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Title
Print single colour sheet-fed letterpress work
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of factors affecting printing standards; follow start
up and shut down procedures for the equipment being used;
print single colour work in both black and coloured ink; check
job is complete before wash up; and undertake post-press
tasks.
Classification
Printing > Printing - Sheet-Fed
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 368, Make ready a sheet-fed letterpress
printing press for single colour work, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Explanatory notes
1
All workplace practices must meet any applicable and recognised codes of practice,
and documented workplace health, safety, and environmental procedures for
personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters, and the
obligations required under current law including the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments.
2
Workplace practices refer to the documented procedures for the machine and/or
workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of factors affecting printing standards.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Characteristics of an acceptable print are listed.
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colour consistency maintained, correct position, correct substrate,
standard maintained to approved sample.
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Factors which affect the print quality are listed.
Range
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customer’s requirements, speed of the press, width or thickness of
the substrate, general condition of the press.
Factors which affect the printing speed for the job are listed.
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quality requirements, ink being used, substrate being used, press
condition.
Outcome 2
Follow start up and shut down procedures for the equipment being used.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Machine start up and shut down procedures are followed during the print run in
accordance with machine operating manual, workplace practices and
Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
2.2
Potential hazards for the equipment being used are identified by the learner and
reported in accordance with workplace practices.
Outcome 3
Print single colour work in both black and coloured ink.
Range
work to be to a minimum sheet size of A5;
work to include halftones.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Single colour work is printed to meet the specifications of the job documentation
and ensuring that production standards and quality are maintained throughout
the run.
3.2
Feeder and feedboard are monitored and adjusted as required to suit the
substrate requirements.
3.3
Side lay and head lays are monitored and transfer system adjusted as required
to ensure that registration is maintained.
Range
check for – sheet detection devices, lay positioning.
3.4
Plate and impression cylinder or platen are monitored and adjusted as required
to suit requirements of the job.
3.5
Control of ink colour, condition and inking system are monitored and
maintained.
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ink density, mixing, matching; ink additives, transfer of ink to plate
and/or type.
3.6
Delivery section is monitored and adjusted as required to ensure that a level
stack is produced.
3.7
Printed sheets are flagged to the bindery’s requirements or subsequent
production processes as determined by the job documentation.
3.8
Faults encountered during the print run are reported or rectified in accordance
with workplace practices.
Range
faults – spots, set-off, ghosting, over or under impression, slur,
show-through, ink contamination, bleeds, creasing, static, colour
variation, coating build up.
Outcome 4
Check job is complete before wash up.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Quantity printed is checked against job documentation before forme is lifted and
wash up is commenced.
4.2
Discrepancies in quantity are rectified or reported in accordance with workplace
practices.
Outcome 5
Undertake post-press tasks.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Job documentation is completed in accordance with workplace practices.
Range
any of – job sheets, time sheets, electronic data storage.
5.2
Amendments and variations are noted on job documentation for future
reference.
5.3
Post-press tasks are carried out as required by the job specifications and in
accordance with workplace practices.
Range
5.4
indicate lay and grip edge, knock up and sort job, dismantle forme,
file plates and/or type.
Printed substrate is prepared for forwarding to the next production process.
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drying, packaging, further processes.
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This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
31 March 1995
31 December 2019
Revision
2
20 July 1998
31 December 2019
Review
3
25 May 1999
31 December 2019
Revision
4
15 October 2003
31 December 2019
Rollover and
Revision
5
12 December 2008
Review
6
18 June 2010
31 December 2019
Rollover
7
10 December 2015
31 December 2019
31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0005
This CMR 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,
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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
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