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Handle construction materials
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to handle, sort, stack and
store construction materials manually, and prepare for mechanical handling
of construction materials.
This unit standard is for people who are, or intend to be, employed in the
construction industry.
Subfield
Construction Trades
Domain
Core Construction
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2007
Date version published
25 July 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2010
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
Manufacturer’s instructions refers to specifications and/or instructions provided by the
manufacturer for the correct installation and operation of the product(s) provided by
that manufacturer;
organisation refers to any business engaging, controlling, or employing people in a
residential property maintenance building environment;
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industry practice refers to the expected standard required in an on-site environment
in which credit for this standard is sought. Such practice may be set down in:
industry codes of practice; documented procedures specific to standards; and in
practices, procedures, and methods documented in BRANZ publication Maintaining
Your Home, Trevor Pringle (Wellington: BRANZ, 1995); Housing New Zealand
Corporation Maintenance Standards Manual (available from BCITO or Housing
New Zealand, PO Box 2628, Wellington); and OSH publication Guidelines for the
Provision of Facilities and General Safety in the Construction Industry. (Wellington:
OSH, 1996);
on-site environment refers to a wide range of building and construction environments
in which elementary construction skills may be learned and applied. It may include
workplaces, schools or other training establishments.
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Legislation and codes relevant to this unit standard include:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
and its subsequent amendments; Code of Practice for Manual Handling (Wellington:
Department of Labour, 2001), available from http://www.osh.govt.nz.
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Assessment against this unit standard may be based on evidence of demonstrated
performance in the workplace or in simulated work situations designed to draw upon
similar performances to those required in work.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Handle and sort construction materials manually.
Performance criteria
1.1
Methods of lifting and handling construction materials to reduce the risk of injury
and damage are used in accordance with current OSH requirements.
1.2
Construction materials are sorted according to type, size and/or length, in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and organisation and industry
practice.
1.3
Problems associated with poor handling techniques are identified and changes
actioned to meet organisation and industry practice.
Element 2
Stack and store construction materials manually.
Performance criteria
2.1
Construction materials are stacked to reduce risk of injury in accordance with
current OSH requirements.
2.2
Construction materials are stacked for ease of identification and retrieval for
task sequence, and job location, in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions and organisation and industry practice.
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2.3
Construction materials are protected against physical and water damage, and
are stored clear of access ways.
2.4
Protection material is appropriate to the needs of the specific construction
material.
2.5
Where necessary, signage and barricades are erected to isolate, protect and
secure stored materials from workplace traffic or access.
Element 3
Prepare for mechanical handling of construction materials.
Performance criteria
3.1
Problems associated with mechanical handling of construction materials are
identified, and preventative action described.
3.2
Construction materials are stacked and secured for mechanical handling in
accordance with the type of material and plant/equipment to be used, and the
manufacturer’s instructions and organisation and industry practice.
3.3
Construction materials to be moved are located at specified location.
Please note
Providers must be 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 accredited by NZQA 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 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 the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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