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DEMOLITION
Describe timber, timber joinery, and
recyclable materials in the demolition
industry
level:
2
credit:
2
planned review date:
November 2007
sub-field:
Civil Works and Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe
the value of recyclable timber and other materials, and the
removal of timber joinery in the demolition industry.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Infrastructure ITO.
special notes:
Recyclable metal types and grades are defined in the
booklet: Specifications and Grading for Scrap Metal
Recycling in New Zealand – 2003 available from the Scrap
Metal Recycling Association of New Zealand Inc
Information Officer
PO Box 16 678
Hornby
CHRISTCHURCH
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Describe timber, timber joinery, and
recyclable materials in the demolition
industry
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe timbers, and their value in the demolition industry.
Range:
indigenous, exotic, imported.
performance criteria
1.1
Timbers are described in terms of their species, characteristics, common usage,
and monetary value.
1.2
Timbers are described in terms of their length, size, and finish.
Range:
1.3
includes but is not limited to - rough sawn, gauged, dressed,
profiles.
Common defects and damage in recycled timbers are described in terms of how
these affect timber value.
Range:
includes but is not limited to - short lengths, splitting, nails, dents,
heat damage.
element 2
Describe timber joinery, and its removal in the demolition industry.
Range:
timber joinery includes but is not limited to - windows, doors, floors.
performance criteria
2.1
Timber joinery is described in terms of the methods of testing the effectiveness
of the removal process, and the sequence for removal.
2.2
Common defects and damage in recycled timber joinery are described in terms
of how these affect timber joinery value.
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DEMOLITION
Describe timber, timber joinery, and
recyclable materials in the demolition
industry
element 3
Describe non-timber recyclable materials, and their value in the demolition industry.
Range:
metals, masonry, glass.
performance criteria
3.1
Metal recyclable materials are described in terms of their type, grade,
characteristics, and monetary value.
Range:
3.2
Common defects and damage in recycled masonry materials are described in
terms of how these affect materials value.
Range:
3.3
masonry includes but is not limited to - bricks, roofing tiles,
concrete blocks.
Materials with recyclable value are described in terms of their characteristics,
local sales options, and monetary value.
Range:
3.4
metals include but are not limited to - aluminium, lead, steel,
stainless steel, domestic copper, copper wire;
evidence is required for at least five metals;
grades include but are not limited to - 1a, 2a;
evidence is required for at least two grades.
materials may include but are not limited to - cardboard, oil,
plastics, concrete;
evidence is required for at least two materials.
Common defects and damage in recycled non-timber recyclable materials are
described in terms of how these affect value of materials.
Range:
includes but is not limited to - contamination, physical damage.
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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DEMOLITION
Describe timber, timber joinery, and
recyclable materials in the demolition
industry
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0101 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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