NZQA registered unit standard
6470 version 5
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Title
Use a handheld pavement breaker
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for
handheld pavement breaker operations; perform pre-start
checks on a handheld pavement breaker; and operate and
maintain a handheld pavement breaker.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Equipment
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Assessment against this unit standard must take place in a workplace environment.
Assessment parameters will be dependent on company and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply
with legislative requirements.
2
Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements which may apply
across the company or to 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.
Manufacturer’s instructions may include specifications, safety data sheets, and
instructions for installation, handling, use, and maintenance.
Job instructions are those given to the operator prior to undertaking a job. They may
include site safety instructions, contract drawings, and written memos.
3
For this unit standard any type of handheld pavement breaker can be used –
pneumatic, electric, or petrol-powered.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for handheld pavement breaker operations.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Job instructions are confirmed with supervisor in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
location, type of work, extent of work, timing of work, equipment,
materials, safety.
1.2
Equipment is loaded, secured, transported, and unloaded without harming
people or damaging machine or property.
1.3
Job instructions are checked against site conditions and where necessary
confirmed with supervisor or site personnel in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
1.4
may include – obstructions, clearances, awareness of people,
traffic flow.
Precautions to deal with hazards are implemented in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
precautions include but are not limited to – personal protective
equipment;
hazards may include – noise, dust, flying chips, unexpected
breakout.
Outcome 2
Perform pre-start checks on a handheld pavement breaker.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Equipment is set up in accordance with company requirements.
Range
2.2
may include – energy source, lines, leads, couplings, fuel,
lubricant.
Pavement breaker is inspected for wear and damage prior to start-up and items
are adjusted and/or replaced if worn in accordance with company requirements.
Range
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breaker seal, trigger, bits and tips, oiling system, retainer.
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Outcome 3
Operate and maintain a handheld pavement breaker.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Pavement breaker is started in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
3.2
Pavement surface is broken out to specified dimensions ready for removal in
accordance with company requirements.
3.3
Safe and tidy work area is maintained during operations in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
3.4
includes positioning breaker safely when not in use.
Equipment maintenance and field servicing are carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
may include – fuel, lubricant, energy source, bits, tips.
Range
3.5
Machine, bits, and tips are wiped down and stored in accordance with company
requirements and manufacturer’s instructions.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 July 1996
N/A
Revision
2
9 March 1999
N/A
Review
3
30 May 2000
N/A
Review
4
25 September 2006
N/A
Review
5
18 February 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
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.
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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.
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 Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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