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Title
Process tufted carpet on a backing line
Level
4
Credits
25
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the carpet
manufacturing industry. People credited with this unit standard
are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the carpet backing
process; prepare a backing line for operation; sew carpet to
leader or previous carpet piece; operate and monitor a carpet
backing line; and carry out close down procedures.
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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the carpet backing process.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Backing line sections are described in terms of their function and operation.
Range
feed-in, steamer, bow and skew adjustment, chemical applicators,
jute latex applicator, direct coat applicator, dryer, secondary
backing supply, dryer controls, and other equipment installed in
the workplace.
Outcome 2
Prepare a backing line for operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Machine is prepared in accordance with workplace safety procedures.
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Daily set-up routine is according to workplace procedure.
Range
line to temperature, thread up sequence, latex in tanks, secondary
backing supply, applicator and foamer.
2.3
Carpet batch conforms to work instruction.
2.4
Machine settings produce finished carpet to specification.
2.5
Tests confirm latex condition and application rate.
Range
weight test, density test.
Outcome 3
Sew carpet to leader or previous carpet piece.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Sewing machine is adjusted and used according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.
3.2
Joins are straight and trimmed according to workplace practice.
3.3
Pile lay direction is according to workplace practice.
Outcome 4
Operate and a monitor carpet backing line.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Backing line is operated in accordance with workplace safety procedures.
4.2
Backing line is operated according to workplace procedure.
4.3
Sections are monitored and adjusted to produce product to specification.
Range
4.4
Secondary backing supply is monitored and maintained.
Range
4.5
latex application, latex supply, bow and skew, latex curing.
type and width identified, joined and tensioned, creases avoided.
Backing line faults are identified, and are acted on according to workplace
practice.
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Outcome 5
Carry out close down procedures.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Close down routine is according to workplace procedures.
Range
leader cloth fed, sections stopped in sequence, rollers and tanks
cleaned, applicator and foamer cleaned.
5.2
Work area is kept clean, and all waste material is collected and sorted
according to type to prevent contamination.
5.3
Backing line is cleaned at end of a batch according to plant requirement and in
accordance with plant safety procedures.
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 AMAP 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, 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 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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Consent 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 Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation
training@atito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016