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Title
Operate leather vacuum stretching processes
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
5
This unit standard is for people who work in the leather
manufacturing sector of the fellmongery or leather processing
industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret
company processing requirements; set up vacuum stretching
machinery for operation; operate vacuum stretching machinery
and vacuum stretch leather; describe the effects of incorrect
leather vacuum stretching operations; describe processing
stages preceding and following leather vacuum stretching
operations; demonstrate team-work; and comply with
organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification
Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing
Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
2
Definitions
Company specifications are criteria set by the company related to materials,
processes and practices.
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policies, procedures and
practices related to activities in the workplace.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Interpret company processing requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Processing details are interpreted from company production information.
Range
includes but is not limited to – batch identification, skin or hide
type, number of skins or hides, processing instructions, comments,
and special requirements.
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1.2
Production planning priorities are identified in accordance with company and
customer requirements.
1.3
Departures from company specifications are checked and authorised in
accordance with company requirements.
1.4
The completion of lead-in production processes is checked against production
information and confirmed before processing commences.
Outcome 2
Set up vacuum stretching machinery for operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safety checks prior to machinery start-up are carried out in accordance with
company requirements.
2.2
Any machines failing safety checks are reported in accordance with company
requirements.
2.3
Vacuum stretching machinery is set up to achieve optimum stretching
conditions in accordance with leather processing requirements, production
planning priorities, and company specifications for the leather type, substance,
moisture content, area, and quality required.
Outcome 3
Operate vacuum stretching machinery and vacuum stretch leather.
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Leather is inspected, assessed, presented, and fed into vacuum stretching
Evidence requirements
3.1
3.2
Start-up, operation, monitoring, maintenance, shutdown and cleaning of
vacuum stretching machinery meet company requirements.
machinery in accordance with company specifications.
3.3
Loading and operation of vacuum drier and/or stretcher is coordinated with coworkers in accordance with company requirements.
3.4
Vacuum stretching machinery is adjusted to suit leather quality, area and
moisture content requirements, and production priorities.
3.5
Any machine stoppages, blockages, and breakdowns are reported in
accordance with company requirements.
3.6
Leather batches are processed in accordance with production priorities and
company quality requirements.
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3.7
Stretched leather meets company area, moisture content, and quality tolerance
specifications.
3.8
Any processing problems affecting leather area, moisture content, and quality
are identified and reported in accordance with company requirements.
3.9
Processed leather is presented, stacked and transferred to the next stage of
processing in accordance with company specifications.
3.10
Process control checks and documentation are completed in accordance with
company requirements.
Outcome 4
Describe the effects of incorrect leather vacuum stretching operations.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The effects of incorrect leather vacuum stretching operations are described in
terms of the cost to the tannery.
Range
effects include but are not limited to – damage, requirements for
rework, customer dissatisfaction, financial loss.
Outcome 5
Describe processing stages preceding and following leather vacuum stretching operations.
Range
processing stages include but are not limited to – key processing steps,
production outcomes, quality outcomes, effects of non-conformance.
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Production requirements of the following processing stages are described in
Evidence requirements
5.1
5.2
Production requirements of the preceding processing stages are described in
accordance with company specifications.
accordance with company specifications.
Outcome 6
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
6.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
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6.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
6.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
6.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
6.6
Any machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported
to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Outcome 7
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
7.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
7.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk injuries to the operator and others.
7.3
Any unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
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against the standard must take place by
expiring
the last date for assessment set out below.
7.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness comply with organisational and
statutory requirements.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 August 1996
31 December 2015
Revision
2
23 March 1999
31 December 2015
Revision
3
20 February 2002
31 December 2015
Revision
4
16 January 2003
31 December 2015
Revision
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2015
Review
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
Review
7
21 February 2013
31 December 2015
Rollover
8
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
9
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
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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.
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
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