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Title Dispense LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) fuel
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Level
Purpose
2 Credits 2
This unit standard is for people in service stations who will be required to carry out the dispensing of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) as part of their forecourt duties.
Classification
Available grade
Motor Industry > Automotive Sales
Achieved
Explanatory notes
The following legislation, regulations, standards, and their amendments are required to be consulted and followed where applicable:
– Dangerous Goods Act, 1974;
– Dangerous Goods (Class 2 Gases) Regulations, 1980;
– NZS 5434 Code of Practice For LPG Vehicle Refuelling Stations;
–
Traffic Regulations, 1976 Amendment No. 7 (90 O);
– Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of LPG as a fuel.
Evidence requirements
1.1 The properties of LPG are described.
Range composition, uses, odour, relative density, liquid and gaseous phases, ignition point, octane rating.
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Outcome 2
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Demonstrate knowledge of safety relating to LPG dispensing.
Range legislation, regulations, and standards referred to under explanatory notes.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Safety provisions on site and hazardous zones are described.
Range emergency shut-down procedures, safety notices, fire fighting equipment, storage area.
2.2 Action in event of a leak is established.
Range serious leak on site, at a tank valve, at the fill point, at vehicle equipment.
2.3 Action in event of fire is established.
Range leaks burning at source, fire involving vehicles.
2.4 On site first aid and emergency procedures to take are identified.
Range
Outcome 3
Locate LPG equipment. cold contact burns, heat burns, eye contamination and gassing.
Evidence requirements
3.1 The location of the LPG equipment on a vehicle is identified.
Range passenger car, light commercial; tank, container valve, master shut-off valve, fill point, contents gauge and level indicator, change over switch.
3.2 The location of the LPG station equipment on the site is identified.
Range bulk pressure tank, pumps, emergency shut-off control, dispenser, portable cylinder adaptors and scales.
Outcome 4
Refuel a vehicle and portable cylinder with LPG.
Evidence requirements
4.1 The certification of the vehicle to be refuelled is verified.
Range current inspection certificate, LPG labels.
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The portable cylinder is checked for test date and damage prior to filling to conform with the Dangerous Goods (Class 2 Gases) Regulations, 1980.
4.3 The vehicle refuelling is carried out in accordance with NZS 5434 Code of
Practice For LPG Vehicle Refuelling Stations.
Outcome 5
Carry out on-site operational checks on refuelling equipment.
Evidence requirements
5.1 The storage tank valves and fittings are checked, and any leaks or damage are reported to the supervisor.
5.2 The dispensing pump is checked for operation, and any defects are reported to the supervisor.
Range signs of leakage, delivery hose condition, coupling point for damage.
5.3 Daily maintenance check on refuelling equipment is completed according to site requirements.
Replacement information This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
22792 and unit standard 22793.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration 1 1 October 1993 31 December 2016
Review
Review
Revision
Review
2
3
4
5
4 October 1996
30 August 1999
13 March 2001
25 June 2007
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
Rollover 6 19 November 2010 31 December 2016
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0014
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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Please note
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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.
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.
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