NZQA registered unit standard
18159 version 4
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Title
Select, use, and care for portable power tools used in the
marine or composite industry
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to select, use,
and care for a range of portable power tools used in the marine
or composite industries.
Classification
Boating Industries > Boatbuilding
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Organisation procedures refers to the documented procedures for the worksite.
2
All procedures must comply with the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, and their subsequent
amendments.
3
Range
portable power tools may include – saws, planer, drill, sanders, grinders
grinders, nail gun, brushes, buffs, wrenches, jacks, hammers, routers;
power sources may include – electrical (AC and DC cordless),
pneumatic, hydraulic.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Select and use portable power tools and their power source, relevant to the task.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Portable power tools are selected in terms of the work tasks to be completed.
1.2
Portable power tools are used in accordance with manufacturer’s
recommendations and organisational requirements.
Range
safety requirements must include – identifying potential hazards
(eliminate, isolate and/or minimise), use of electrical safeguards.
NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101812
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
18159 version 4
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Outcome 2
Care for power tools.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Portable power tools which are unsafe, faulty, in need of repair or maintenance
are identified and corrective actions taken in accordance with organisation
procedures.
2.2
Portable power tools are cleaned, serviced, maintained, and stored in
accordance with organisation procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 March 2001
31 December 2015
Revision
2
11 February 2005
31 December 2015
Rollover and
Revision
3
17 October 2008
31 December 2018
Review
4
15 October 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0136
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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the 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.
NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101812
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
18159 version 4
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the New Zealand Marine and Composite Industry Training Organisation
training@bia.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101812
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016