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Carry out preliminary work and site establishment on a construction
site
Level
4
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to complete site identification
and establish facilities, and comply with Territorial Authority and/or Building
Consent Authority requirements 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 13003 replaced unit
standard 604.
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
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.
2
Credit for this unit standard indicates compliance with industry practice. Industry
practice refers to the ability to work unsupervised, demonstrating knowledge and
skills that reflect the productivity, uniformity, finish quality and material economies
currently accepted within industry.
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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;
Building Regulations 1992 and Building (Forms) Regulations 2004;
Resource Management Act 1991;
New Zealand Building Code.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Complete site identification and establish facilities.
Performance criteria
1.1
Land is identified in terms of site plan and boundary markers.
1.2
Construction area and datum points are confirmed in terms of site plan
requirements.
1.3
The set up of temporary site facilities is completed in accordance with job
requirements, site limitations, and the employer’s safety procedures.
Element 2
Comply with Territorial Authority and/or Building Consent Authority requirements on site.
Performance criteria
2.1
Issue of building consent is confirmed prior to commencement of work.
2.2
Territorial Authority and/or Building Consent Authority requirements are
complied with, as specified in the building consent.
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.
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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.
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