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Demonstrate knowledge of legislation and documentation relating to
gas network operations
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
documentation relating to gas network operations; demonstrate knowledge of
legislation and standards relating to gas network operations; and relate
legislation and documentation to gas network and system operations.
Subfield
Gas Industry
Domain
Gas Network Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2006
Date version published
20 November 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Elements 1 and 3 of this unit standard are intended for, but are not limited to,
workplace assessment. The range statements relate to enterprise specific
equipment, procedures, and processes.
2
The current versions of the following documents are relevant to this unit standard:
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993;
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Fair Trading Act 1986;
Gas Act 1992;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 1976;
Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Regulations 1977;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Gas Regulations 1993;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Ministry of Commerce codes of practice;
The following New Zealand Standards available at http://www.standards.co.nz:
AS/NZS 2430.3.1:2004 Classification of Hazardous Areas – Examples of area
classification – General;
AS/NZS 2430.3.4:2004 Classification of Hazardous Areas – Examples of area
classification – Flammable Gases;
NZS 5258:2003 Gas distribution networks;
NZS 5259:2004 Gas measurement;
NZS 5261:2003 Gas installation;
NZS 5262:2003 Gas appliance safety;
Gas Association of New Zealand manuals and codes available at
http://www.ganz.org.nz/.
3
Definition
Company procedures means the documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements.
They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of documentation relating to gas network operations.
Performance criteria
1.1
Company document storage systems are identified and explained in terms of
access and availability.
Range
1.2
Company documentation relevant to network operations is explained in terms of
function.
Range
1.3
paper based, electronic.
may include – operating manuals, training manuals, vendor
information, procedures, operation reports, logs, drawings and
plans, local authority specifications, quality systems documents,
emergency procedures, contract documents.
Methods of issuing and controlling company documentation are explained in
accordance with company procedures.
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Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation and standards relating to gas network operations.
Performance criteria
2.1
Legislation affecting gas network operations is interpreted to identify individual
and team responsibilities.
Range
2.2
Legislation relating to gas network operations is interpreted to identify
mandatory requirements.
Range
2.3
may include – Gas Act, Gas Regulations, Hazardous Substances
and New Organisms Act, Health and Safety in Employment Act,
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations, Fair Trading Act,
Consumer Guarantees Act, Employment Relations Act, Ministry of
Commerce codes of practice.
Standards relating to gas network operations are interpreted to identify
mandatory requirements.
Range
2.4
may include – Health and Safety in Employment Act, Fair Trading
Act, Consumer Guarantees Act, Employment Relations Act,
Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act, Plumbers, Gasfitters and
Drainlayers Regulations, Resource Management Act.
AS/NZS 2430.3.1, AS/NZS 2430.3.4, NZS 5258, NZS 5259, NZS
5261, NZS 5262.
Requirements for gas network distribution and metering are interpreted to
identify current industry best practice.
Range
includes – Gas Association of New Zealand manuals and codes.
Element 3
Relate legislation and documentation to gas network and system operations.
Performance criteria
3.1
Current operating system is assessed in terms of legislative and documented
requirements for system design and operation.
Range
3.2
pressures, loads, equipment specifications, operations and
maintenance activities.
Data is interpreted to determine operational requirements according to system
and network design, capacity and performance.
Range
deviations, on-spec, off-spec, equipment malfunction, outside
design requirements.
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3.3
Data is reported and recorded in accordance with company procedures.
Range
may include – logs, reports, maintenance requests, site specific
documentation, data input, trend checks.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation 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 the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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