NZQA registered unit standard
17013 version 4
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Title
Assess moisture content of substrates in the flooring industry
Level
4
Credits
Purpose
8
This unit standard is for experienced people working in the
flooring industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: confirm
flooring job and specifications; carry out moisture test on
flooring substrates; and provide moisture assessment report for
the client.
Classification
Construction Trades > Flooring
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must comply with the following
legislation and guides: the Building Act 2004; Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992; A Guide to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, 2nd edition
(Department of Labour, 2003) available at http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz; and their
subsequent amendments.
2
Definition
Workplace procedures are all authorised instructions, processes and work practices
carried out in the workshop, factory, shop and worksite.
3
Further information on moisture testing may be obtained from the NZ Flooring
Industry Training Organisation, PO Box 55, Ashhurst 4847.
4
The range for this standard is – concrete, timber, composite.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Confirm flooring job and specifications.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Job is confirmed to be consistent with job sheet in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – client name, location, access, area,
environment, site history.
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Job specifications are confirmed to be consistent with client’s requirements and
job sheet.
Outcome 2
Carry out moisture test on flooring substrates.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Site selected for test meets the requirements for a valid assessment in
accordance with workplace procedures.
2.2
Data gathering instrument selected meets the requirements of the job site and
manufacturers’ specifications.
Range
instruments include but are not limited to – surface mounted and
in-slab hygrometers, electrical resistance meters, capacitance
meters.
2.3
Instrument is used in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications and
workplace procedures.
2.4
Test applied meets product specifications and workplace procedures.
Range
2.5
includes but is not limited to – time allowed, density of floor,
environmental conditions.
Data obtained provides valid moisture reading in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Outcome 3
Provide moisture assessment report for the client.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Report includes an analysis of the moisture content, in the report format
consistent with the testing process used, in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 May 2000
31 December 2012
Revision
2
18 February 2004
31 December 2012
Review
3
26 March 2007
31 December 2012
Review
4
18 February 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0175
This AMAP 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 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 Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
info@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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