NZQA registered unit standard
22282 version 2
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Title
Operate an excavator for rock placement
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for
on-site operations, and use excavator for rock placement.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Civil Plant Operation
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 17310, Operate a hydraulic excavator on civil construction
sites; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation and regulations must be complied with: Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992; and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
2
Assessment against this unit standard must take place in a workplace environment.
Assessment parameters will depend on company and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply
with legislative requirements.
3
The following manual must be complied with: Operator Safety Manual for
Earthmoving Machinery, 2002 available by contacting the Infrastructure ITO
http://www.connexis.org.nz/ or the Civil Contractors New Zealand,
http://www.nzcontractors.co.nz.
4
Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the
company or a specific site. Requirements are documented in the company’s health
and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work programmes, quality
assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Contract specifications include plans, diagrams, and special technical conditions.
They do not include special administrative conditions.
Manufacturer’s instructions may include specifications, installation, handling, use and
maintenance instructions, and safety data sheets.
Job instructions are those given to the operator prior to undertaking a job. They may
include site safety instructions, contract drawings, and written memos.
Walk round means to walk around the machine inspecting it and its environment for
hazards, and removing hazards that may impair start-up.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for on-site operations.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Job instructions are confirmed in accordance with company requirements.
1.2
Walk round is completed prior to starting work in accordance with company
requirements.
1.3
Machine operation is checked prior to starting work in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
Range
1.4
visibility, seat belt, engine controls and gauges, throttle position,
hydraulic controls;
check controls and gauges after warm-up.
Attachments are fitted to excavator in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions.
one of – rock bucket, standard bucket, wide bucket.
Range
Outcome 2
Use excavator for rock placement.
Range
rock placement includes but is not limited to – gabions, sea wall, river protection
works, aprons, energy dissipation, retaining walls, swales, truck loading.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Site and foundation for rock placement are excavated in accordance with
contract specifications.
2.2
Rocks are sorted to size and placed in accordance with contract specifications.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 September 2006
31 December 2014
Review
2
19 February 2015
N/A
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0101
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.
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Infrastructure ITO qualifications@infrastructureito.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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