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INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS
Plan and prepare for advanced
industrial rope access work
level:
4
credit:
20
planned review date:
December 2010
sub-field:
Lifting Equipment
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to plan, and
prepare equipment for advanced industrial rope access work.
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.
4
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.
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In addition, candidates should be familiar with industry
codes, guidelines, and requirements in the industrial
rope access industry.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Plan for advanced industrial rope access work.
performance criteria
1.1
Purpose for access system and/or equipment and work tasks are confirmed in
accordance with client’s requirements.
1.2
Expected loading on access system and/or equipment and supporting structure
is determined as compliant with enterprise procedures.
Range:
1.3
Site plans, access systems and/or equipment designs, and drawings are
interpreted in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range:
1.4
work specifications, hazards overhead and on-ground.
Configurations, types, and quantities of components required for the task are
estimated in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range:
1.5
counter weight and needle systems, roof loading, parapet walls.
line diagrams, components appropriate to type of access
equipment.
Site information pertinent to tasks is obtained in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
Range:
information includes but is not limited to – hazard prevention
and/or control measures, access and egress, site sketches and
dimensions.
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1.6
Job is planned in accordance with HSE requirements, code of practice and
design standards, and required approvals are obtained in accordance with
enterprise procedures.
Range:
regulatory permits, site conditions, involvement of other trades,
client approvals.
element 2
Prepare equipment for advanced industrial rope access work.
performance criteria
2.1
Access system and/or equipment components appropriate to task are selected
and confirmed free of damage. Damaged components are labelled and
rejected in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range:
components include but are not limited to – personal kit, fall arrest
system, fall arrest equipment, proprietary tripods, proprietary
needles, counterweight systems.
2.2
Rejected components are serviced or sent for repair, in accordance with
enterprise procedures.
2.3
Tools are selected and inspected, and faulty tools repaired or sent for repair, in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation at reviewcomments@skills.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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.
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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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