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Locate pipelines in a gas transmission environment
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in the gas
transmission industry.
People credited with this unit standard are, in a gas transmission
environment, able to: prepare to locate pipelines; locate, verify, and mark
pipelines; and communicate and document findings for locating pipelines.
Subfield
Gas Industry
Domain
Gas Transmission Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
22 May 2009
Date version published
22 May 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with relevant site
requirements, and the following legislation and standard:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Health and Safety in Employment (Pipelines) Regulations 1999;
Resource Management Act 1991;
NZS/AS 2885.1:1997 Pipelines – Gas and liquid petroleum – Design and
construction.
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Definition
Company procedures refer to the documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, environmental, site requirements, and quality
management requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy
statements.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare to locate pipelines in a gas transmission environment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Third party requests are identified and actioned in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
1.2
Records are utilised to identify pipeline type and location.
Range
1.3
contractors, planners, landowners, surveyors, local authorities,
permit office.
alignment sheets, company records, topographical maps.
Requirements for type of work requested are identified.
Range
may include but is not limited to – pipeline and easement
maintenance, cathodic protection work, submarine, third party
work requests, emergencies.
1.4
Landowners and occupiers are identified and notified of the intention to enter
their property, in accordance with company procedures.
1.5
Access onto the property is determined and confirmed in accordance with
company procedures.
1.6
Locations of other underground services are established in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
1.7
includes but is not limited to – power, communications, other
pipelines, water.
Equipment for location and marking of pipeline position and depth is prepared in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – pipeline locater, probe and
extensions, pegs, paint, potholing equipment, measuring wheel,
shovel.
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Element 2
Locate, verify, and mark pipelines in a gas transmission environment.
Performance criteria
2.1
Pipeline is located using electronic location equipment in accordance with
company procedures.
2.2
Pipeline location is verified using electronic location equipment in accordance
with company procedures, with no damage to pipeline coating.
Range
2.3
electronic location equipment may include but is not limited to –
probe and extensions, potholing equipment, shovel.
Pipeline location is marked at the site in accordance with company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – pegs, paint, signage, barriers.
Element 3
Communicate and document findings for locating pipelines in a gas transmission
environment.
Performance criteria
3.1
External parties are notified of the location of the pipeline in accordance with
company procedures and regulatory requirements.
3.2
All findings relevant to the job are reported in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – relevant documentation, reports,
plans, follow-up actions.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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