NZQA registered unit standard
4814 version 6
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Title
Hand assemble components within a manufacturing environment
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for people who are currently working in
manufacturing assembly which is essentially manual in nature,
and is applicable over a wide range of contexts and/or
worksites.
People credited with this unit standard are able to hand
assemble components within a manufacturing environment.
Classification
Manufacturing Skills > Manufacturing Processes
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
References
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992; Resource Management Act 1991; Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 and any subsequent amendments.
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Definitions
Hand assemble – the ability to hand assemble a limited number of components,
specified in job sheets, in a manufacturing environment. It involves minimal use of
jigs, fixtures, and tools.
Industry practice – safe and sound trade practices generally accepted by competent
persons within the manufacturing industry.
Worksite procedures – documents that include: worksite rules, codes, and practices;
equipment operating instructions; documented quality management systems; and
health and safety requirements.
3
Assessment information
– All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented
worksite safety procedures (where these exceed the codes) for personal, product,
and worksite safety), and must also meet the obligations required under current
legislation.
– Competence is to be demonstrated on three occasions of hand assembling
components within a manufacturing environment.
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Range
Components may include but are not limited to – wiring, plastic parts, metal parts,
rubber parts;
assembly may include but is not limited to – connecting hoses, fitting switches,
taping, wiring, plugging wiring onto equipment, fitting seals.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
4814 version 6
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Hand assemble components within a manufacturing environment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Process method and quality requirements are verified against job specifications
and are in accordance with worksite procedures.
1.2
Materials required are verified to meet task requirements and specifications.
1.3
Assembly sequence conforms to job specification and is in accordance with
industry practice.
1.4
Where required, fastenings used conform to job specification and are installed
in accordance with industry practice.
1.5
Assembly is checked for conformity with quality standards.
1.6
Non-conforming product is sorted and processed in accordance with worksite
procedures.
1.7
Non-conforming product is handled and stored in accordance with worksite
procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – placed on hold, reworked,
disposed of.
1.8
Where packaging is required, it is carried out without damage to components in
accordance with worksite procedures.
1.9
Recording and/or reporting is carried out in accordance with worksite
procedures.
Range
1.10
may include but is not limited to – hard copy and/or electronic
recording and/or reporting.
Product, production, and equipment terminology is used in accordance with
industry practice.
Planned review date
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
31 December 2015
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NZQA registered unit standard
4814 version 6
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 June 1995
31 December 2012
Revision
2
14 April 1997
31 December 2012
Revision
3
5 January 1999
31 December 2012
Review
4
26 July 2005
31 December 2012
Revision
5
24 August 2007
31 December 2014
Review
6
18 March 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0013
This AMAP 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, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, 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.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016