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Fit mechanical couplings in a gas distribution network
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate and identify
procedures, documentation, and equipment for fitting mechanical couplings;
prepare to fit and fit a mechanical coupling; and complete reporting and
documentation.
Subfield
Gas Industry
Domain
Gas Network Construction
Status
Registered
Status date
21 May 2010
Date version published
21 May 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
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
1
This unit standard is intended for, but not limited to, workplace assessment. The
range statements relate to enterprise specific equipment, procedures, and
processes.
2
The current version of the following documents must be complied with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Approved Code of Practice for Safety in Excavation and Shafts for Foundations,
Occupational Safety and Health Service, Dept of Labour, 1995, available at
http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/order/catalogue/135.shtml;
NZS 5258:2003 Gas distribution networks available at http://www.standards.co.nz;
manufacturer's instructions.
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All work practices must comply with regulations and codes of practice pertaining to
the gas industry. A full list of applicable regulations and codes is available from the
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO).
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Definitions
Company procedures means the documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements.
They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Mechanical coupling means a compression-type coupling used for joining pipe
usually with a resilient ring and often with an insert.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Locate and identify procedures, documentation, and equipment for fitting mechanical
couplings.
Performance criteria
1.1
Company procedures for fitting mechanical couplings are located and
interpreted in relation to specified job requirements.
1.2
Job instructions are confirmed in accordance with company procedures.
Range
instructions include – site location, utility plans and/or mark-outs,
consents, easements.
1.3
Potential environmental and safety hazards are identified in accordance with
company procedures.
1.4
Mechanical couplings and ancillary equipment and materials are described in
terms of types and component parts.
Range
1.5
Equipment is described in terms of potential hazards of incorrect application
and operation, and the steps to avoid them are described in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
1.6
couplings, inserts, screw fittings, gaskets, wrapping, tools.
pressure, temperature, thickness, size, strength, flexibility,
expansion, sealing, tool use.
Resource requirements are identified and sourced in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
plant, tools, materials, documentation, system components,
personnel.
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Element 2
Prepare to fit and fit a mechanical coupling.
Performance criteria
2.1
Safety and environmental hazards are identified, then isolated, removed, or
minimised, in accordance with company procedures.
Range
may include – signage, barriers, personal protective equipment,
safe access and egress, gas escape, fire, explosion, asphyxiation,
other utilities, temporary traffic control, environmental protection,
excavations.
2.2
Couplings and associated fittings are prepared in accordance with company
procedures.
2.3
Fitting is selected in accordance with function and application.
Range
pipe size and type, pressure, temperature, flexibility, expansion.
2.4
Coupling is fitted in accordance with company procedures and/or
manufacturer’s instructions.
2.5
Coupling is tested for soundness in accordance with company procedures.
Element 3
Complete reporting and documentation.
Performance criteria
3.1
Information is communicated to other parties, both internal and external, in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – special conditions, completion
notice, additional work.
Records and documents are completed and processed in accordance with
company procedures.
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.
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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 if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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