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Operate a wiredrawing line
Level
1
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
the construction of a wiredrawing line; perform wiredrawing operations; and
start up and shut down a wiredrawing line and associated equipment that
have been pre-set. This unit standard is designed to enable entry level
people to perform basic process operations in a wiredrawing operation.
Subfield
Cablemaking
Domain
Cable Production
Status
Registered
Status date
21 April 1998
Date version published
20 November 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2008
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0134
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
All work practices must meet enterprise health and safety requirements.
2
Enterprise means an organisation where training and/or assessment is taking place,
and/or where the trainee is employed.
3
Enterprise procedure is defined as actions which comply with the policies, systems,
and directives in a particular enterprise. Enterprise procedure must comply with the
requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and subsequent
amendments.
4
Competenz unit designation is WD1.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the construction of a wiredrawing line.
Performance criteria
1.1
Wiredrawing machine components are identified using enterprise equipment.
Range
1.2
Post wiredrawing and ancillary equipment are identified using enterprise
equipment.
Range
1.3
equipment may include – pointer, tagger, welder, lubrication
system, packaging, measurement system.
The wiredrawing process is described in terms of the principal purpose of the
equipment on the line, and the sequence of operation, using enterprise
equipment.
Range
1.4
components may include – controls, safety features, pay-off,
diebox, capstan, internal cooling system, annealer, tinner,
accumulator, spooler, main drive.
equipment may include – pay-off, diebox, capstan, annealer,
tinner, accumulator, spooler, main drive, control unit, lubrication
system.
Machine services are identified using enterprise equipment, and their purpose
and controls are described.
Range
machine services may include – power, water, compressed air,
vacuum, steam, nitrogen.
Element 2
Perform wiredrawing operations.
Performance criteria
2.1
The hazards associated with wiredrawing and their sources are identified, and
precautions are taken in accordance with enterprise procedure.
Range
2.2
hazards include – noise, eye damage, lifting, burns, skin irritation,
occupational overuse syndrome;
sources include – slippery floors.
Emergency stopping of the wiredrawing line and ancillary equipment is
demonstrated in accordance with enterprise procedure.
Range
evidence may be simulated if required.
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2.3
Enterprise terminology is used to describe product, production, and equipment.
2.4
Post wiredrawing operations are performed in accordance with enterprise
procedure.
Range
2.5
post wiredrawing operations may include – product removal,
product inspection, product testing, product packaging.
Production recording is carried out in accordance with enterprise procedure.
Element 3
Start up and shut down a wiredrawing line and associated equipment that have been preset.
Performance criteria
3.1
Raw material for wiredrawing is verified against job specification and loaded in
accordance with enterprise procedure.
3.2
Work area is cleared and cleaned to ensure safe operating conditions in
accordance with enterprise requirements.
Range
work area may include – floors, stairs, platforms, machine
surfaces, ledges, intake and output areas, hand tools.
3.3
Wiredrawing machinery, ancillary equipment, and downstream equipment startup is performed in accordance with enterprise procedure.
3.4
Wiredrawing machinery, ancillary equipment, and downstream equipment shutdown is performed in accordance with enterprise procedure.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 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.
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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 Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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