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Complete service inspections for small buildings
Level
5
Credits
20
Purpose
This unit standard is for Building Control Surveyors who complete service
inspections for small buildings. People credited with this unit standard are
able to complete the pre-inspection, inspection, and post-inspection
processes of inspecting services for small buildings.
Subfield
Compliance and Law Enforcement
Domain
Building Control Surveying
Status
Registered
Status date
25 January 2008
Date version published
17 October 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
The Skills Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
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This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Compliance with the following legislation, regulations, and codes is required:
Building Act 2004
Privacy Act 1993
Electricity Act 1992
The Building Code
Building (Forms) Regulations 2004.
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Assessment against this unit standard must be for a minimum of two new projects
and two alterations, with a minimum of one building including an alternative
wastewater disposal solution. Within the range of projects, complete any two
inspections per project without repeating the same inspection more than twice.
Inspections include – external stormwater and wastewater, pre–floor potable water
and wastewater, pre-lining potable water and wastewater, on site effluent disposal
systems, on site storage – potable/grey water, solar systems, gas systems, solid fuel
with wet back, final.
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The scope of buildings assessed within this unit standard fall generally within the
coverage of NZS 3604:1999 Timber Framed Buildings, NZS 4229:1999 Concrete
masonry buildings not requiring specific engineering design, and NZS 3109:1997
Concrete construction, available at http://www.standards.co.nz/default.htm. Please
note other standards are referenced with the Building Code Handbook available from
http://www.dbh.govt.nz/UserFiles/File/Publications/Building/Compliance–
documents/handbook.pdf.
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Definitions
Small buildings are small-scale, lightweight buildings, generally of non-specific
design, and of domestic scale with lightweight framing and/or concrete or concrete
masonry construction.
Quality management systems (QMS) refers to a formal management system that
establishes policy and objectives (and ways of achieving them) in order to direct and
control an organisation with regard to quality.
District plan means an operative plan approved by a Territorial Authority under
Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991; and includes all operative
changes to such a plan (whether arising from a review or otherwise).
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Reference documents:
The Building Code Compliance Documents
http://www.dbh.govt.nz/building–code–compliance–documents;
Building Officials – Building Act 2004 overview
http://www.dbh.govt.nz/bofficials-buiding-act-2004-overview.
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All activities must comply with: any policies, procedures, business protocols, and
requirements of the organisation/s involved; and ethical codes and standards of
relevant professional bodies.
Elements and Performance criteria
Element 1
Complete the pre-inspection process of inspecting services for small buildings.
Performance criteria
1.1
Documents required for inspecting services for a small building are obtained in
accordance with the requirements of the quality management system (QMS).
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1.2
Equipment required for inspections is operated in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions and QMS.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – drainage spear, levels,
thermometer, inclinometer, measuring tape, personal protective
equipment (PPE).
Booking process for services inspections for small buildings is completed in
accordance with QMS.
Element 2
Complete the inspection process of inspecting services for small buildings.
Performance criteria
2.1
Building consent approved documents and Project Information Memorandum
(PIM) compliance is established in accordance with QMS.
Range
includes but is not limited to – building materials; construction;
type, size and spacing of all building components.
2.2
Building Code and manufacturers’ product specifications compliance is
established with the Building Code and manufacturers’ warranties.
2.3
Location requirements are established in accordance with the District Plan.
2.4
Approved consent documents are amended in accordance with the Building Act
2004, District Plan, and QMS.
Element 3
Complete the post-inspection process of inspecting services for small buildings.
Performance criteria
3.1
Inspections are documented in accordance with the QMS.
3.2
Compliance actions are documented in accordance with the QMS.
3.3
Documents are stored in accordance with the Building Act 2004 and QMS.
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.
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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 Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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