NZQA registered unit standard
20288 draft version 4
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of paint raw material components
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of paint raw material components and their use, and
identify the hazards associated with paint raw material
components in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Classification
Coatings, Inks, and Adhesives > Paint Manufacturing
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 20287, Demonstrate knowledge of paint and paint
production, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
Definitions
Enterprise means an organisation where assessment is taking place, and/or where the
trainee is employed.
Enterprise procedures refer to the documented procedures used by the organisation
carrying out the work and applicable to the tasks being carried out. They may include but
are not limited to – standard operating procedures, site safety procedures, equipment
operating procedures, codes of practice, quality assurance procedures, housekeeping
standards, charging of time and materials, management of drawings and documentation,
procedures to comply with legislative and local body requirements.
Extenders are extender pigments generally used as property modifiers.
Pigments are prime pigments which impart colour.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of paint raw material components and their use.
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SSB Code 101571
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NZQA registered unit standard
20288 draft version 4
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Evidence requirements
1.1
The common resins used in paint products are named, and a typical end-use for
each is identified.
Range
1.2
The common emulsions used in paint products are named, and a typical enduse for each is identified.
Range
1.3
common solvents – water, petrochemical-based products;
function – dilution, carrying, drying.
The common additives used in paint products are identified, and the purpose of
each is described.
Range
1.7
common extenders – talc, barytes, calcite, silica, mica, clay;
properties may include – bulk, flow, filling, sanding, cost, hiding
power, gloss, hold-out, hazards.
The common solvents used in paint products are identified, and their functions
are described.
Range
1.6
common pigment types – organic, inorganic, predispersion.
The common extenders used in paint products are named, and the properties of
each are described.
Range
1.5
common emulsions – acrylics, vinyls, vinyl-acrylics, styreneacrylics;
end-use may include – housing, industrial, roading.
The common pigment types used in paint products are identified and described.
Range
1.4
common resins – polyurethanes, alkyds, epoxies, acrylics;
end-use may include – automotive, housing, industrial, marine,
aeronautical, roading, flooring.
common additives – rheology modifiers, surfactants, driers, antioxidants, defoamers, preservatives, coalescents, humectants.
Common resins, emulsions, pigments, extenders, solvents and additives used
at the enterprise are named.
Range
evidence is required for two examples of each.
Outcome 2
Identify the hazards associated with paint raw material components in accordance with
enterprise procedures.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
20288 draft version 4
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Evidence requirements
2.1
The hazards of common raw material components are described, and the
applicable warning labels for each hazard are identified.
raw material components include – resins, emulsions, pigments,
extenders, solvents, additives;
hazards may include – explosive, poison, ecotoxic, flammable,
poison, toxic, ecotoxic, corrosive, oxidiser, sensitiser, dust, static
discharge.
Range
2.2
The safe handling and storage of a paint raw material component is interpreted
from its material safety data sheet.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 September 2003
31 December 2015
Rollover and
Revision
2
20 November 2006
31 December 2015
Review
3
12 February 2010
31 December 2016
Review
4
15 October 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0134
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 (CMRs). 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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
20288 draft version 4
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016