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METAL SURFACE FINISHING
Apply surface coatings for production
on a manufacturing site
level:
2
credit:
6
planned review date:
December 2004
sub-field:
Mechanical Engineering
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: establish
job requirements and prepare materials and equipment for
surface coating application; perform surface coating
application; and identify and rectify faults in surface coating
operation.
entry information:
Recommended: Unit 2824, Follow safe working practices on
an engineering worksite, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
moderation option:
A national moderation system of regional panels and
assessor networks has been established by Competenz.
special notes:
1
This unit standard is for operators of surface coating
processes for the manufacture of a range of products.
Processes may include the following: powder coating;
wet spraying; and anodising. The unit standard relates
to manual surface coating operations on a
manufacturing site where the product surface condition
prior to coating is uniform and has been pre-treated.
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Legislation and guidelines relevant to this standard
include, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992,
Resource Management Act 1991, Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996; and Health
and Safety Guidelines for the Management of Hazards
in the Metal Casting Industry (Casting Technology NZ,
1997).
3
Definitions
Equipment, used in the context of elements 2 and 3 of
this unit standard, refers to a hand held spray gun used
to coat an electrostatically prepared surface with a
range of powdered materials.
Job Breakdown Guide (JBG) refers to a set of
instructions used by the operator to undertake a
particular process which includes information on quality
and safety related to the process.
Worksite procedures refer to documents and
procedures that include worksite rules, codes and
practices;
equipment
operating
instructions;
documented quality systems; and health and safety
requirements.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Establish job requirements for surface coating application.
performance criteria
1.1
Job specifications are obtained, and verified according to worksite procedures.
Range:
may include but is not limited to - product assembly drawings, Job
Breakdown Guides (JBG)s, visual systems such as Kanban, Bill of
Materials.
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1.2
Safety equipment is used according to the manufacturer’s instructions and
worksite requirements.
Range:
may include but is not limited to - personal protective equipment,
machine guards.
element 2
Prepare materials and equipment for surface coating application.
performance criteria
2.1
Correct materials are obtained and verified according to job specifications.
2.2
Equipment is set up ready for surface coating according to worksite procedures.
2.3
Materials are loaded into the equipment according to worksite procedures.
2.4
Contamination of material is avoided prior to surface coating operation.
element 3
Perform surface coating application.
performance criteria
3.1
Product is coated in accordance with worksite procedures.
3.2
Coverage of product being coated is in accordance with specifications.
3.3
Equipment is cleaned after use according to worksite procedures.
element 4
Identify and rectify faults in surface coating operation.
performance criteria
4.1
Product faults are identified according to worksite procedures.
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4.2
Setting adjustments are made to the equipment within the operator's
responsibility, and are in accordance with manufacturer guidelines for rectifying
out of specification components.
Range:
coating thickness, contamination, cure.
4.3
Recoating of products is carried out according to worksite procedures.
4.4
Faults that cannot be rectified by the operator are reported to the supervisor or
appropriate support staff.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Competenz j.broadhead@competenz.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.
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 0013
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
which can
be
accessed at
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