NZQA registered unit standard
25738 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate industry knowledge of paper bag and sack converting
Level
3
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of applicable terms, machinery and equipment
used, requirements of related processes, factors contributing to
production costs, and workflow, for paper bag and sack
converting; identify and describe different types of paper bags
and sacks and their end uses; explain the importance of
confidentiality; follow written instructions and complete forms;
and use reference material to ensure procedures are followed
and required standards are met.
Classification
Fibreboard Packaging > Fibreboard Packaging Production
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All workplace practices must meet any applicable and recognised codes of practice,
and documented workplace health, safety, and environmental procedures for
personal, product, and workplace health, safety and environmental matters, and the
obligations required under current law including the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992, Privacy Act 1993, Copyright Act 1994, Defamation Act 1992, Films,
Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, and their subsequent amendments.
2
Definitions
required standards refer to the production standards set down by the workplace, and
the quality standards expected by the customer for the finished product;
workplace practices refer to the documented procedures for the machine and/or
workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of terms applicable to paper bag and sack converting in
accordance with workplace practices.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Terms applicable to paper bag and sack converting are defined.
Range
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may include but is not limited to – blades; bobbin; bottom closing;
bottomer; cross plate; cylinders; creasers; delivery; film; flaps;
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folds; glue bar; glue pasting unit; glue patch applicator; glue plate;
guides; impression rollers; inching, jogging and stepping; in-line
processes, knife/perforation platebar; knife pressure; nip point; nip
guard; nip wheel or roller; paper moisture; paper tension; pasting
unit; perforations; phasing/positioning; ply thickness; pre-creaser
blade; press roller; reel; relative humidity; scores; segments;
smoothers; smoothing bars; snap and grab; spreader bars; static
electricity; substrate; surface finish; tuber; tube segments; valves;
valve inserting unit; valve material; vacuum holes; vacuum cups;
web; web break; web control settings.
1.2
Terms applicable to the paper bag and sack converting process being
undertaken in the workplace are identified and used.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the machinery and equipment used in the workplace for paper
bag and sack converting.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Paper bag and sack converting processes are outlined, and the features of
each are listed in accordance with workplace practices.
Range
2.2
processes – printing, tubing, bottoming, sewing, mini-ender.
Machinery and equipment used in the conversion of paper bags and sacks are
described in terms of their functions.
Range
tubers, bottomers, sewers, mini-enders, self-opening bag
machine.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for processes related to paper bag and sack
converting.
Range
sewing, pinching, folding, gluing, printing.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The requirements for related processes in regard to paper bag and sack
converting are outlined in accordance with workplace practices.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – sewing; pinching, folding, and
gluing; printing, packing, and despatch.
The uses and functions of miscellaneous machinery and equipment for related
processes are described in accordance with workplace practices and
manufacturer’s specifications.
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Range
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miscellanous machinery and equipment may include but is not
limited to – robots, hot-melt unit, viscosity tester, anti-slip tester,
metal detector.
Outcome 4
Identify and describe different types of paper bags and sacks and their end uses.
Range
depending on workplace practices, types may include but are not limited to –
block bottom, double fold, open mouth, flush cut valve, sewn, pinched bottom,
pasted flush, pasted handle, pasted step (valve), sewn end, sewn step, stepped
end.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Types of paper bags and sacks are identified and described in terms of their
different features.
4.2
The different types of paper bags and sacks are described in terms of their end
uses.
Outcome 5
Explain the importance of confidentiality.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Importance of maintaining confidentiality is explained in terms of the business
affairs of the company’s clients.
5.2
Importance of maintaining confidentiality is explained in terms of the company’s
business.
5.3
Compliance with the Privacy Act 1993 is explained in relation to confidentiality
of information within the workplace.
Outcome 6
Demonstrate knowledge of the factors contributing to production costs.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Wages, materials, and machine costs are described in terms of their impact on
overall production costs.
6.2
Wastage is described in terms of its impact on profitability.
Outcome 7
Demonstrate workflow knowledge.
Evidence requirements
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7.1
Flow of work from the time a job is raised through planning, sample room,
machine, despatch and distribution is described in terms of operation.
7.2
A selected job undertaken in the workplace is explained in terms of its workflow
from start to finish.
Outcome 8
Follow written instructions and complete forms.
Evidence requirements
8.1
Job instruction sheets and associated written instructions are followed to meet
workplace practices.
8.2
Forms are completed in accordance with workplace practices.
may include but is not limited to – time sheets, order forms,
requisition forms, production orders, factory orders, factory
specifications.
Range
Outcome 9
Use reference material to ensure procedures are followed and required standards are met.
Range
may include but is not limited to – trade publications, instruction manuals,
maintenance manuals, spare parts manuals, videos, DVDs, product
specification information.
Evidence requirements
9.1
Reference material applicable to the production process being undertaken is
located.
9.2
Reference material is used to ensure machine operation and product meets
required standards.
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 April 2009
N/A
Revision
2
22 August 2014
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0005
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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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 Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
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