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Demonstrate knowledge of, safely use, and maintain concrete industry
plant and equipment
Level
2
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of,
safely use, and maintain concrete industry plant and equipment.
Subfield
Concrete
Domain
Concrete Core Skills
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2009
Date version published
20 November 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
Plant is used as in the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 to mean
appliances, equipment, fittings, furniture, implements, machines, machinery, tools,
vehicles plus parts, controls and anything connected.
Workplace practice refers to the documented procedures specific to a workplace
which set out the standard and required practices of that workplace.
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As evidence for assessment against this unit standard, evidence is required for a
specific range of seven items of concrete industry plant and equipment appropriate to
the candidate’s own trade within the concrete industry. Plant and equipment lists for
each trade are obtainable from the Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation, PO Box 2615, Wellington 6140.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995;
Resource Management Act 1991.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of concrete industry plant and equipment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Plant and equipment is described in terms of purpose and function in the
context of own work operations and end use of product.
Range
description includes – identification of any controls and
explanation of their function and adjustment.
1.2
Use of plant and equipment is described in terms of the work operations to be
completed.
1.3
Use of plant and equipment is described in terms of safety requirements and
environmental considerations.
Range
1.4
work methods, identification of hazards and controls, emergency
stop procedure.
Care and maintenance of plant and equipment are described in accordance
with manufacturer’s recommendations and workplace practice.
Element 2
Safely use concrete industry plant and equipment.
Performance criteria
2.1
Plant and equipment are selected to meet identified job requirements.
2.2
Plant and equipment are set up in accordance with workplace practice.
2.3
Plant and equipment are used to complete the operation without injury to the
user or bystanders, and in accordance with job requirements and workplace
practice.
2.4
Plant and equipment are shut down in accordance with workplace practice.
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Element 3
Maintain concrete industry plant and equipment in safe working order.
Performance criteria
3.1
Plant and equipment are maintained in working order, and kept clean, in
accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations and workplace practice.
3.2
Actions taken for repair or replacement of damaged or broken plant and
equipment are in accordance with workplace practice.
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 Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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