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Repair motor vehicle seats in the vehicle trimming industry
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the vehicle trimming industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: repair seat components;
repair damaged seat covers; and repair a broken and/or twisted seat frame
and bent runners.
Subfield
Industrial Textile Fabrication
Domain
Vehicle Trimming and Upholstery
Status
Registered
Status date
26 March 2007
Date version published
26 March 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 23520, Demonstrate knowledge of
motor vehicle seats in the vehicle trimming industry, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 23520 replaced unit
standard 8300.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0014
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Enactments relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992; Land Transport Rules – Head Restraints 2001, Rule
32010/1; Seats and Seat Anchorages 2002, Rule 32004; Heavy Vehicles 2004, Rule
31002; Vehicle Repair 1998, Rule 34001.
2
Land Transport Rules are produced for the Minister of Transport by Land Transport
New Zealand. These rules are available online at
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/rules/index.html.
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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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Repair seat components.
Range
may include but is not limited to – springs repaired and/or replaced; webbings
replaced; support systems replaced; paddings repaired and refitted, or
replaced.
Performance criteria
1.1
Tools and equipment are identified and used in accordance with manufacturer
specifications.
Range
may include but is not limited to – pliers, spanners, sockets,
screwdrivers, shears, knife, side cutters, rule, sewing machine.
1.2
Seat is removed from the vehicle in accordance with vehicle manufacturer
specifications and legislative requirements.
1.3
Seat cover and arm rest are removed in accordance with seat and vehicle
manufacturer specifications, and are not damaged due to the removal process.
1.4
Fault is identified, and the seat is repaired in accordance with seat and vehicle
manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
1.5
Seat cover is refitted in accordance with the seat and vehicle manufacturer
specifications, and is not damaged due to the refitting process.
Range
1.6
Seat operates in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.7
may include but is not limited to – pleats, flutes, stitching, piping
aligned, marks aligned, no wrinkles.
secure to vehicle, slides freely, tilts, lumbar support, height
adjustment.
Tools and equipment are cleaned and put away in their place in accordance
with company requirements.
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1.8
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; environmental safety;
vehicle safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Element 2
Repair damaged seat covers.
Performance criteria
2.1
Damage is assessed, and method of repair is decided in accordance with the
material and seat manufacturer specifications, customer requirements, and
company requirements.
Range
2.2
may include but is not limited to – reason for damage; replace
panel, patch panel, matching material, repair foam types; pattern,
stitching, pleating, piping, quilting, fluting, padding.
Tools and equipment are identified and used in accordance with the
manufacturer specifications.
Range
may include but is not limited to – shears, square, measuring tape,
sewing machine, needle, thread, chalk, chinograph.
2.3
Seat cover is removed from frame to enable it to be repaired in accordance with
the seat and vehicle manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
2.4
Seat cover design and pattern are identified, and materials are procured in
accordance with vehicle manufacturer specifications, customer requirements,
and company requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – vinyl, cloth, leather.
2.5
Defects in fabric are identified and omitted in accordance with company
requirements.
2.6
A template that enables the cover to be repaired is created in accordance with
job specifications.
2.7
Material is laid out, measured, marked out, and cut, and all measurements are
within tolerance in accordance with job specifications and company
requirements.
Range
matching pattern, pile consistency.
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2.8
Material is assembled and stitched in accordance with job specifications. There
are no breaks in the stitching and no difference in pattern between the repair
and cover.
Range
may include but is not limited to – sewing machine, hand sewing;
piping, fluting, seaming, quilting; stitching even, joints flat and
even; allowance of ± 2mm.
2.9
Unused materials are stored in accordance with material manufacturer
specifications and company requirements.
2.10
Cover is fitted on frame, and fits in accordance with the seat and vehicle
manufacturer specifications.
Range
pleats, stitching, piping aligned, marks aligned, no wrinkles,
matching pattern.
2.11
Tools and equipment are cleaned and put away in their place in accordance
with company requirements.
2.12
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; environmental safety;
vehicle safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Element 3
Repair a broken and/or twisted seat frame and bent runners.
Performance criteria
3.1
Tools and equipment that enable the job to be carried out are identified and
used in accordance with the manufacturer specifications.
Range
may include but is not limited to – sockets, spanners,
screwdrivers, hammer, welding plant.
3.2
Seat is removed from the vehicle in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer
specifications, and there is no damage to adjacent parts, wiring, or fittings.
3.3
Seat cover and padding are removed and stored, and are not damaged.
3.4
Damage on frame is identified, and the viability of repairing or replacing the
frame is decided in accordance with the seat and vehicle manufacturer
specifications and legislative requirements.
Range
broken frame, twisted frame.
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Frame is repaired, and corrosion protection is applied in accordance with the
seat and vehicle manufacturer specifications and legislative requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to frame of the same type.
3.6
Seat cover and padding are refitted in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer
specifications, and are not damaged.
3.7
Runners are repaired and operate in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer
specifications.
3.8
Seat operates in accordance with the seat and vehicle manufacturer
specifications.
3.9
Tools and equipment are cleaned and put away in their place in accordance
with company requirements.
3.10
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; environmental safety;
vehicle safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
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 the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation jlane@mito.org.nz if you wish
to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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