Part of Communication (Levels 1 and 2)Engineering
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Speaker 1: Hello, toolroom. OK, yup. OK, thank you.
Could you go across the road please, and have a look at the turret press? There鈥檚 a problem.
Speaker 2: Is it a mechanical or electrical fault?
Speaker 1: I think it鈥檚 a mechanical problem.
Can you see Connor, the press operator?
Speaker 2: Yeah, can do.
Speaker 1: Thank you.
Interviewer: Will, how are you going to find out what鈥檚 wrong with the machine?
Speaker 2: I鈥檓 going to ask Connor some questions, to find out what the fault is.
Speaker 2: (TO OTHER PEOPLE) Hello Connor, I鈥檝e been told there鈥檚 a mechanical problem.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think so.
Speaker 2: What was you doing at the time?
Speaker 3: We were punching a set of parts and it just stopped.
Speaker 2: Have you checked if there鈥檚 anything in the way of the punch?
Speaker 3: There鈥檚 nothing anywhere near the punch, so there鈥檚 no danger of that.
Speaker 2: Is there an error message on the display?
Speaker 3: Yeah, it鈥檚 number '2073 Safety Stop'.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it鈥檚 saying there鈥檚 something in the way of the punch.
I can get this sorted in about 15 minutes.
Speaker 3: Ok, that鈥檚 great.
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Interviewer: Will, what are you looking at?
Speaker 1: This is the manual for the turret press machine.
It's stopped working so we鈥檙e trying to find out how to get it working safely.
The manual has very technical language.
I鈥檓 reading it carefully to understand exactly how to do it safely.
These headings have words with specific meanings.
This one, 'Interference', is just a person or a thing getting in the way.
So here are the two types of interference.
This one, the 'Punch', is the top part of the press and it punches a hole into the metal.
And the 'Workholder' holds the work in place under the punch.
I鈥檓 visually checking to see if there鈥檚 anything stuck in the machine.
But by the looks of it there鈥檚 nothing stuck, so there鈥檚 no interference.
So the machine should be safe to start again.
(MACHINE SOUNDS)
Speaker 1: (TO OTHER PERSON) Well, that looks like it鈥檚 working alright.
I鈥檒l leave you to it alright?
Speaker 2: OK, thanks, see you later.
Speaker: Earlier I was called to the turret press machine because there was a problem.
I鈥檓 just writing down on a form explaining how I fixed it, and how many hours I鈥檝e done.
You do have to write a detailed description and write down any recommendations.
The 'Details of Repair' section is where I have to collect all the information together.
I鈥檝e organised it into a series of subheadings so it鈥檚 clear what each section is about.
Firstly, I鈥檓 going to describe the condition of the machine.
I鈥檒l call that section, 鈥榃hat was the machine condition?'.
Then I鈥檒l write a list of actions I鈥檝e taken.
That makes the sequence of steps I took absolutely clear.
At the end I can put ideas I have to address the fault in the future.
I鈥檒l call the subheading, 鈥楻ecommendation鈥.
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Reading headings and specialist words to find information in a text
Using complex sentences and responding to detailed questions
Reading reference materials and using relevant detail in writing
Looking for the main points in a text and writing in detail