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Manipulate locks
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to open locks by: reading;
impressioning; drilling and manipulating; and using manufactured picks and
rakes.
Subfield
Mechanical Engineering
Domain
Locksmithing
Status
Registered
Status date
19 May 2006
Date version published
19 May 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 12925, Demonstrate knowledge of
locksmithing ethics, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0013
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Definition
Worksite procedures refers to the documented and/or verbal procedures that include:
worksite rules, business procedures, equipment operating instructions, quality
management systems, and health and safety requirements.
2
All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented worksite
safety procedures (where these exceed any applicable code) for personal, product,
and worksite safety, and must comply with current legislation.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Open locks by reading.
Performance criteria
1.1
Lock type is identified according to worksite procedures.
Range
1.2
wafers, pins, levers.
Identification of the lock components determines the course of action required
to open lock.
Range
lock components – lock wafers, pins, levers.
1.3
Key measurement and depth are transposed to the key blank, using hand tools,
according to worksite procedures.
1.4
Lock is opened using the manufactured key according to worksite procedures.
Element 2
Open locks by impressioning.
Performance criteria
2.1
The key blank is selected and prepared according to worksite procedures.
Range
wafers, pins, levers.
2.2
Key dimensions are interpreted from the key blank according to worksite
procedures.
2.3
Key measurement and depth are transposed to the key blank, using hand tools,
according to worksite procedures.
2.4
Adjustments to the impressioned key are made to ensure correct opening of the
lock.
Element 3
Open locks by drilling and manipulating.
Performance criteria
3.1
Drilled hole enables reading of the lock from the drill hole, and manipulation of
the locking mechanism, according to worksite procedures.
3.2
Drilling is used to bypass the locking mechanism and release the lock according
to worksite procedures.
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3.3
Digital locks are manipulated and opened without digital codes according to
worksite procedures.
3.4
Locks are opened by bypassing locking devices according to worksite
procedures.
Element 4
Open locks by using manufactured picks and rakes.
Performance criteria
4.1
Lock type is identified and the lock-picking tool is selected according to worksite
procedures.
4.2
Picks and rakes are manufactured according to worksite procedures.
4.3
Picks and rakes are used to manipulate locking mechanisms, and to open
locking devices, according to worksite procedures.
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 Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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