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Shut down and re-commission a drinking-water supply mains
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to develop an action plan for
shut-down and re-commissioning, and shut down and re-commission, a
drinking-water supply mains.
Subfield
Water Industry
Domain
Water Reticulation
Status
Registered
Status date
19 September 2008
Date version published
19 September 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0179
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Reference
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2
Definition
Organisational procedures – instructions to staff, and procedures which are
documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace. These
requirements include but are not limited to – site specific requirements,
manufacturers’ specifications, product quality specifications, and legislative or
regulatory requirements.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Develop an action plan for shut-down and re-commissioning, and shut down, drinkingwater supply mains in accordance with organisational procedures.
Performance criteria
1.1
Action plan for shut-down and re-commissioning is developed.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – time, contingencies, trial shut-down.
Notification procedures are implemented.
Range
service providers include but are not limited to – fire service;
key clients include but are not limited to – businesses, schools,
hospitals;
private clients include but are not limited to – people on dialysis;
client call centre.
1.3
Arrangements are made for provision of temporary water supply.
1.4
The shut-down procedure is carried out.
Element 2
Re-commission drinking-water supply mains.
Performance criteria
2.1
Re-commissioning is carried out in accordance with organisational procedures.
2.2
Client call centre is notified in accordance with organisational procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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.
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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 organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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