NZQA registered unit standard
27330 version 1
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Title
Install a thrust, anti-scour or anchor block for water reticulation
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to install a
thrust, anti-scour or anchor block, and describe regulatory
requirements, selection of methods and materials, and the
concept of thrust, as applied to the installation of thrust, antiscour, and anchor blocks.
Classification
Water Industry > Water Reticulation
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation, codes, and guides applicable to this unit standard are:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Approved Code of Practice for Excavation and Shafts for Foundations (Wellington:
Department of Labour, 1995), and
Guide for Safety with Underground Services (Wellington: Department of Labour,
2002); available at http://www.osh.govt.nz.
Additional legislation, codes, and guides applicable to this unit standard may include
but is not limited to:
Resource Management Act 1991;
Utilities Access Act 2010;
Territorial authority requirements;
Building Act 2004.
2
This unit standard applies to thrust, anti-scour, or anchor blocks made from pre-cast
concrete, blocks in-situ, and suitably ground-treated timbers.
3
Definitions
Organisational procedures refer to 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,
Specification – the drawings and specification setting out the position and standards
for the proposed work.
4
Credit for this unit standard does not qualify the candidate to work in a drainlaying
situation that comes under the drainlayers licence requirements issued under the
Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006 and any subsequent amendments.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27330 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Install a thrust, anti-scour or anchor block in accordance with organisational procedures.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Block is positioned in accordance with the specification.
1.2
Block is installed in accordance with the specification.
1.3
Block and associated fittings are protected in accordance with the specification.
Outcome 2
Describe regulatory requirements, selection of methods and materials, and the concept of
thrust, as applied to the installation of thrust, anti-scour, and anchor blocks.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Relevant sections of legislation, standards, and codes are described in terms of
their application to the installation of thrust, anti-scour, and anchor blocks.
2.2
Selection of methods and materials is described in accordance with the
specification.
2.3
The concept of thrust is described in terms of its application to the installation of
thrust, anti-scour, and anchor blocks.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 25234.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 July 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0179
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27330 version 1
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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 (CMRs). 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.
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016