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Complete building inspections for medium and large buildings
Level
6
Credits
40
Purpose
This unit standard is for Building Control Surveyors who are required to
complete building inspections for medium and large buildings. People
credited with this unit standard are able to: complete the pre-inspection
process of inspecting medium and large buildings; complete inspections for
medium and large buildings; and complete the post-inspection process of
inspecting medium and large building services.
Subfield
Compliance and Law Enforcement
Domain
Building Control Surveying
Status
Registered
Status date
23 January 2009
Date version published
23 January 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 7229.
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 a minimum of two new projects, and
two alterations for medium and/or large buildings.
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Definitions
Medium buildings are light to medium weight commercial or industrial buildings up to
three levels above ground which utilise commercial or industrial materials,
construction techniques, and services.
Large buildings are high-rise, large and complex buildings of more than three levels
above ground levels, and/or complex specialist structures of large spans or volume,
such as stadiums, theatres, and manufacturing venues.
The Building Code includes referenced standards and supporting documents
included in the New Zealand Building Code Handbook (see link below).
Quality management system (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/compliance-docs-get-copies;
The Building Code Handbook
http://www.dbh.govt.nz/UserFiles/File/Publications/Building/Compliance–
documents/handbook.pdf;
Building Officials – Building Act 2004 overview
http://www.dbh.govt.nz/bofficials-buiding-act-2004-overview.
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The scope of this unit standard includes the building structure, envelope, heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing and drainage, water supply, fire
safety and egress, and one other service from the following list: lifts; escalators and
travelators; industrial liquid waste; hazardous materials and processes; emergency
power supply; smoke extraction systems; escape route pressurisation.
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Inspections include but are not limited to – foundation, pre-concrete floor - building,
pre-concrete floor - services, tilt panel, bond beam, site works, structural framing,
cavity batten, cladding, pre-lining building, pre-lining services, post-lining, external stormwater, external - wastewater, on site effluent disposal systems, on site storage potable/grey water, solar systems, final.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Complete the pre-inspection process of inspecting medium and large buildings.
Performance criteria
1.1
Pre-inspection process of inspecting medium and large buildings is completed
in accordance with the requirements of the QMS.
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1.2
Equipment required for inspections is operated in accordance with
manufacturers’ instructions and QMS.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – drainage spear, levels,
thermometer, inclinometer, measuring tape, Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) and moisture metre.
Process for booking building consent inspections is completed in accordance
with QMS.
Element 2
Complete inspections for medium and large buildings.
Range
any two inspections per project without completing the same type of inspection
more than twice.
Performance criteria
2.1
Compliance is established with the building consent approved documents and
Project Information Memorandum (PIM) in accordance with the QMS.
Range
includes but is not limited to – building materials; construction;
type, size, and spacing of all building components; approved
certification documentation.
2.2
Compliance is established with the Building Code and manufacturers’ product
specifications and warranties.
2.3
Compliance is established in terms of location requirements in accordance with
the District Plan.
2.4
Amendments to the approved consent documents are made in accordance with
the Building Act 2004, the District Plan, and the QMS.
Element 3
Complete the post-inspection process of inspecting medium and large building services.
Range
any two inspections per project without completing the same type of inspection
more than twice.
Performance criteria
3.1
Inspection is documented in accordance with QMS.
3.2
Compliance actions are documented in accordance with QMS.
3.3
Documents are stored in accordance with the Building Act 2004 and the QMS.
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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 Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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