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Assess the utilisation and productivity of civil plant, equipment, and
vehicles
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: determine and format cost
records for civil plant, equipment, and vehicles; compare actual and forecast
productivity outputs; and identify and compare options for civil plant,
equipment, and vehicles.
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
1
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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Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements which may apply
across the company or to a specific site. Requirements are documented in the
company’s health and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work
programmes, quality assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Manufacturer’s instructions may include specifications, installation, handling, use and
maintenance instructions and safety data sheets.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Determine and format cost records for civil plant, equipment, and vehicles.
Performance criteria
1.1
Historical information on plant, equipment, and vehicles is determined from
company records.
Range
1.2
cost to operate, reliability records, performance outputs.
Information is formatted for analysis in accordance with company requirements.
Range
may include – graph, table, pictorial format.
Element 2
Compare actual and forecast productivity outputs.
Performance criteria
2.1
Productivity outputs are determined from manufacturer’s instructions.
Range
2.2
cost to operate, performance output, time.
Actual and forecast productivity outputs are compared and recorded in
accordance with company requirements.
Element 3
Identify and compare options for civil plant, equipment, and vehicles.
Performance criteria
3.1
Current usage of plant, equipment, and vehicles is determined from company
records.
3.2
Alternative use options are identified and compared in terms of productivity.
3.3
Recommendation is made on suitability of plant, equipment, and vehicles for
company requirements.
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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.
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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