NZQA registered unit standard
15615 version 2
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Title
Tap molten iron and molten slag
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
15
This unit standard is for people working in the steel
manufacturing sector.
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare for
tapping, and tap slag and iron.
Classification
Steel Manufacturing > Steel Product Handling
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Company documentation refers to the documented procedures, manufacturer’s
manuals and selected reference texts for the equipment and process.
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 for tapping.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Taphole and launders are prepared in accordance with company documentation
to enable tapping schedule to be achieved.
Range
1.2
preparation includes but is not limited to – deskull, sand up,
preheat.
Equipment is checked to reduce the possibility of equipment malfunction during
tapping in accordance with company documentation.
Range
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equipment includes but is not limited to – rock drill, lance holder,
gas torch, mud gun.
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Stock levels are monitored to enable tapping schedule to be achieved in
accordance with company documentation.
stock levels include but are not limited to – lances, thermocouples,
gas formation minimisers, sample holders.
Range
Outcome 2
Tap slag and iron.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Iron and slag are tapped in accordance with company documentation.
tapped includes but is not limited to – opening, maintaining and
closing taphole; bowl/ladle levels, fume extraction, at specified
times.
Range
2.2
Tapped iron meets company requirements for slag content.
2.3
Temperature tests meet company documentation requirements for timing and
method.
2.4
Slag and iron samples sent to the laboratory meet technical process
specifications.
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 January 1999
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.
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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.
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