13046 version 3 Page 1 of 3 Fabricate and place reinforcing steel and steel mesh on site Level 3 Credits 5 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: fabricate reinforcing steel for footings, foundations, walls and floors on site; place reinforcing steel and steel mesh on site; and complete work operations on site. Subfield Construction Trades Domain Carpentry Status Registered Status date 25 January 2008 Date version published 25 January 2008 Planned review date 31 December 2012 Entry information Open. Replacement information This unit standard and unit standard 13009 replaced unit standard 610. Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. Standard setting body (SSB) Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0048 This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. Special notes 1 Definitions Plant is used as in the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 to mean appliances, equipment, fittings, furniture, implements, machines, machinery, tools, vehicles, plus parts, controls, and anything connected. Site documents refer to any official documentation for the site, and may include consents, working drawings, plans and specifications, reports, producer statements, any relevant industry standards, or any other documentation critical to the construction process. Work site practice refers to the documented procedures specific to a work site which set out the standard and required practices of that work site. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 13046 version 3 Page 2 of 3 2 For all on site unit standards the practical assessment evidence must be provided in the context of commercial business construction operations, in the workplace, under normal workplace conditions. 3 Credit for this unit standard indicates compliance with industry practice. Industry practice refers to the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills that reflect the productivity, uniformity, finish quality and material economies currently accepted within industry. 4 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995; Building Act 2004; Resource Management Act 1991; New Zealand Building Code. Elements and performance criteria Element 1 Fabricate reinforcing steel for footings, foundations, walls and floors on site. Range bars, mesh, stirrups, links. Performance criteria 1.1 Type of reinforcing steel is selected in accordance with site documents. 1.2 The reinforcing steel is cut and bent, and completed as detailed in site documents. 1.3 Reinforcing steel is fabricated as detailed in site documents. Element 2 Place reinforcing steel and steel mesh on site. Range floor slabs; two of – footings, foundations, ground beams, walls, masonry. Performance criteria 2.1 Delivery of reinforcing steel and steel mesh is accepted on site and stored without damage or deterioration. 2.2 Reinforcing steel and steel mesh is placed and tied in position in accordance with site documents. 2.3 Reinforcing steel and steel mesh is fixed in place to prevent displacement during construction and placement of concrete. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 13046 version 3 Page 3 of 3 Element 3 Complete work operations on site. Performance criteria 3.1 All operations are safely completed; workplace, tools, plant and equipment are cleaned; and tools, plant and equipment are stored in accordance with work site practice. Please note Providers must be 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 accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Accreditation 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. Comments on this unit standard Please contact the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016