NZQA registered unit standard 17523 version 4
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Title Demonstrate knowledge of abrasive blasting media
Level
Purpose
2 Credits 4
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and describe abrasive blasting media; identify potential hazards of abrasive blasting media; and describe the maintenance, cleaning, and storage of abrasive blasting media.
Classification
Available grade
Industrial Coatings > Abrasive Blasting
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Legislation and documents relevant to this unit standard include:
Local authority requirements for disposal of blasting media;
Product Data Sheets;
Safety Data Sheets.
2 Recommended website:
NZ Abrasive Blasting Association Inc. – http://www.nzaba.co.nz/ .
3 Company procedures refer to documented methods for performing work activities and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements.
They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, manufacturer’s instructions, or policy statements.
Outcome 1
Identify and describe abrasive blasting media.
Range three of
– garnet, glass bead, steel grit, steel shot, aluminium oxide, other.
Evidence requirements
Abrasive blasting media are identified and described in terms of their function. 1.1
1.2 The properties of abrasive blasting media are described in accordance with product data sheets.
Range includes but is not limited to – shape, hardness, density, effect on surface including contamination.
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1.3 Abrasive blasting media are described in terms of their grades.
1.4 Abrasive blasting media are described in terms of their ability to be recycled.
Outcome 2
Identify potential hazards of abrasive blasting media.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Hazards of abrasive blasting media are identified in accordance with Safety
Data Sheets.
2.2 Contamination of abrasive media is described in terms of potential hazards.
Outcome 3
Describe the maintenance, cleaning, and storage of abrasive blasting media.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Requirements for maintenance of abrasive blasting media are described in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and company procedures.
3.2 Storage of abrasive blasting media is described in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and company procedures.
3.3 The removal of contaminants for recycling, and the disposal of spent media are described in accordance with company procedures and local authority requirements.
Planned review date 31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Review
1
2
28 August 2000
20 November 2006
31 December 2012
31 December 2013
Review 3 18 October 2012 31 December 2016
Review 4 16 April 2015 N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0114
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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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
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