NZQA registered unit standard
26628 version 1
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Title
Plan and conduct daily civil engineering laboratory work activities
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan and
organise daily civil engineering laboratory work activities; and
conduct daily civil engineering laboratory work activities.
Classification
Infrastructure Civil Engineering > Infrastructure Laboratory
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Applicable legislation, regulations, rules, standards and codes include but are not
limited to the: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in
Employment Regulations 1995; Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
1996 and their associated regulations and subsequent amendments;
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and
calibration laboratories, available from http://www.iso.org/iso/store.htm.
2
Definition
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are formally documented or generally accepted at the worksite. This may
include legislation; industry standards and methods; national and international
standards and methods; customer/organisation developed methods; standard
operating procedures; specifications; manuals; and manufacturer’s information.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Plan and organise daily civil engineering laboratory work activities.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Work activities and required resources are clarified if necessary in accordance
with organisational requirements.
1.2
Work activities are prioritised and documented in a work plan in accordance
with organisational requirements.
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NZQA registered unit standard
1.3
Work plan is monitored and updated in response to new information, and
changes are communicated to appropriate personnel in accordance with
organisational requirements.
may include but is not limited to – urgent requests, new work,
changed situations, instructions from appropriate personnel.
Range
1.4
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Work activities are broken down into small achievable components and efficient
sequences in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Conduct daily civil engineering laboratory work activities.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Resources are assembled for required activities in accordance with
organisational requirements.
may include but is not limited to – documentation, personnel,
equipment, sub-contractors.
Range
2.2
Activities are undertaken in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.3
Completion of work activities is recorded in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.4
Assistance is sought from relevant personnel when difficulties cannot be
handled.
Planned review date
1 June 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 January 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (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 granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent 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 Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016