NZQA registered unit standard
28449 version 1
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Title
Direct fluxing for hot dip galvanizing
Level
4
Credits
Purpose
10
This unit standard is intended for those specialising in pretreatment operations for hot dip galvanizing.
People credited with this unit standard are able to direct, and
monitor quality of fluxing for hot dip galvanizing.
Classification
Industrial Coatings > Hot Dip Galvanizing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The current version of the following documents must be complied with:
AS/NZS 4680:2006 Hot-dip galvanized (zinc) coatings on fabricated ferrous articles,
After-Fabrication Hot Dip Galvanizing: A practical reference for designers, specifiers,
engineers, consultants, manufacturers, and users, Galvanizing Association of New
Zealand, available at http://www.galvanizing.org.nz;
manufacturer’s instructions.
2
Health and safety procedures must be followed in accordance with workplace and
legislative requirements for all tasks leading to assessment of this standard.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be used throughout operations in
accordance with company procedures and manufacturer’s instructions
3
Definition
Company procedures refer to all documented policies and procedures of the
candidate’s employer at the time of training including, but not limited to, those relating
to health, safety, environment, quality, and operations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Direct fluxing for hot dip galvanizing.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Fluxing requirements are determined in accordance with company procedures.
Range
components – solid, plate, hollow, fabricated.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1.2
Surface condition of steel is checked for suitability for fluxing.
includes but is not limited to – paint, millscale, rust;
may include – antispatter.
Range
1.3
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Lifting, moving, immersion and supporting of components in fluxing bath is
directed in accordance with company procedures.
components – solid, plate, hollow, fabricated.
Range
1.4
Removal of jig and components from fluxing solution is directed in accordance
with company procedures.
1.5
Any fluxing faults are identified and remedies determined and actioned in
accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 2
Monitor quality of fluxing for hot dip galvanizing.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Consistency of the fluxing processes is monitored in accordance with company
procedures.
2.2
Where applicable, records of fluxing are kept in accordance with company
procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
16 April 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0114
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28449 version 1
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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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016