NZQA registered unit standard
9272 version 3
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Title
Maintain metal transfer for casting using an overhead crane
Level
4
Credits
Purpose
18
This unit standard is for people working in the steel
manufacturing sector.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: transport
ladles of liquid steel; perform specific maintenance lifts; and
manage crane operations.
Classification
Steel Manufacturing > Steel Product Handling
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
2
This unit standard must be assessed in a workplace environment.
3
Definition
Organisational procedures – documents that include worksite rules, codes and
practices, equipment operating instructions, and production specifications.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Transport ladles of liquid steel.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Ladles are moved to maintain continuity of casting operations in accordance
with organisational procedures.
Range
1.2
movement may include but is not limited to – transfer car, ladle
treatment station, casting machine, ladle decanting;
evidence of three is required.
The spatial position of ladles during transit assures the safety of personnel and
plant.
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Outcome 2
Perform specific maintenance lifts.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Specific maintenance lifts are performed in accordance with maintenance
requirements to ensure adherence to schedules.
maintenance lifts may include but are not limited to – mould
changes, segment changes, scull removal, ladle renovation, ladle
cars;
evidence of three is required.
Range
Outcome 3
Manage crane operations.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Transportation and placement of items required for the casting of steel are
managed to ensure that the continuity of casting operations is established and
maintained in accordance with organisational procedures.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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
30 January 1997
31 December 2012
Revision
2
18 July 2000
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
3
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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NZQA registered unit standard
9272 version 3
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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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