NZQA registered unit standard
23494 version 2
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Title
Cut and shape material in the industrial textile fabrication industry
Level
3
Credits
7
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the industrial textile
fabrication industry. People credited with this unit standard are
able to: prepare to cut material in the industrial textile
fabrication industry; cut out pieces; and maintain cutting
equipment
Classification
Industrial Textile Fabrication > Industrial Textile Fabrication
Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 23493, Demonstrate knowledge of the cutting and shaping
of materials in the industrial textile fabrication industry; or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2
Definition
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which
are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – company specifications and
procedures, work instructions, manufacturer specifications, product quality
specifications, and legislative requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to cut material in the industrial textile fabrication industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
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personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
1.2
Fabric is laid out on the cutting table or floor in accordance with company
requirements.
1.3
Fabric is checked for defects in accordance with the manufacturer specifications
and company requirements.
1.4
Markings are identified and rechecked and are in accordance with job
specifications.
1.5
Tools for cutting material are selected and checked for sharpness in
accordance with company requirements.
Range
hand and power tools, hot knife, scissors.
Outcome 2
Cut out pieces.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
2.2
personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
Pieces are cut out to the marked lines at the workplace required speed and
quality in accordance with job specifications and company requirements.
Range
bulk cutting, single layer cutting; hand tools, power tools, hot knife,
scissors.
2.3
Complex shapes are cut in accordance with job specifications and company
requirements.
2.4
Cut pieces are checked and labelled in accordance with company requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – assembly, storage, customer
requirements.
2.5
Unused materials and offcuts are stored and/or disposed of in accordance with
company requirements.
2.6
Work area is cleared and cleaned to ensure safe operating conditions in
accordance with company requirements.
Range
bench, floor, exits, machine space.
Outcome 3
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Maintain cutting equipment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
3.2
Hand cutting tools are maintained in accordance with the manufacturer
specifications and company requirements.
3.3
Power tools are maintained in accordance with the manufacturer specifications
and company requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 23487, unit standard
23488, and unit standard 23493 replaced unit standard
1318.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 March 2007
N/A
Rollover
2
27 January 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0014
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 (CMR). The
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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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 the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016