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INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS
Carry out elementary on-rope skills
level:
3
credit:
14
planned review date:
December 2010
sub-field:
Lifting Equipment
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to
use industrial rope access systems; use industrial rope
access systems; and secure gear and equipment.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by The Skills Organisation.
special notes:
1
Evidence requirements are to be satisfied in the
workplace environment(s) or an equivalent environment
closely resembling a real workplace.
2
All tasks must be carried out in accordance with
enterprise procedures based on:
a quality management systems;
b designer’s requirements and manufacturer’s
operating instructions; and
c government and local government legislation,
regulations, and bylaws.
3
Those undertaking assessment against this unit
standard should note that work in the industrial rope
access industry usually takes place at heights well
above ground level, and therefore requires a relevant
level of physical fitness and ability to work at heights.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992 (HSE) and consequential standards:
 AS/NZS 1891:1995 Industrial fall-arrest systems
and devices
 AS/NZS 4488:1997 Industrial rope access systems.
In addition, candidates should be familiar with industry
codes, guidelines, and requirements in the industrial
rope access industry.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare to use industrial rope access systems.
performance criteria
1.1
Equipment carried matches double rope technique (DRT) professional practice
requirements.
Range:
1.2
Knots are tied in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range:
1.3
equipment includes but is not limited to – harness, ascenders,
descenders, attachments, helmet, ropes, pulleys, webbing,
personal protective equipment, fall arrest equipment, edge
protection.
knots include but are not limited to – bowline, figure eight, clove
hitch, tape knot, figure eight on the bight, figure nine, fisherman’s
knot, alpine butterfly, prussic knot, threaded figure eight.
Industrial rope access systems meet safety requirements of workplace.
Range:
requirements include but are not limited to – anchors, back-up
anchors, rope and attachments, personal rope access equipment.
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element 2
Use industrial rope access systems.
performance criteria
2.1
Attachments to industrial rope access system are checked to ensure enterprise
safety procedures are met.
Range:
2.2
Personal industrial rope equipment is employed in accordance with
manufacturers’ specifications and enterprise procedures.
Range:
2.3
personal checks, buddy system.
equipment includes but is not limited to – harness, ascenders and
descenders, attachments, helmet, ropes, pulleys, webbing and
personal protective equipment, fall arrest equipment.
DRT meets industry requirements.
Range:
techniques include but are not limited to – descending, ascending,
descend to ascend, ascend to descend, locking off, knot bypass,
line change over, re-belay bypass, belaying using auto locking
devices; securing of tools, plant and equipment over 8 kg.
element 3
Secure gear and equipment.
performance criteria
3.1
Equipment and tools are secured to enterprise procedures.
3.2
Work site is left safe and secure to enterprise procedures.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation reviewcomments@skills.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0183
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
which can
be
accessed at
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