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ANCILLARY FOOTWEAR TRADES AND
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Clean and finish knives, fit tubes, check,
and pack
level:
3
credit:
9
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: clean
knives and braze joints and corners; fit tubes and prickers to
knives; apply codes and marks to knives; check and rectify
knives; paint and pack knives; and complete documentation.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Competenz.
special notes:
1
Company safety requirements must conform to the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Health
and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, and their
subsequent amendments.
2
This unit standard refers exclusively to making knives
using various widths and thicknesses of 'pre-sharpened
cold bend knife blade steel' (knife steel). Common
widths are, 19mm, 23.8mm, 32mm, 50mm. This unit
standard is not applicable to making 'forge steel knives'
or knives from 'rule steel'.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Clean knives and braze joints.
performance criteria
1.1
Slag is cleaned from welded knives in accordance with company practice.
1.2
Corners are hammered sharp to fit patterns in accordance with company
practice.
1.3
Brazing rod and/or brazing steel is selected to match knife area to be brazed
and in accordance with company practice.
1.4
Bevel of knife joints are brazed in accordance with company practice.
1.5
Brazing is cleaned and filed to company tolerances.
Range:
1.6
sharp, forms continuous line with steel edge.
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
element 2
Apply codes and marks to knives.
performance criteria
2.1
Knives are notched to meet customer and/or order specification.
Range:
any of – size code, inside code, marker position.
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element 3
Fit tubes and prickers to knives.
performance criteria
3.1
Tubes and/or prickers are selected to comply with order specification.
3.2
Tubes and/or pricker positions are marked on stay according to pattern
requirements and order specification.
3.3
Diameter of selected drills matches diameter of tubes and/or prickers to ensure
press fit in accordance with company tolerances.
3.4
Stays are drilled and tubes and/or prickers are inserted in accordance with
order requirements, company practice, and to company tolerances.
Range:
3.5
press fit, vertical, height to knife edge position, accurate to
pattern.
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
element 4
Check and rectify knives
performance criteria
4.1
Knives are checked against patterns to comply with company tolerance.
4.2
Knives are checked to comply with customer specification.
Range:
4.3
steel type, pricker and/or tube size, stay positions.
Knives are checked for sharpness to comply with company tolerance.
Range:
flat, smooth joins, sharp corners, no damage to edge.
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4.4
Faults found are rectified according to company practice and to company
tolerances.
element 5
Paint and pack knives.
performance criteria
5.1
Knives are painted to customer requirements and in accordance with company
practice.
5.2
Knives are packed to customer requirements and in accordance with company
practice.
element 6
Complete documentation
Range:
accuracy, legibility.
performance criteria
6.1
Time spent is entered on company document in accordance with company
practice.
6.2
Materials used are entered on company document in accordance with company
practice.
6.3
Company documents are checked to ensure that all items are completed in
accordance with company 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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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 0030 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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