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Title
Repair plastic automotive components
Level
3
Credits
7
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the automotive service
industries. People credited with this unit standard are able to:
demonstrate knowledge of plastic component repair
requirements; determine if repair or restoration of a plastic
component is possible or feasible; repair a damaged plastic
automotive component; and restore the shape of a distorted
plastic component.
Classification
Motor Industry > Automotive Plastic Repair
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Unit standard Range this unit standard may include but not limited to the following
types of plastic material:
– Acrylonitrile-butadine-styrene (ABS)
– Polyethylene (PE)
– Polypropylene (PP)
– Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
– Polyamide (PA)
– Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)
– Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPUR).
2
The following legislation and amendments are required to be consulted and followed
where applicable:
– Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992.
3
Reference to suitable tools and equipment means industry approved tools and
equipment that are recognised within the industry as being the most suited to
complete the task to a professional and competent manner with due regard to safe
working practices.
4
Reference to company policy means that the standard must comply with any policies,
procedures, and requirements of the company involved, and the ethical codes of
relevant professional management organisations.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of plastic component repair requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The types of plastic material relevant to the automotive trade are identified with
their uses on a motor vehicle.
1.2
The types of plastic repair are described according to manufacturer’s plastic
repair instructions.
Range
1.3
Repair equipment for a particular automotive application is identified.
Range
1.4
hot air gun, filler rods, glue gun, sealants, heating oven, clamps,
bonding agents, seals.
The plastic welding process is described according to manufacturer’s plastic
repair instructions.
Range
1.5
welding, heating and reshaping, bonding, resealing.
identifying the type of plastic to be welded, preparing the material
to be welded, making the weld.
Plastic adhesive systems are described according to manufacturer’s plastic
repair instructions.
Range
single pack, two pack.
Outcome 2
Determine if repair or restoration of a plastic component is possible or feasible.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The feasibility of a repair is determined based on relevant factors.
Range
2.2
type of material, type and extent of repair required, manufacturer's
repair standards, cost of repair, availability and cost of a
replacement.
A recommendation, based on the feasibility of repairing the plastic component,
is presented to the customer or supervisor.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Outcome 3
Repair a damaged plastic automotive component.
Range
plastic welding, bonding, sealing.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, welding equipment and vehicle
safety.
3.2
Suitable tools, equipment, and materials are selected and used to enable the
repair to be carried out.
3.3
The damaged part is prepared and repaired according to instructions for the
material being repaired and the type of repair being effected, without departing
from any of the component's original design characteristics.
Range
3.4
vehicle manufacturer's instructions, repair material supplier's
instructions.
Arrangements are made for the repair to be painted according to company
policy.
Outcome 4
Restore the shape of a distorted plastic component.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, welding equipment and vehicle
safety.
4.2
Suitable tools and equipment are selected and used to enable the restoration
work to be carried out.
4.3
The component shape is permanently restored by heating, clamping, and
cooling.
Replacement information
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
23741 and unit standard 23742.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 October 1993
31 December 2016
Review
2
4 October 1996
31 December 2016
Review
3
26 February 1999
31 December 2016
Review
4
25 May 2007
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
19 November 2010
31 December 2016
Rollover
6
20 November 2015
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0014
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, 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 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.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Conesnt and Moderation Requirements (CMR). 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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016