NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Perform process operations for extrusion blow moulding
Level
1
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and
take precautions against operation hazards; perform process
operations; and demonstrate knowledge of scrap and waste
material and granulating scrap material in accordance with
enterprise procedures. This unit standard is designed to
enable entry level people to perform process operations in an
extrusion blow moulding operation.
Classification
Plastics Processing Technology > Extrusion Blow Moulding
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 23128, Demonstrate basic knowledge of plastics
production processes and materials; or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
All work practices must meet enterprise health and safety requirements.
2
Definitions
Enterprise means an organisation where training and/or assessment is taking place,
and/or where the trainee is employed.
Enterprise procedures are defined as actions which comply with the policies,
systems, and directives in a particular enterprise. Enterprise procedures must
comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and
subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify and take precautions against operation hazards.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The hazards of heating plastics materials in a blow moulding machine are
identified in accordance with enterprise procedures.
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Range
1.2
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plastics material hazards include but are not limited to – burns,
fumes.
The hazards, harm, and precautions for the extrusion blow moulding process
are identified in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
hazards include but are not limited to – entrapment in moving
parts, hot surfaces, hot material, sharp edges, spilt liquids and
materials, excessive noise, repetitive lifting.
Outcome 2
Perform process operations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Process operations are performed in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
2.2
Emergency stopping of the blow moulding machine and ancillary equipment is
demonstrated in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
2.3
process operations may include – product removal, product
deflashing, product inspection, product finishing, product
packaging, scrap processing;
evidence is required for at least four.
evidence may be simulated if required.
Production recording is carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of scrap and waste material and granulating scrap material in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Scrap and waste material is identified.
3.2
The purpose and principle of operation of material scrap granulating equipment
are described.
3.3
Personal safety equipment requirements for use when operating scrap
granulating equipment are described.
Range
3.4
safety equipment includes but is not limited to – ear protection,
eye protection.
Hazards, harm, and precautions associated with the use of scrap granulating
equipment are described.
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hazards include but are not limited to – personal injury, material
contamination, granulator damage.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 April 1993
31 December 2014
Revision
2
13 February 1997
31 December 2014
Review
3
23 January 1998
31 December 2014
Review
4
24 August 2006
31 December 2014
Review
5
21 March 2013
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0134
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 (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 Competenz info@Competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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