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Make and fit a wheel arch to a vehicle in the coachbuilding industry
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the coachbuilding industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to make a wheel
arch for vehicle in the coachbuilding industry; measure, mark out, and cut
materials for the wheel arch; and make and fit wheel arch to a vehicle.
Subfield
Motor Industry
Domain
Coachbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
25 February 2008
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0014
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2
Definitions
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which
are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – company specifications and
procedures, work instructions, manufacturer specifications, product quality
specifications, and legislative requirements.
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Suitable tools and equipment means industry approved tools and equipment that are
recognised within the industry as being the most suited to complete the task in a
professional and competent manner with due regard to safe working practices.
3
Range
wheel arches – square corner, rounded.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare to make a wheel arch for vehicle in the coachbuilding industry.
Performance criteria
1.1
Customer requirements are verified and checked in accordance with company
requirements.
1.2
Type of wheel arch is identified in accordance with company requirements.
1.3
Materials and attachments used to make the wheel arch are identified and
procured in accordance with company requirements.
Range
materials may include but are not limited to – steel, aluminium,
timber, composite.
1.4
Clearance between wheels and body, and allowance for suspension movement,
are identified in accordance with company requirements.
1.5
Suitable tools and equipment for making and fitting the wheel arch are selected
in accordance with company requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – hand tools, welding equipment,
drills, clamps, measuring equipment, metal cutting equipment,
markers, folding machines, rolling and swaging machines, riveter.
Element 2
Measure, mark out, and cut materials for the wheel arch.
Performance criteria
2.1
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, vehicle safety, workshop safety,
environmental safety, tools and equipment safety.
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2.2
Cutting list is made out in accordance with company requirements.
2.3
Panel material is measured and legibly marked out in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
allowance for – wheel and tyre size, suspension movement.
2.4
Framing materials are measured and legibly marked out in accordance with
company requirements.
2.5
All materials are cut to size in accordance with company requirements.
2.6
Painting and anti-corrosion procedures are carried out on the frames and
underside of panels in accordance with company requirements.
Element 3
Make and fit wheel arch to a vehicle.
Performance criteria
3.1
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, vehicle safety, workshop safety,
environmental safety, tools and equipment safety.
3.2
Jig is set up in accordance with company requirements.
3.3
Frame is made up and fastened to floor in accordance with company
requirements.
3.4
Wheel arch is shaped and attached to the floor in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – welding, mechanical fastenings,
adhesive bonding, sealing.
3.5
Painting and anti-corrosion procedures are carried out on hidden areas of the
wheel arch in accordance with company requirements.
3.6
Tools and equipment are returned to their places, and the work area is cleaned
in accordance with company requirements.
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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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