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level:
3
credit:
10
planned review date:
June 2009
sub-field:
Snowsport
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: perform a
lift line inspection; perform pre-operation and start
procedures for a surface lift; operate a surface lift; employ
hazardous and/or emergency procedures for a surface lift;
and close down a surface lift.
entry information:
Prerequisites: Unit 4573, Communicate in the outdoors using
two-way radio; and Unit 18100, Demonstrate knowledge of
safety, accident and emergency procedures for a snowsport
area; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
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 Sport, Fitness and Recreation
Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
Range:
may include – T-bar, platter lifts, rope-lifts,
magic carpets.
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2
All activities must comply with the policies, procedures,
and requirements of the enterprises involved and any
relevant environmental, legislative and/or regulatory
requirements which include but are not limited to the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE),
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation
Act 2001, and their subsequent amendments and
associated regulations. Industry standards for aerial
and surface ropeways are specified in the Approved
Code of Practice for Passenger Ropeways in New
Zealand published by Occupational Safety and Health
Service, 1999; and must be carried out as required
under the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure
Equipment, Cranes and Passenger Ropeways)
Regulations 1999, Prevention of Falls Guidelines
published by Occupational Safety and Health Service,
2000, and its subsequent amendments.
3
For the purpose of this unit standard the term carrier
refers to the equipment between the bull cable and the
passenger or the attachment to the haulage rope that
connects to the passenger.
Range:
T, platter, springbox, stalk, ropebelt,
nutcracker.
4
The use of simulated assessment may be required for
performance criteria associated with malfunctions and
potential hazards.
5
Company or snowsport area policy and procedures are
instructions to staff that may be documented and
available for reference at each snowsport area in the
form of an operations manual.
6
There are minimum assessor requirements for
assessment against this unit standard. The details of
these requirements are available on the Sfrito website
http://www.sfrito.org.nz/.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Perform a lift line inspection.
performance criteria
1.1
Haulage rope or cable is visually checked for alignment and condition according
to snowsport area policy and manufacturer's recommendations.
1.2
Sheaves and sheave assembly are visually checked for alignment, rotation, and
condition.
1.3
Carrier components are visually checked for damage and/or safe operating
condition.
1.4
Towers and tower components are visually checked for damage.
1.5
Snow surface is maintained to industry standards.
Range:
1.6
Terminals and/or lift stations are visually checked for safe operating conditions
and good housekeeping practices.
Range:
1.7
safe clearance, pitch, snow conditions.
clear of rubbish, tools and equipment.
Information regarding maintenance requirements of lift and/or its components is
communicated to appropriate staff.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – supervisor, management,
maintenance staff.
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element 2
Perform pre-operation and start procedures for a surface lift.
performance criteria
2.1
Daily checks are completed according to snowsport area policy and procedures
and manufacturer's operating instructions.
Range:
must include – stop, emergency, and speed controls; safety gates;
may include – communication systems, carriage positioning,
tensioning system and position, fire extinguishers, motor check,
cable or haulage rope, carriers, sheaves or sheave assemblies,
towers, derail safety circuitry, stations, drives, brakes, anti-rollback
devices.
2.2
Daily checks are recorded according to snowsport area requirements, using
concise language and terminology.
2.3
Queuing system is set up and managed according to snowsport area guidelines
to maximise efficiency and ease of loading.
2.4
The need for secure signs, fences, and/or tower protection around the loading
stations is explained in terms of customer’s protection.
2.5
Surface lift is cleared to start according to snowsport area policy and
procedures and manufacturer's operating instructions.
Range:
clearance to start lift obtained, clearance to begin public operation
obtained.
element 3
Operate a surface lift.
performance criteria
3.1
Surface lift is started according to snowsport area or management policy and
procedures and manufacturer’s operating instructions.
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3.2
Passengers are loaded on the lift to optimise working capacity, and passenger
safety, using controls in a range of conditions according to snowsport area
policy and procedures.
Range:
3.3
Voice, language, and body language used to convey advice and/or instructions
to the passenger take into account passenger requirements and situation.
Range:
3.4
conditions must include – weather, surface conditions, ice, high
winds.
must include a minimum of two of the following – passengers with
special needs, elderly, small children, beginners.
Problem situations are resolved according to snowsport area policy and
procedures.
Range:
must include a minimum of two of the following – passenger
equipment caught, dropped equipment, fallen passenger, failure to
load safely.
3.5
Passenger lift tickets are requested and checked in accordance with snowsport
area policy and procedures.
3.6
Surface lift is stopped according to snowsport area or management policy and
procedures and manufacturer’s operating instructions.
element 4
Employ hazardous and/or emergency procedures for a surface lift.
Range:
fire, derailment, high winds, slipped grip, broken and/or damaged carriers.
performance criteria
4.1
A hazardous situation which could result in damage, loss of process, and/or
injury is identified, and emergency stopping procedures employed according to
snowsport area requirements and manufacturer's recommendations are
described.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – power loss, carriage limits
reached, overspeed, rollback, loss of tension, people sliding down
lift line, height of loading areas.
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4.2
Surface lift is disabled by implementing lockout according to company policy
and procedures.
4.3
Information about a hazardous situation is communicated to supervisor and/or
management, using concise language and terminology.
4.4
Damaged and/or unsafe equipment is identified and excluded from use
according to snowsport area policy and procedures.
Range:
4.5
damaged equipment could include – platter, t-seat, springbox,
springbox or platter rope, grip, rope tow, nutcracker components.
De-rail system is re-set in accordance with relevant legislation, and company or
snowsport area procedures.
Range:
de-rail forks or trip switches.
4.6
Surface lift is re-started according to snowsport area policy and procedures,
after shutdown.
4.7
Emergency details and procedures used are recorded, using concise language
and terminology.
4.8
Incident and/or accident report is completed to company policy and relevant
regulations and guidelines.
element 5
Close down a surface lift.
performance criteria
5.1
Closing down procedures are followed according to snowsport area policy and
manufacturer's operating instructions.
Range:
5.2
customers informed of closing, number of last loaded chair
communicated to receiving station, number of last loaded chair
confirmed as having arrived at receiving station;
may include – all control buttons reset to normal.
All surface lift buildings and machinery are made secure on closing, according
to snowsport area policy and procedures and manufacturer's recommendations.
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Comments on 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 0050 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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