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Title
Polish a hard floor with a high speed polisher
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
3
This unit standard is for people entering the cleaning industry.
People credited with this standard are able to polish a hard
floor with a high speed polisher.
Classification
Cleaning and Caretaking > Cleaning Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Competence demonstrated during assessment against this standard must comply
with the requirements of:
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991.
2
Equipment and cleaning agents must be used according to manufacturer's
recommendations.
3
Definitions
Dustrol may also be called a static mop or dust mop. While the technical applications
vary between each of these, the principles are the same. The purpose is to remove
dust from the floor without creating dust showers.
Industry best practice refers to any enterprise and/or establishment requirements,
practices, policy, procedures, methods and protocols which are in accordance with
applicable legislation, regulations and New Zealand Standards.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Polish a hard floor with a high speed polisher.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Selected equipment is clean and in working condition.
Range
Careerforce
SSB Code 101814
high speed polisher, buffing pad, dustrol, brush, dust pan.
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1.2
Selected equipment is safety checked and non-operational and/or damaged
equipment is reported in accordance with industry best practice.
1.3
Warning signs are displayed in accordance with industry best practice.
at least one of – signs, barriers, cordons.
Range
1.4
Area is checked and made ready for polishing by the removal of loose soil and
dust.
1.5
High speed polisher is used effectively to complete the task.
Range
straight-line is maintained during operation; continuous movement;
care taken at corners, obstructions, and in proximity to objects.
1.6
Task is completed without damage to furnishings, fittings, or fixtures in the area.
1.7
Equipment is cleaned, checked and stored in accordance with industry best
practice.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 April 2000
31 December 2014
Revision
2
8 February 2001
31 December 2014
Review
3
27 February 2006
31 December 2014
Review
4
18 October 2012
31 December 2017
Review
5
17 July 2014
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0004
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Careerforce
SSB Code 101814
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Careerforce
SSB Code 101814
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