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Inspect civil construction plant and equipment
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who manage machine maintenance or who
supervise plant operators and verify machine maintenance.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: inspect engines and
drivetrains; tracks, rollers, and wheels; and moving and non-moving parts, of
civil construction plant and equipment.
Subfield
Civil Plant Operation and Management
Domain
Civil Plant Management
Status
Registered
Status date
25 September 2006
Date version published
25 September 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Infrastructure ITO
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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The following legislation and regulations must be complied with: Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992; and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
2
Assessment against this unit standard must take place in a workplace environment.
Assessment parameters will be dependent on company and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply
with legislative requirements.
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Definition
Manufacturer’s instructions may include specifications, installation, handling, use and
maintenance instructions and safety data sheets.
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The requirements within the following code of practice applying to civil construction
operations must be complied with as appropriate to the context of assessment
against this unit standard: Approved Code of Practice for Operator Protective
Structures on Self-Propelled Mobile Mechanical Plant (Wellington: Department of
Labour, 1999) available from the Occupational Safety and Health Service,
http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/order/catalogue/189.shtml.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Inspect engines and drivetrains of civil construction plant and equipment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Electrical switches and cables are inspected for wear and tear in accordance
with manufacturer’s instructions.
1.2
Fluids are inspected for colour and viscosity in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions.
1.3
Engine air supply system is inspected for wear and tear in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
Range
1.4
Pneumatics are inspected for pressure and exterior wear in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
Range
1.5
includes but is not limited to – precleaner, hoses, filter.
includes but is not limited to – air tank, tyres.
Hydraulic lines, rams, and linkages are inspected for wear, tear and oil leaks in
accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
Element 2
Inspect tracks, rollers, and wheels of civil construction plant and equipment.
Performance criteria
2.1
Tracks are inspected for wear and tear in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions.
Range
includes but is not limited to – rollers, sprockets, bushes, chains,
pins, grousers.
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2.2
Rollers are inspected for wear and tear in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions.
Range
2.3
may include but is not limited to – cracks, dents, scraper,
spraybar.
Machine wheels are inspected for wear and tear in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
Range
includes but is not limited to – tyre pressure, tread, cuts,
wheelnuts.
Element 3
Inspect moving and non-moving parts of civil construction plant and equipment.
Performance criteria
3.1
Steerage and brakes are confirmed as operational in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
3.2
Frame and fittings are confirmed as operational in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
Range
chassis, frame, belly plate, cab, levers, gauges, lights, horn, nuts
and bolts.
3.3
Plant is confirmed as free from foreign matter and contamination such as
stones, dust, water, and rust in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
3.4
Operator protective structure and seat belts are confirmed as operational in
accordance with Approved Code of Practice for Operator Protective Structures
on Self-Propelled Mobile Mechanical Plant.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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