NZQA registered unit standard
1324 version 7
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Title
Determine permeability and flame retardancy of materials used in
industrial textile fabrication
Level
4
Credits
3
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the industrial textile
fabrication industry. People credited with this unit standard are
able to: determine whether permeability of a selected fabric is
suitable for product requirement; and determine whether flame
retardancy of selected fabric is suitable for product
requirement.
Classification
Industrial Textile Fabrication > Industrial Textile Fabrication
Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
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
Determine whether permeability of a selected fabric is suitable for product requirement.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Permeability of fabric is described in accordance with the manufacturer
specifications.
Range
1.2
air, water, vapour.
Tests for fabric permeability are described in accordance with the manufacturer
specifications.
Range
waterhead, rate of air flow.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1324 version 7
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1.3
Permeability test is observed on selected fabric and result recorded and
interpreted in accordance with company requirements.
1.4
Permeability of selected fabric is checked against minimum company
requirements for the product.
Outcome 2
Determine whether flame retardancy of selected fabric is suitable for product requirement.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Reasons for flame retardancy treatment of fabric are described in accordance
with legislative and company requirements.
Range
2.2
Method of treating fabric to increase flame retardancy is described in
accordance with the manufacturer specifications.
Range
2.3
safety, environment, legislative requirement.
post-production treatment.
Testing for flame retardancy rating of fabric is described in accordance with the
manufacturer specifications.
Range
ignition speed, heat evolved, char length.
2.4
Testing for flame retardancy is observed on selected fabric, and the results
recorded and interpreted in accordance with company requirements.
2.5
Flame retardancy of selected fabric is checked against minimum company
requirements for the product in accordance with the manufacturer
specifications.
2.6
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
Planned review date
personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
31 December 2019
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1324 version 7
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
3 August 1995
N/A
Revision
2
16 September 1997
N/A
Revision
3
4 November 1997
N/A
Revision
4
28 May 1998
N/A
Review
5
17 August 1999
N/A
Review
6
26 March 2007
N/A
Rollover
7
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
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016