NZQA registered unit standard
14530 version 2
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Title
Join steel coils into a continuous strip
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
18
This unit standard applies to cold steel rolling mills, continuous
coating plants and pipe/hollow sections plants.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: set up
joining equipment and prepare steel for joining; operate steel
joining equipment; and condition and test steel joints 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.
Steel joining equipment includes but is not limited to – resistance butt welder,
resistance seam welder, flash butt welder and stitcher.
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
Set up joining equipment and prepare steel for joining.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Joiner is set up in accordance with company documentation.
1.2
Trimming of steel strip ensures the production of a strong, continuous joint and
is carried out in accordance with company documentation.
1.3
Process parameters are selected to match the requirements of the production
schedule, and are set up in accordance with company documentation.
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Outcome 2
Operate steel joining equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Completed joint is continuous across the full width of the strip.
2.2
Completed joint withstands the stress of further processing without breaking.
2.3
Joiner equipment operation is monitored in accordance with company
documentation and any joining faults are identified.
monitoring includes but is not limited to – joint visually inspected,
output data interpreted.
Range
Outcome 3
Condition and test steel joints for further processing.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Conditioned strip does not damage equipment during further processing.
3.2
Tests are carried out in accordance with company documentation and reveal
any potential joint breakages.
3.3
Any defective joints are remedied in accordance with company documentation
and before the strip is released for further processing.
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
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.
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NZQA registered unit standard
14530 version 2
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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.
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