Description
Wood treaters apply treatments to wood to make it resistant to environmental factors like mould, cold, moisture, or staining. Treatments may also contribute to the colour of the wood. Wood treaters may use chemicals, heat, gasses, UV light, or a combination of these to treat wood.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
stack timberset up the controller of a machinemeet contract specificationstreat woodmix chemicalswear appropriate protective gearrecord wood treatment informationmanipulate woodclean wood surfacesupply machinemove treated woodwork safely with chemicalsoperate grapplerdye woodoperate hoistsmonitor stock levelprepare wood production reportsidentify hazards in the workplacedispose of hazardous wasterecord production data for quality controlmanage timber stocksclean equipmentwork as a team in a hazardous environmentperform machine maintenancereport defective manufacturing materialsinspect quality of productscheck quality of raw materialsstain woodkeep records of work progressoperate forkliftmeasure parts of manufactured productsdry woodacclimatise timber