NZQA registered unit standard
26284 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of dispersion equipment used in paint
manufacture
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of dispersion equipment used in paint manufacture.
Classification
Coatings, Inks, and Adhesives > Paint Manufacturing
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 20292, Prepare and perform paint mixing operations, 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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of dispersion equipment used in paint manufacture.
Range
dispersion equipment may include but is not limited to – high-speed disperser,
bead mills (open head, closed head, batch), ball mills, closed head centrifugal
mixers, rotor-stator equipment;
evidence of two different items of equipment is required.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The construction and operating principles of dispersion equipment are
described in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
26284 version 2
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1.2
The advantages and disadvantages of using different types of dispersion
equipment are explained.
1.3
The description outlines the normal maintenance requirements of dispersion
equipment in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 26285 replaced unit
standard 20293.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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
12 February 2010
31 December 2016
Review
2
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.
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