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Make and fit a flat deck and headboard on a vehicle in the coachbuilding
industry
Level
4
Credits
6
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 flat
deck and headboard on a vehicle in the coachbuilding industry; measure,
mark out, and cut materials; and assemble and fit the deck and headboard 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
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Legislation and publications relevant to this unit standard includes but are not limited
to – Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Land Transport Rules; New Zealand
Standards AS/NZS 1554 Structural Steel Welding Set; NZS 4711:1984 Qualification
tests for metal-arc welders; NZS 5444:2005 Load anchorage points for vehicles.
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Land Transport Rules are produced for the Minister of Transport by Land Transport
New Zealand. These rules are available online at
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/rules/.
New Zealand Standards are available from Standards New Zealand, Private Bag
2439, Wellington; phone 04 498 5990; or website http://www.standards.co.nz.
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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.
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.
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Engineering approvals
Modifications and/or repairs to load anchorages may require engineer’s design.
Completed modifications and/or repairs in this standard must also be certified by a
Heavy Vehicle Specialist Inspector as meeting Land Transport Rules: Heavy
Vehicles 2004, and Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002; and New Zealand Standard
NZS 5444:2005.
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Structural welding
Load anchorages are structural. Legislative requirements state that welding of
structural components on Heavy Vehicles must be completed to AS/NZS 1554 by a
welder holding qualifications to a minimum standard of NZS 4711:1984.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare to make a flat deck and headboard on a vehicle in the coachbuilding industry.
Performance criteria
1.1
Customer requirements are verified and checked in accordance with company
requirements.
1.2
Loading requirements of the deck and headboard are identified in accordance
with company requirements.
1.3
Any required engineering approvals are identified in accordance with legislative
requirements.
1.4
Materials and components used to make the deck and headboard are selected
and procured in accordance with company requirements.
Range
1.5
may include but is not limited to – framing, floor, mud guards and
flaps, lights;
steel, aluminium, ply, timber;
load restraints, twist locks.
Allowances are identified in accordance with company requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – clearance for tyre and wheel
deflection, fuel tank, windows, cab, roof, loading.
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1.6
Suitable tools and equipment for making the deck and headboard are selected
in accordance with company requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – hand tools, welding equipment,
drill, clamps, measuring equipment, metal cutting equipment,
markers.
Element 2
Measure, mark out, and cut materials.
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.
2.2
Cutting list is made out and is in accordance with company requirements.
2.3
Panel materials are measured and legibly marked out in accordance with
company requirements.
2.4
Frame materials are measured and legibly marked out in accordance with
company requirements.
2.5
Allowances are applied in accordance with company requirements.
Range
allowances may include but are not limited to – tyre and wheel
deflection, fuel tank, windows, cab, roof, loading.
2.6
All materials are cut to size in accordance with company requirements.
2.7
Painting and anti-corrosion procedures are carried out on the frames and
underside of panels in accordance with company requirements.
Element 3
Assemble and fit the deck and headboard 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.
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3.2
Frame is assembled in accordance with company requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – welding, mechanical fasteners;
main runner, coaming rails, cross bearers, load restraints, effluent
disposal.
3.3
Headboard supports are attached in accordance with company requirements.
3.4
Painting and anti-corrosion procedures are carried out on additional exposed
areas of the decking and headboard in accordance with company requirements.
3.5
Frame is attached to vehicle chassis in accordance with job specifications and
legislative requirements.
3.6
Deck and headboard panels are attached to frame in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – mechanical fastenings,
adhesive, welding.
3.7
Load restraints are identified and attached in accordance with company
requirements.
3.8
Mudguards and lights are fitted in accordance with company requirements.
3.9
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.
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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