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Insert a polyethylene pipe into a casing pipe in a gas distribution
network
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate and identify
insertion equipment, procedures, and documentation; prepare to insert and
insert a polyethylene gas pipe into a casing pipe; reinstate site; 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 is not limited to, workplace assessment. The
range statements relate to enterprise specific equipment, procedures, and
processes.
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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 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.
3
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).
4
This unit standard excludes live insertion.
5
Definitions
Casing pipe is a duct through which runs a smaller pipe (carrier pipe). The duct that
protects the smaller pipe is usually made of cast iron, steel, or polyethylene.
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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Locate and identify insertion equipment, procedures, and documentation.
Performance criteria
1.1
Company procedures for inserting polyethylene pipe in a casing pipe 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
Insertion equipment and materials are described in terms of types and function.
Range
1.5
may include equipment – pipes, spacers, seals, casings, jointing,
fittings, cutting tools, parachute, draw wire, tow rope or wire, pull
through rod, winch, anti-shear coupling;
function – casing pipe size, insertion pipe size, protection.
The potential hazards of incorrect application and operation of equipment and
procedures are identified, and the steps to avoid them are described according
to company procedures.
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1.6
Resource requirements are identified and sourced in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
plant, tools, materials, documentation, system components,
personnel, communication equipment.
Element 2
Prepare to insert and insert a polyethylene gas pipe into a casing pipe.
Performance criteria
2.1
Safety and environmental hazards are identified, then isolated, removed, or
minimised, in accordance with company procedures.
Range
2.2
Casing pipe is prepared in accordance with company procedures.
Range
2.3
opened, clean, dry, tested for presence of gas, free of obstruction,
no sharp edges.
Carrier pipe is prepared in accordance with company procedures.
Range
2.4
may include – signage, barriers, personal protective equipment,
safe access and egress, gas escape, fire, explosion, asphyxiation,
other utilities, temporary traffic control, environmental protection,
excavations.
may include – tow wire, draw wire, tracer wire, winch, winch head,
anti-shear coupling, pull thorough rod.
Carrier pipe is inserted in casing pipe and ends are sealed in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
carrier pipe, casing pipe, abandoned casing pipe connections.
Element 3
Reinstate site.
Performance criteria
3.1
Equipment and materials left temporarily on site are stored safely and securely,
or arrangements are made for their collection in accordance with company
procedures.
3.2
Tools, equipment, and materials are removed from site in accordance with job
requirements and company procedures.
3.3
Worksite is reinstated and made safe in accordance with company procedures.
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Element 4
Complete reporting and documentation.
Performance criteria
4.1
Information is communicated to other parties, both internal and external, in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
4.2
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.
Range
may include but is not limited to – job card, as-built.
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 if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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