NZQA registered unit standard
17522 version 4
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Title
Apply quality control concepts to abrasive blasting and protective
coating operations
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
quality control tools of the abrasive blasting and protective
coating industry; relate quality control to abrasive blasting and
protective coating operations; and describe and maintain
abrasive blasting and protective coating quality control
documents.
Classification
Industrial Coatings > Protective Coatings
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and documents relevant to this unit standard include:
AS/NZS 2312: 2002: Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric
corrosion by the use of protective coatings.
2
Recommended website:
NZ Abrasive Blasting Association Inc. – http://www.nzaba.co.nz/.
3
Definitions
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.
ITP stands for Inspection and Test Plan
Job specifications may include written and oral direction for specific tasks, standard
procedures documented in company quality manuals, and technical procedures for
specific materials or equipment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe quality control tools of the abrasive blasting and protective coating industry.
Range
six tools of inspection from – wet and dry bulb psychrometer, dew point
calculator, wet film thickness gauge, dry film thickness gauge, sieve, pressure
blast analyser, orifice size gauge, porosity detector, adhesion test equipment,
surface cleanliness comparators, visual reference standards.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
17522 version 4
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Quality control tools of the abrasive blasting and protective coating industry are
described in terms of their function.
Outcome 2
Relate quality control to abrasive blasting and protective coating operations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Quality control is explained in terms of preventing and detecting defects in
abrasive blasting and protective coating operations.
Range
inspection of blast; mixing of multiple coating system; single coat
application, multiple coat application.
2.2
Quality control is described in terms of comparing abrasive blasting and
protective coating inspection data with ITPs.
2.3
Abrasive blasting quality control records are described in accordance with
company procedures and ITPs.
Range
2.4
Protective coating quality control records are described in accordance with
company procedures and ITPs.
Range
2.5
may include but is not limited to records of – initial condition of
surface; condition of weld; preparation treatment; climatic
conditions; abrasive type and size; equipment type, usage, and air
tests; final condition of surface; verification to a visual reference
standard.
requirements may include – thinner, rectifying non-conformance,
other.
Quality control is explained in terms of investigating protective coating failures
to determine causes in accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 3
Describe and maintain abrasive blasting and protective coating quality control documents.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The requirement to keep accurate quality records is described in accordance
with company procedures and AS/NZS 2312: 2002.
3.2
Accurate recording in on-site quality control documents is demonstrated in
accordance with company procedures and ITPs.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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Job quality control documents are maintained in accordance with company
procedures and ITPs.
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
28 August 2000
31 December 2012
Review
2
20 November 2006
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
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Please note
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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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016