NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Slit steel coils
Level
3
14532 version 2
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Credits
Purpose
8
This unit standard covers both edge trimming and multiple
slitting and is applicable to a range of manufacturing processes
including organic coating, metallic coating, manufacturing of
hollow sections and roll forming.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare
coils for slitting and set up slitting equipment; slit coils; and
prepare slit coils for further processing.
Classification
Steel Manufacturing > Steel Product Handling
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Company documentation refers to the documented procedures, manufacturer’s
manuals and selected reference texts for the equipment and process.
Further processing includes but is not limited to – welding, stitching or roll forming.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
3
This unit standard must be assessed in a workplace environment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare coils for slitting and set up slitting equipment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Knife condition is inspected to ensure remedial action is taken before
installation of the arbor.
1.2
Slitter equipment is set-up to ensure the manufacture of in-specification product.
Range
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set-up includes but is not limited to – transfer table and/or arbor,
mandrel, knives, spacers.
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1.3
Slitting is trialed to ensure any rectifications to achieve product specifications
result in minimum loss of time and wastage of product.
1.4
Installation time ensures plant utilisation requirements can be achieved.
Outcome 2
Slit coils.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Control of input and output coil speeds ensures company throughput and
wastage requirements are achieved.
2.2
Monitoring and control of the slitting process ensures action is taken to remedy
any product faults.
Range
2.3
Output slit coils match company quality specification documentation.
Range
2.4
product faults include but are not limited to – interleaving, wavy
edge, raised edge, mill edge.
quality specifications include but are not limited to – width, tension,
finish.
Waste material is removed in accordance with company documentation.
Outcome 3
Prepare slit coils for further processing.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Banding of slit coils prevents unravelling in accordance with company
documentation.
3.2
Removal of multiple slit coils from the mandrel preserves coil integrity in
accordance with company documentation.
3.3
Coils are stacked and packaged for stability, damage prevention and safety in
accordance with company documentation.
3.4
Weighing, labelling and marking ensures audit trail is achieved in accordance
with company documentation.
Planned review date
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31 December 2012
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 April 1998
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
2
15 March 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0013
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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