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AUTOMOTIVE WORKSHOP
ENGINEERING
Clean automotive components and
maintain cleaning equipment
level:
2
credit:
1
planned review date:
December 2009
sub-field:
Motor Industry
purpose:
This unit standard is for people in the automotive repair
industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to
clean automotive components, and maintain cleaning
equipment.
entry information:
Recommended: Unit 21668, Demonstrate knowledge of
cleaning automotive components, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the NZ Motor Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Enactments relevant to this unit standard include but
are not limited to – Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act 1996; Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992; Resource Management Act 1991; Toxic
Substances Regulations 1983.
2
As this unit standard covers many different work
situations, the relevant industry Code of Practice
relating to specific cleaning materials or substances,
and the handling of specific materials, must be
consulted and followed.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Clean automotive components.
performance criteria
1.1
A cleaning method is selected according to the type of component to be
cleaned.
Range:
1.2
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the cleaning operation
according to legislative requirements.
Range:
1.3
hand cleaning, machine cleaning; small component, large
component, material type, reaction against chemicals and heat,
sealed component, open component.
handling of cleaning medium; chemical storage; protection against
breathing vapours; protection against heat; protection to skin,
eyes, feet, and clothes.
Automotive electrical and electronic componentry are protected against damage
before the cleaning operation is commenced.
Range:
heat, chemical, and water ingress.
1.4
Equipment and machines are operated according to the product manufacturer’s
instructions.
1.5
Automotive components are cleaned so that foreign matter is removed.
1.6
Waste is removed from the cleaning area in an environmentally safe manner.
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element 2
Maintain cleaning equipment.
performance criteria
2.1
The cleaning area is clean and tidy.
2.2
Cleaning equipment is maintained to the equipment manufacturer’s
specifications and supervisor's instructions.
Range:
removal of grease, oil, dirt and sludge from holding and cleaning
tanks; topping up and renewing cleaning medium; checking the
operation of cleaning machine; maintenance of hoses and leads.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation jlane@mito.org.nz if you wish
to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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.
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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0014 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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