NZQA registered unit standard
15616 version 2
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Title
Control molten iron and slag tapping operations on the floor
Level
4
Credits
Purpose
6
This unit standard is for people working in the steel
manufacturing sector.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
molten iron and slag tapping requirements; coordinate the
activities of tappers to achieve taps; and organise support
services for tapping.
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
Identify molten iron and slag tapping requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Tap times, and tap types for the shift are identified to enable the tapping
schedule to be achieved.
1.2
Available tapholes are identified to enable tapping schedule to be achieved.
1.3
Contingencies that could affect tapping operations are identified to enable
tapping schedule to be achieved.
Range
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
contingencies include but are not limited to – planned repairs,
maintenance.
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Outcome 2
Coordinate the activities of tappers to achieve taps.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Tappers are available at scheduled tap times.
2.2
Tapping activities are carried out in accordance with company documentation.
2.3
The tapping schedule for the shift is achieved.
Outcome 3
Organise support services for tapping.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Visual inspection and interpretation of reports enable repair and maintenance
requirements to be identified.
3.2
Organisation of any remedial action enables plant utilisation requirements to be
achieved.
remedial action includes but is not limited to – clean, replace,
repair.
Range
3.3
Communication of transport requirements enables taps to take place at
scheduled times.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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NZQA registered unit standard
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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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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