NZQA registered unit standard
23066 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of glass furnace structure and operations
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of glass furnace structure and operations.
Classification
Glass and Glazing > Glass Container Manufacturing
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
Enterprise means an organisation where assessment is taking place, and/or where the
trainee is employed.
Enterprise procedures refer to the documented procedures used by the organisation
carrying out the work and applicable to the tasks being carried out. They may include but
are not limited to – standard operating procedures, site safety procedures, equipment
operating procedures, codes of practice, quality assurance procedures, housekeeping
standards, charging of time and materials, management of drawings and documentation,
procedures to comply with legislative and local body requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of glass furnace structure and operations.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The different importance and priorities of energy sources used for melting glass
in a glass furnace are identified in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
1.2
energy sources – gas, electricity, oil.
The structural elements of a glass furnace are identified, and their purposes
described in accordance with enterprise procedures.
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structural elements – rear wall, dog-house, melting end, crown,
throat, working end, refiner, regenerators, port arches, buck-stays
Range
1.3
The refractory materials used in a glass furnace are identified and their
purposes described in accordance with organisational procedures.
refractory materials – glass contact, insulation.
Range
1.4
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Glass furnace ancillary equipment is identified, and their purposes described.
ancillary equipment – batch hoppers, batch chargers, gas burners,
electro-boost, furnace pressure control, level probe, damper
control system, bubblers, temperature monitoring and control
system, wind-cooling system, water-cooling system.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 November 2006
31 December 2017
Review
2
16 April 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0134
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 (CMRs). 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.
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SSB Code 101571
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NZQA registered unit standard
23066 version 2
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Comments on this unit standard
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