NZQA registered unit standard
26884 version 1
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Title
Produce wall frame and roof truss components by interpreting
drawings and lists and using manually operated saws
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret job
requirements from supplied data; select and check material for
cutting; select and set up manually operated saws for cutting
wall frames and roof trusses; measure and mark material for
cutting wall frames and roof trusses; cut and produce wall
frame and roof truss components; and monitor and functionally
maintain manually operated saws for cutting wall frames and
roof trusses.
Classification
Construction Trades > Carpentry
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Controlled environment refers to a manufacturing environment within which trade
skills are applied.
Functional maintenance refers to company or manufacturer-specified, general, dayto-day tasks performed by a machine or tool operator to keep the machine or tool in
working order.
Manually operated saws refers to hand-held power operated saws and hand-held
non-powered saws.
Shop drawings refers to the set of drawings associated with a building project to be
made in a controlled environment, and can include plans, elevations, sections, details
or any other drawings that give information about the project.
Workplace practice refers to the documented procedures specific to a workplace
which set out the standard and required practices of that workplace.
2
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.
3
Legislation and publications relevant to this unit standard include:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995;
Building Act 2004;
New Zealand Building Code.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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NZQA registered unit standard
26884 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Interpret job requirements from supplied data.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Interpretation of supplied data identifies job requirements for materials in
accordance with workplace practice.
Range
evidence is required from one shop drawing and one cutting or
component list.
Outcome 2
Select and check material for cutting.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Material is selected to minimise waste.
2.2
Material is selected to meet job requirements and workplace practice for
dimensions, straightness, and appearance.
2.3
Material is checked to ensure compliance with cutting data in accordance with
workplace practice.
Outcome 3
Select and set up manually operated saws for cutting wall frames and roof trusses.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Selection of saw, or saws, is in accordance with job requirements,
manufacturers’ instructions, and workplace practice.
3.2
Saw, or saws, are set up in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions and
workplace practice.
Outcome 4
Measure and mark material for cutting wall frames and roof trusses.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Material lengths are measured and marked in accordance with job requirements
and workplace practice.
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Organisation
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Material is check-measured, as required, in accordance with workplace
practice.
Outcome 5
Cut and produce wall frame and roof truss components.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Material is cut in accordance with selected cutting sequence.
5.2
Saw, or saws, are used to produce components in accordance with
manufacturers’ instructions and workplace practice.
Range
operation, maintenance, monitoring, health and safety procedures,
shutdown.
5.3
Out-feed components are stacked and marked in accordance with workplace
practice.
5.4
Production rate is maintained in accordance with workplace practice.
5.5
Components are checked to ensure they meet job requirements in accordance
with workplace practice.
Range
5.6
lengths;
cuts – mitre, angle, square, combination, offset.
Cut components are stacked and distributed in accordance with workplace
practice.
Outcome 6
Monitor and functionally maintain manually operated saws for cutting wall frames and roof
trusses.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Monitoring and functional maintenance is in accordance with workplace practice
and the manufacturer’s instructions.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 21010 and unit
standard 21014.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26884 version 1
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
9 December 2010
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP 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, 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.
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.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016