; inspect the site, locate services, control hazards and apply signage and barricades; identify, calculate, handle, prepare, position, lift and stack truss materials, fasteners and steel brackets; set out truss locations on top plates; erect, plumb, sequence, align and fix trusses to set-out positions and apex alignment; install bottom chords, lateral support, trimming, creeper trusses and associated elements; construct and fix temporary and permanent bracing to AS 4440 and NASH Standards; install lateral restraints, bracing connections, internal wall bracing connections and wind-load tie-downs; and complete quality checks, clean-up, waste disposal, materials handling and tool storage.

By successfully completing this course assessment, you will have demonstrated that you can erect and brace timber and steel roof trusses by preparing and sequencing work, applying required standards and workplace requirements, managing tools, equipment, materials and safety controls, accurately setting out, lifting, positioning, aligning, fixing and bracing trusses, installing required restraints and tie-downs, checking work quality and completing final clean-up, waste disposal and storage activities in accordance with workplace expectations.

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS ASSESSMENT:

This course assessment is based on the following topics:

1.    Planning, preparing, sequencing and interpreting work instructions for timber and steel roof truss erection.

2.    Applying NCC, Australian Standards, NASH Standards, WHS, environmental, legislative, workplace, drawing and manufacturer requirements.

3.    Selecting, checking, maintaining and reporting faults in tools and equipment used for roof truss erection.

4.    Selecting and using personal protective equipment for each stage of roof truss erection work.

5.    Inspecting the worksite, locating services, identifying hazards, applying risk controls, signage and barricades.

6.    Identifying roof truss materials from the truss layout plan, including fasteners and steel brackets.

7.    Calculating, safely handling, preparing and positioning roof truss materials ready for use.

8.    Setting out roof truss locations on top plates according to the truss layout plan.

9.    Managing lifting, handling and stacking of roof trusses and associated materials on wall frames.

10. Erecting, plumbing, sequencing, aligning and fixing roof trusses to set-out positions and apex alignment.

11. Installing bottom chords at constant height and providing lateral support for internal walls.

12. Fixing ceiling trimming, creeper trusses, roof truss components and associated construction elements.

13. Constructing and fixing temporary and permanent roof bracing in accordance with AS 4440 and NASH Standards.

14. Installing lateral restraints, roof bracing connections, internal wall bracing connections and wind-load tie-downs.

15. Completing timber and steel roof truss erection, quality checks, clean-up, waste disposal, materials handling and tool storage requirements.

ABOUT THIS ASSESSMENT-ONLY COURSE:

This Assessment-Only course is designed for experienced professionals who already have a solid understanding of this subject area and simply wish to verify and document their existing knowledge. Instead of working through learning resources, you will go straight to a quiz that assesses your current competency in this field.

ASSESSMENT FORMAT & SUBMISSION ATTEMPTS:

This course assessment consists of a 20-question multiple-choice & true-or-false quiz with unlimited submission attempts during your enrolment period.

ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME & VALIDITY:

The typical time to complete this assessment is approximately 10-15 minutes. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months from the date of purchase.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon successful completion of this course assessment, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.