NZQA registered unit standard
28776 version 1
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Title
Manage and maintain abrasive blasting and protective coating
equipment
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to manage and
maintain abrasive blasting and protective coating equipment.
Classification
Industrial Coatings > Protective Coatings
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Required health and safety procedures must be followed in accordance with
workplace and legislative requirements for all tasks undertaken during assessment
against this standard. Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be used
throughout operations in accordance with company procedures and manufacturer’s
instructions.
2
Definitions
Company procedures refer to all documented policies and procedures of the
candidate’s employer at the time of training, including but not limited to those relating
to health, safety, environment, quality, and operations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Manage abrasive blasting and protective coating equipment.
Range
hoses, fittings, valves, blast pots, breathing filters, helmets, spray guns, spray
hoses, pressure pots, airless units, high-volume low-pressure (HVLP) units,
mixing equipment, compressors (electric & diesel), dust extraction unit, blast
media recycling system, respirators, deadman systems.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28776 version 1
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Equipment required for protective coating and abrasive blasting is determined
according to workplace procedure.
1.2
Equipment is allocated to jobs and accounted for in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
3 blasting jobs, 3 coating jobs.
Outcome 2
Maintain abrasive blasting and protective coating equipment.
Range
hoses, filters, valves, spray guns, pressure pots, airless units, blast helmets,
respirators, deadman system.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Routine maintenance is scheduled in accordance with company procedures.
2.2
Routine maintenance is carried out or coordinated in accordance with company
procedures.
2.3
Non-planned maintenance is carried out or co-ordinated in accordance with
company procedures.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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
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.
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28776 version 1
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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 (CMRs). 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