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Title
Operate woolskin degreasing machinery
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
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This unit standard is for people who work in the woolskin
manufacturing sector of the fellmongery or leather processing
industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret
company processing requirements; set up degreasing
machinery for operation; operate degreasing machinery and
degrease woolskins; describe the effects of incorrect woolskin
degreasing operations; describe processing stages preceding
and following woolskin degreasing 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.
This unit standard is
expiring
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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
details include but are not limited to – batch identification, skin
type, number of skins, processing instructions, comments, and
special requirements.
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 degreasing 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
2.4
This unit standard is
Machinery settings and adjustments
meet company tolerance specifications for
expiring
skin types, production planning priorities, processing and quality requirements.
Degreasing machine filters and chemical additives are prepared in accordance
with company specifications.
Outcome 3
Operate degreasing machinery and degrease woolskins.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Start-up, operation, monitoring, maintenance, shutdown and cleaning of
degreasing machinery meet company requirements.
3.2
Skins are inspected, assessed, counted, and loaded into degreasing machinery
in accordance with company specifications.
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3.3
Feed-in of skins is coordinated with co-workers in accordance with company
requirements.
3.4
Degreasing machinery is adjusted to suit skin quality requirements and
production priorities.
3.5
Any machine stoppages, blockages, and breakdowns are reported in
accordance with company requirements.
3.6
Skin batches are processed in accordance with production priorities and
company quality and speed requirements.
3.7
Moisture content checks are made and skins re-dried where required in
accordance with company specifications.
3.8
Additive levels and temperatures are maintained within company specified
tolerance levels.
3.9
Processed skins are unloaded and handled in accordance with company
specifications.
3.10
Processed skins meet company quality specifications.
3.11
Any processing problems affecting skin quality are identified and reported in
accordance with company requirements.
3.12
Processed skins are transferred to the next stage of processing in accordance
with company requirements.
3.13
Solvent recovery units are set up, operated, shut down, and maintained in
accordance with company requirements.
3.14
Process control checks, and documentation are completed in accordance with
company requirements.
Outcome 4
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Describe the effects of incorrect woolskin degreasing operations.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The effects of incorrect degreasing 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.
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Outcome 5
Describe processing stages preceding and following woolskin degreasing operations.
Range
processing stages include but are not limited to – key processing steps,
production outcomes, quality outcomes, effects of non-conformance.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Production requirements of the preceding processing stages are described in
accordance with company specifications.
5.2
Production requirements of the following processing stages are described in
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.
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
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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.
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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.
7.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness comply with organisational and
statutory requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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
13 January 1997
31 December 2015
Revision
3
23 March 1999
31 December 2015
Revision
4
20 February 2002
31 December 2015
Revision
5
16 January 2003
31 December 2015
Revision
6
14 October 2004
31 December 2015
Review
7
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
Review
8
21 February 2013
31 December 2015
Rollover
9
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
10
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
This unit standard is
Please note
expiring
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before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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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.
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016