NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Research and develop leather processes and products
Level
6
Purpose
Credits
40
This unit standard is for experienced people wishing to develop
their technical skills in leather manufacture.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
processing problems and causes and recommend solutions;
develop and improve leather making processes; evaluate
leather processing chemicals with a common usage; develop
new types of leather; and comply with organisational and
statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification
Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing
Knowledge
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
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which
are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
Company specifications – product specifications set by the company relating to
materials, processes and practices.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify processing problems and causes and recommend solutions.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Variations from company specified control parameters are identified from
processes and production data.
1.2
Process and product variations are investigated in accordance with company
specifications.
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1.3
Causes of processing problems are identified and potential solutions are
developed and recommended in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4
Recording and reporting procedures meet organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Develop and improve leather making processes.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Potential improvements are identified for existing company leather making
processes.
Range
potential improvements include but are not limited to – quality,
cost, methodology.
2.2
Process formulations are adjusted in accordance with desired improvements.
2.3
Trials of adjusted processes are conducted in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.4
Leather from trial processes is tested for compliance with company
specifications.
2.5
Trial results and leather samples are submitted for company and customer
evaluation and approval.
2.6
Approved trial formulations are scaled up for bulk production and recorded in
accordance with organisational requirements.
2.7
Initial bulk production is monitored and process formulations are adjusted in
accordance with leather specifications and organisational requirements.
2.8
Recording and reporting procedures meet organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Evaluate leather processing chemicals with a common usage.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Process chemicals with a common usage are identified in accordance with
organisational requirements.
3.2
Potential advantages of replacement chemicals are assessed against current
chemical specifications.
3.3
Chemical samples are obtained and comparative trials conducted in
accordance with organisational requirements.
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Trial results are assessed against process specifications and recorded and
reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Develop new types of leather.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Leather specifications are developed and/or refined from company and
customer requirements.
4.2
Potential process formulations are established, and trials are conducted and
monitored in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.3
Samples of leather from trial processes are taken, tested, and compared with
specifications in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.4
Process formulations are selected, refined, and trials are repeated to achieve
desired leather specifications.
4.5
Samples from leather meeting desired specifications are submitted for customer
and company evaluation and approval.
4.6
Approved trial formulations are scaled up for bulk production and recorded in
accordance with organisational requirements.
4.7
Initial bulk production is monitored and process formulations are adjusted in
accordance with leather specifications and organisational requirements.
4.8
Recording and reporting procedures meet organisational requirements.
Outcome 5
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
5.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk injuries to the operator and others.
5.3
Any unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
5.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
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Planned review date
8393 version 7
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31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 September 1996
31 December 2014
Revision
2
23 March 1999
31 December 2014
Revision
3
20 February 2002
31 December 2014
Revision
4
16 January 2003
31 December 2014
Revision
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2104
Review
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
Review
7
21 February 2013
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
This CMR 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,
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.
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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