NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
Handle and store yarns
Level
3
7185 version 7
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Credits
12
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the textile industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
yarns; receive yarn into store; store yarn; distribute yarn to
production; and maintain storage and distribution records.
Classification
Textiles Manufacture > Carpet Manufacture
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Plant safety practices and procedures comply with Health and Safety in Employment
(HSE) Act 1992, and workplace procedures.
2
Workplace productivity and quality requirements are met.
3
It is recommended that persons seeking credit for this unit standard also have
Unit 10852, Operate a powered industrial lift truck (PILT) fitted with attachments on a
worksite, or can demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify yarns.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Yarns used in the workplace are distinguished between in terms of yarn type
and properties.
Range
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
yarn construction, fibre types, shade, workplace labelling and
identification systems.
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NZQA Expiring unit standard
7185 version 7
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Outcome 2
Receive yarn into store.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Receipt checks are carried out according to workplace practice.
Range
2.2
batch identification, quantity, shade, other checks required in the
workplace.
Receipt documentation is carried out according to workplace practice.
Outcome 3
Store yarn.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Yarn storage location is selected according to work instruction.
Range
3.2
Yarn is handled according to workplace safety procedures.
Range
3.3
no mixing of batches, efficient use of space, location suits
production requirement.
people, product, equipment.
Yarn is stored in a stable stack according to workplace practice and protected
against damage.
Range
protected from damage – fade, moisture, dirt, and contamination.
Outcome 4
Distribute yarn to production.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Yarn conforms to work instruction.
Range
type, quantity, yarn lot, shade.
4.2
Yarn is moved safely to work site according to work instruction and workplace
practice.
4.3
Lifting and moving equipment is selected and used according to workplace
practice.
4.4
Yarn is moved without damage to yarn or workplace equipment.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
7185 version 7
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Outcome 5
Maintain storage and distribution records.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Records identify the current location of yarn, and record other batch information
according to workplace practice.
5.2
Records are updated when yarn is used or moved.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 May 1996
31 December 2019
Revision
2
16 November 1998
31 December 2019
Revision
3
10 October 2001
31 December 2019
Revision
4
12 August 2004
31 December 2019
Rollover and
Revision
5
26 March 2007
31 December 2019
Rollover
6
16 July 2010
31 December 2019
Review
7
19 May 2016
31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0030
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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016