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Title
Install, glass to glass and/or metal with structural silicone glazing
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
5
This is a specialist unit standard for people in the glazing
industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: clean and
prepare substrates for structural silicone glazing; install glass
and apply sealant; and complete structural silicone glazing.
Classification
Glass and Glazing > Flat Glass
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Worksite requirements – refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which
are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – company specifications and
procedures, work instructions, manufacturer’s specifications, product quality
specifications, legislative requirements.
2
All work to be done in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, Building Act 2004, New Zealand Standard (NZS) 4223.3:1999
Code of practice for glazing in buildings – Human impact safety requirements,
available at http://www.standards.co.nz.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Clean and prepare substrates for structural silicone glazing.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Materials and equipment are checked against job specifications in accordance
with worksite requirements.
1.2
Any oil, grease and soluble salts are removed from substrates using agents
compatible with substrate finish in accordance with worksite requirements.
1.3
Any traces of cleaning agents are removed from substrate surfaces in
accordance with worksite requirements.
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1.4
Surfaces are protected from contamination after cleaning and prior to
application of sealant in accordance with worksite requirements.
1.5
Substrates are primed, where required, in accordance with worksite
requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – primer is applied only to those areas
which can be sealed within the same working day to avoid
contamination after priming and prior to sealant application.
1.6
Sealant suitable for the application is selected in accordance with worksite
requirements.
1.7
Preparation is completed without injury to personnel or damage to products and
equipment in accordance with job specifications and worksite requirements.
Outcome 2
Install glass and apply sealant.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Glass is securely fixed to minimise movement and checked for re-contamination
prior to sealant application in accordance with worksite requirements.
2.2
Primed surfaces are touch dry, masking tape is applied and all voids, gaps or
joints are sealed in accordance with worksite requirements.
2.3
Sealant is tooled into voids, gaps or joints in accordance with worksite
requirements.
2.4
Masking tape and any spills are removed without damage to, or contamination
of, surfaces in accordance with worksite requirements.
2.5
Sealant is fully cured prior to movement of the frame or panel in accordance
with worksite requirements.
2.6
Glass is installed without injury to personnel or damage to products and
equipment in accordance with job specifications and worksite requirements.
Outcome 3
Complete structural silicone glazing.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Glazed frames or panels are weatherproofed, cleaned, and made free from
residue in accordance with worksite requirements.
3.2
Operations are completed without injury to personnel or damage to products
and equipment in accordance with job specifications and worksite requirements.
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3.3
Structural silicone glazing is tested for adhesion failure in accordance with
worksite requirements.
3.4
Customer is advised of any relevant maintenance requirements in accordance
with worksite requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 26033 were
replaced by unit standard 28772
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
11 June 1995
31 December 2017
Revision
2
5 February 1997
31 December 2017
Revision
3
20 December 1999
31 December 2017
Review
4
27 April 2004
31 December 2017
Review
5
21 May 2010
31 December 2017
Review
6
18 June 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
7
15 October 2015
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0073
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,
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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent 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.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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