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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of carpet properties and performance in use
Level
5
Credits
Purpose
20
This unit standard is for people working in the carpet
manufacture industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: carpet selection and use, and carpet
performance.
Classification
Textiles Manufacture > Carpet Manufacture
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
None.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of carpet selection and use.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Factors that influence the selection of carpets for domestic use are described in
terms of carpet properties and performance.
Range
1.2
price, appearance retention, colour, comfort, cleaning and
maintenance, pile weight, pile type, blend and components, design
and pattern, construction method, texture (cut/loop/hard
twist/combination), backing requirements, chemical treatments,
environmental and safety considerations, energy efficiency,
flammability and burning.
Factors that influence the selection of carpets for commercial use are described
in terms of carpet properties and performance.
Range
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
price, appearance retention, durability, flammability and burning,
colour, cleaning and maintenance, pile weight, pile type, blend and
components, design and pattern, construction method, backing
requirements, chemical treatments, environmental and safety
considerations, energy efficiency, economic lifetime, depreciation.
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1.3
Factors that influence the selection of carpets for special end-uses are
described in terms of carpet properties and performance.
Range
1.4
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properties – price, appearance retention, colour, flammability and
burning, cleaning and maintenance, pile weight, pile type, backing
requirements, chemical treatments and other special treatments,
environmental, safety and hygiene considerations, energy
efficiency, economic lifetime, depreciation;
special end use – aircraft carpet, hospitals, computer and
electronic equipment locations.
Characteristics of carpet as a floor covering are compared with other floor
coverings in terms of performance and use.
Range
other floor coverings – rugs, laminates, timber, tiles, modular
carpets, engineered surfaces such as concrete and metal;
characteristics – aesthetics, comfort (acoustic, thermal, walking),
maintenance.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of carpet performance.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Factors that influence carpet appearance retention are described in terms of
constructional properties, the types of the appearance change and end-use
situations.
Range
2.2
Methods of stabilising carpet pile to enhance appearance retention are
described and compared.
Range
2.3
constructional properties – fibre type, yarn construction, carpet
construction, blends, backing properties;
end-use situations – traffic density, location, cleaning methods,
exposure to light, local soil type, wet areas;
types of appearance change – colour change, soiling and staining,
shading (or pile reversal), texture changes, pile thickness loss,
fibre shedding, surface fuzzing and pilling, dimensional stability.
methods – chemical setting, melt bonding, heat setting, antishading treatments.
Factors that influence carpet durability are described in terms of constructional
properties and end-use situations.
Range
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
constructional properties – fibre type, yarn construction, carpet
construction, blends, backing properties;
end-use situations – traffic density, location, cleaning methods,
exposure to light, local soil type, wet areas.
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2.4
Treatments and additives used to enhance carpet performance are described in
terms of their application and effect on performance.
Range
2.5
insect resist, antistatic, flame resist, anti-soiling, stain resist,
delustering, anti-shading, smoke retardant, anti-photobleaching.
Environmental factors influenced by carpets are described in terms of the
benefits and disadvantages of the changes caused by carpets, and the ways in
which carpets can be modified to enhance the changes.
factors – acoustic and thermal comfort, moisture buffering,
electrostatic effects, insect infestation, indoor air quality;
modifications – insect resist treatments, anti-static treatment,
sanitising.
Range
2.6
Tests which enable predictions of carpet performance to be made are
described.
Range
2.7
pile density, appearance retention, durability, colour fastness, tuft
bind, soiling propensity, shading propensity, backing delamination
strength.
Carpet constructional parameters are calculated according to industry standard
methods.
Range
2.8
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pile density, pile weight, stitch rate, gauge, pile height.
Contemporary carpet grading and labelling schemes are described and
compared in terms of their assessment methods, and relevance in use.
grading schemes – Fernmark scheme manufacturer’s ratings,
British Standards Association system, International Wool
Secretariat grading, Canesis Network Ltd ratings;
labelling – fibre labels, special treatment labels.
Range
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
21 May 1999
31 December 2019
Revision
2
10 October 2001
31 December 2019
Revision
3
12 August 2004
31 December 2019
Review
4
24 November 2005
31 December 2019
Rollover
5
16 July 2010
31 December 2019
Review
6
19 May 2016
31 December 2019
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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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.
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
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