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Gain approvals and implement notification procedures for works in a
gas distribution network
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
procedures for work notifications and approvals in a gas distribution network;
and gain and monitor work approvals and notify customers.
Subfield
Gas Industry
Domain
Gas Network Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2006
Date version published
20 November 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
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.
2
The current version of the following documents must be complied with:
Gas Act 1992;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Gas Regulations 1993;
NZS 5258:2003 Gas distribution networks available at http://www.standards.co.nz/.
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All work practices must comply with regulations and codes of practice, standards,
and documented regulations and codes 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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Definition
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
Demonstrate knowledge of procedures for work notifications and approvals in a gas
distribution network.
Performance criteria
1.1
Company procedures for notifications and approvals are located and interpreted
to determine classifications.
Range
1.2
may include – Gas Regulations, Gas Act, conditional approvals.
Parties affected by works are identified and their specific requirements are
outlined.
Range
may include – Transit New Zealand, territorial local authority,
Tranzrail, Police, emergency services, Terra Link, other utilities.
1.3
Methods of notification are described in accordance with company policy and
national/local authority requirements.
1.4
Types of disruption are identified and described in terms of notification
requirements.
Range
1.5
disruptions may include – gas escape, pipe laying, internal and
external installations, recommissioning, decommissioning,
commissioning supply, disruption, proposed works, disconnection,
re-connection, emergency, upgrade, maintenance, relay.
Approved methods of compliance are described in accordance with company
procedures and national/local body requirements.
Range
special conditions, unreasonable conditions, appeals, historic
approvals.
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Element 2
Gain and monitor work approvals and notify customers.
Performance criteria
2.1
Parties affected by specific works are identified.
Range
may include – local authority, service authority, police, emergency
services, event organisers, transport operators.
2.2
Relevant approvals are gained prior to commencement of work in accordance
with company procedures and national/local authority requirements.
2.3
Conditions are monitored in accordance with company procedures and granted
approvals.
2.4
Customers are notified of proposed works in accordance with company
procedures, legal requirements, and (where applicable) other authority’s
requirements.
Range
may include – advertising, telephone, mail, person to person,
facsimile.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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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