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Title
Print single colour work on a sheet-fed registering offset press
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of factors affecting printing standards; print single
colour sheet-fed offset work in both black and coloured ink
including halftones; maintain the operation of the feeder
system; maintain operation of the printing unit ensuring the
quality of the printed product meets the job requirements;
monitor operation of the delivery section; check job is complete
before wash up; and undertake post-press tasks.
Classification
Printing > Printing - Sheet-Fed
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Prerequisite: Unit 3711, Make ready a sheet-fed registering
offset printing press for single colour work, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
All workplace practices must meet any applicable and recognised codes of practice,
and documented workplace health, safety, and environmental procedures for
personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters, and the
obligations required under current law including the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments.
2
Workplace practices refer to the documented procedures for the machine and/or
workplace.
3
Jobs undertaken for this unit standard must include work for a minimum sheet size of
A3 and must include halftones.
4
Candidates undertaking this unit standard must provide evidence of normal colour
vision. Further information on PrintNZ Training’s policy for colour vision can be
obtained from PrintNZ Training, PO Box 31131, Lower Hutt 5040.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
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Demonstrate knowledge of factors affecting printing standards.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Characteristics of an acceptable print are listed.
Range
1.2
Factors which affect the print quality are listed.
Range
1.3
colour consistency and registration maintained, correct position,
correct substrate, standard maintained to approved sample.
customer’s requirements, speed of the press, width or thickness of
the substrate, general condition of the press.
Factors which affect the printing speed for the job are listed.
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quality requirements, ink being used, substrate being used,
register requirements, press condition.
Outcome 2
Print single colour sheet-fed offset work in both black and coloured ink including halftones.
Range
minimum sheet size A3.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Press start up and shut down procedures are followed during the print run in
accordance with machine operating manual, workplace practices and
Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
2.2
Potential hazards for the equipment being used are identified and reported in
accordance with workplace practices.
2.3
Single colour work is printed to meet the specifications of the job documentation
and ensuring that production standards and quality are maintained throughout
the run.
Outcome 3
Maintain the operation of the feeder system.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The feeder stack is monitored ensuring that continuous feeding to the head and
side lays is achieved.
3.2
Substrate is added to the feeder to provide a continuous supply.
3.3
The sheet pick-up and transport system is monitored and adjusted as required
ensuring continuous operation.
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Range
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check for – feeder head and/or sucker bar, sheet separation, sheet
detectors, anti-static devices, feedboard grippers or suction, pile
height.
Side lay and head lays are monitored and transfer gripper system is adjusted as
required to ensure registration is maintained.
Range
check for – sheet detection devices, lay positioning.
Outcome 4
Maintain operation of the printing unit ensuring the quality of the printed product meets the
job requirements.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The plate and plate cylinder are monitored and adjusted.
Range
4.2
The blanket and blanket cylinder are monitored and adjusted.
Range
4.3
cylinder and bearers, specialist finishing processes.
Control of ink colour, condition and inking system are monitored and
maintained.
Range
4.5
blanket condition, blanket cylinder and bearers.
The impression cylinder is monitored and adjusted.
Range
4.4
plate and plate cylinder; plate or image position.
ink density, mixing, matching, ink additives, transfer of ink to plate.
The damping system is monitored and adjusted.
Range
fountain level, dampening settings.
Outcome 5
Monitor operation of the delivery section.
Evidence requirements
5.1
The sheet transfer and control system is monitored and adjusted ensuring that
continuous delivery to the delivery pile is achieved.
Range
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may include, but is not limited to – sheet transfer components,
anti-static devices, sheet slow-down devices, sheet release
system, infra-red drying unit.
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5.2
The set-off prevention devices are monitored and adjusted as required to
prevent set-off.
Range
5.3
readability, printing tolerances.
Quality control guides are used to maintain required production standards.
Range
5.5
sheet drop, spray powder, other anti set-off or sheet drying
devices.
Product bar code tolerances are maintained throughout the print run.
Range
5.4
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quality control strips, densitometers.
Faults encountered during the print run are reported or rectified in accordance
with workplace practices.
Range
print faults – spots, set-off, ghosting, over or under impression,
slur, show-through, ink contamination, bleeds, creasing,
misregister, static, ink and water balance, plate blinding, colour
variation, coating build up, shift in image position, image appearing
washed out;
delivery faults – circumferential creasing, lay edge corners turning
under, tears in lay edge, black lines or marks on non-image areas.
Outcome 6
Check job is complete before wash up.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Quantity printed is checked against job documentation before wash up is
commenced or plate removed from cylinder.
6.2
Discrepancies in quantity are rectified or reported in accordance with workplace
practices.
Outcome 7
Undertake post-press tasks.
Evidence requirements
7.1
Correct shut down sequence is followed in accordance with machine operating
manual, workplace practices and Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
7.2
Job documentation is completed in accordance with workplace practices.
Range
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may include, but is not limited to – job sheets, time sheets,
electronic data storage.
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7.3
Amendments and variations are noted on job documentation for future
reference.
7.4
Post-press tasks are carried out as required by the job documentation and in
accordance with workplace practices.
Range
7.5
indicate lay and grip edge, knock up and sort job, file plates.
Printed substrate is prepared for forwarding to the next production process.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 3710, unit standard
3711, unit standard 3712, and unit standard 3714 have
been replaced by unit standard 26318 and unit standard
26319.
This unit standard and unit standard 3712 replaced unit
standard 361.
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
31 March 1995
31 December 2019
Revision
2
20 July 1998
31 December 2019
Review
3
25 May 1999
31 December 2019
Review
4
22 October 2003
31 December 2019
Rollover and
Revision
5
12 December 2008
Review
6
18 June 2010
31 December 2019
Rollover
7
10 December 2015
31 December 2019
31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0005
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.
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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.
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.
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