NZQA registered unit standard
20260 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the Approved Code of Practice for Loadlifting Rigging
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
–
locate information from the Approved Code of Practice for
Load-lifting Rigging; and
–
interpret information from the Approved Code of Practice
for Load-lifting Rigging to suit given situations.
Classification
Lifting Equipment > Core Rigging
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard has been developed for learning and assessment on-job or off-job
in a simulated environment.
2
All tasks must be carried out in accordance with the Best Practice Guide (BPG)
based on:
a quality management systems;
b designer’s requirements and manufacturers' operating instructions; and
government and local government legislation, regulations, bylaws, Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992 and New Zealand Standards;
c the most up to date version of the:
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/information-guidance/all-guidanceitems/acop-load-lifting-rigging/rigging-load-lifting-acop.pdf; this currently includes
those for scaffolding (regulation 22), notifiable work (regulation 26), and working
under raised objects (regulation 16), and all subsequent amendments and
replacements.
3
Definition
Rigging is defined in the Approved Code of Practice for Load-lifting Rigging.
4
Range
This unit standard is intended to promote familiarity with the Approved Code of
Practice for Load-lifting Rigging and its use rather than to test specific knowledge of
its provisions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Locate information within the Approved Code of Practice for Load-lifting Rigging.
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NZQA registered unit standard
20260 version 3
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Locate information within the code.
Range
information to be located rom at least five different sections of the
code.
Outcome 2
Interpret information from the Approved Code of Practice for Load-lifting Rigging to suit
given situations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Interpret information from the code in relation to slings.
Range
2.2
webbing, round, endless, chain, rope, wire.
Interpret information from the code in relation to rope splices.
Range
2.3
fibre rope, wire rope, wire rope grips.
Interpret information from the code in relation to fittings, sheaves and blocks.
Range
2.4
rings and shackles; large dee shackles; rigging screws and
turnbuckles; snatch, sheaves and cargo blocks; lifting beams,
spreaders and frames, eyebolts.
Interpret information from the code in relation to working with cranes and
working on building construction sites.
Range
load estimation, load security, packing, slings, using flexible steel
wire rope, rigging blocks.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 November 2003
31 December 2016
Review
2
23 March 2006
31 December 2016
Review
3
16 July 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
20260 version 3
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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.
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 (CMRs). 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 The Skills Organisation at reviewcomments@skills.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016