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Title
Service 230 volt electrically powered equipment for the outdoor
power equipment industry
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the outdoor power equipment
repair industry. People credited with this unit standard are able
to inspect and test 230 volt electrically powered equipment for
condition, and service 230 volt electrically powered equipment
components.
Classification
Motor Industry > Automotive Workshop Engineering
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
“Electrical Service Technician Paper A” or “Restricted
Certificate Paper A”, issued by the Electrical Registration
Board.
Explanatory notes
1
Unit standard Range this unit standard includes but is not limited to – mowers,
trimmers, golf carts, floor polishers, and mobility vehicles.
2
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.
3
The following legislation and standards and their amendments are to be consulted
and followed where applicable:
– Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992
– NZS 3100: Approval and Test Specifications; General Requirements for Electrical
Equipment, 1994.
4
Reference to company requirements means that the standard must comply with any
procedures and requirements of the company involved, and the ethical codes of
relevant professional management organisations.
5
Because of the particular nature of this unit standard, it is essential that the practical
assessment evidence is obtained from commercial jobs in the workplace under
normal workplace conditions.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Inspect and test 230 volt electrically powered equipment for condition.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, equipment safety.
1.2
Suitable tools and equipment are selected and used to enable the electrically
powered equipment to be inspected and tested.
1.3
Customer requirements are identified and recorded for future reference.
1.4
Tests are carried out in a manner that ensures any faults are accurately
identified and located.
1.5
Equipment is dismantled according to manufacturer’s instructions to enable an
assessment of the component’s condition to be carried out.
1.6
A visual inspection is completed and any defects are noted and reported to the
supervisor.
Outcome 2
Service 230 volt electrically powered equipment components.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, equipment safety.
2.2
Suitable tools and equipment are selected and used to enable electrically
powered equipment components to be repaired and/or replaced according to
manufacturer’s manual instructions.
2.3
Components are repaired and/or replaced according to a condition report so
that the electrically powered equipment functions according to manufacturer’s
specifications and company requirements.
2.4
Electrically powered equipment is operated to ensure all components function
according to manufacturer’s specifications and company requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
15428 version 5
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 February 1999
31 December 2016
Revision
2
16 April 2003
31 December 2016
Review
3
20 March 2008
31 December 2016
Rollover
4
19 November 2010
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
18 February 2016
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