NZQA registered unit standard 26630 version 1 Page 1 of 3 Title Operate and maintain civil engineering laboratory pressure measurement equipment Level 3 Credits 3 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to operate and maintain civil engineering laboratory pressure measurement equipment. 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; NZS 4402.1:1986 Methods of testing soils for civil engineering purposes - Preliminary and general, available from http://www.standards.co.nz. 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 Operate and maintain civil engineering laboratory pressure measurement equipment. Range mechanical, liquid, electronic. Evidence requirements 1.1 Pressure measurement equipment is selected in accordance with sample requirements, method, manufacturer’s instructions and organisational requirements. Range Infrastructure ITO SSB Code 101813 includes but is not limited to – range, precision, units, type. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 1.2 Pre-use pressure measurement equipment checks are performed in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and organisational requirements. may include but is not limited to – condition, environmental conditions, safety equipment, calibration status. Range 1.3 Pressure is measured in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and organisational requirements. may include but is not limited to – stable reading, parallax errors, temperature, barometric correction. Range 1.4 Results are recorded in accordance with organisational requirements. results may include but are not limited to – pressure, temperature, humidity, date, time, operator. Range 1.5 26630 version 1 Page 2 of 3 Pressure measurement equipment is cleaned and maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and organisational requirements. 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. 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. Infrastructure ITO SSB Code 101813 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 26630 version 1 Page 3 of 3 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