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Demonstrate knowledge of gas appliances, requirements for
installation, faults, safety, and documentation for gas retail
Level
3
Credits
7
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
gas types, gas appliance types, appliance installation requirements, gas
appliance faults and safety requirements, and documentation requirements
for gas appliances and their installations.
Subfield
Gas Industry
Domain
Gas Marketing, Business and Administration
Status
Registered
Status date
22 May 2009
Date version published
22 May 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 25519 replaced
unit standard 20930.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
The following documents must be complied with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Gas Act 1992;
Gas Regulations 1993;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006;
Building Act 2004;
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NZS 5259:2004 Gas Measurement, NZS 5261: 2003 Gas Installation, NZS 5262: 2003
Gas Appliance Safety, and NZS 5258: 2003 Gas distribution networks, available at
http://www.standards.co.nz;
Code of Practice for Gas Retailers Version 8 – April 2004;
Local authority regulations.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of gas types, gas appliance types, and appliance installation
requirements.
Performance criteria
1.1
Gas types are identified in terms of their use for gas appliances.
Range
1.2
Gas appliances are described in terms of their type.
Range
1.3
natural gas, LPG.
appliance – size, application, efficiency, flue requirements.
Installation requirements for gas appliances are identified in accordance with
legislation and New Zealand Standards.
Range
includes but is not limited to – pressure, location, flue type, room
size, ventilation.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of gas appliance faults and safety requirements.
Performance criteria
2.1
The reasons for appliances not working are identified in accordance with the
type of appliance.
Range
2.2
error codes, supply requirements, installation.
Safety requirements in the case of faulty appliances are identified in
accordance with the type of appliance and manufacturer’s instructions.
Range
clearances, location, protection, operating instructions.
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Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of documentation requirements for gas appliances and their
installations.
Performance criteria
3.1
Documentation requirements for gas appliances and their installations are
described in terms of their purpose.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – warranty, operating instructions,
installation and assembly instructions.
Documentation requirements for gas appliances and their installation are
described in terms of legislative and regulatory requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – gas certification, declaration,
energy performance and labelling, installation standards,
appliance safety;
evidence is required for four appliances and four installations.
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) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz.address if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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