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Specify solvents and adhesives for
footwear materials and operations
level:
4
credit:
6
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to specify
solvents, liquid adhesives and hot melt adhesives for use on
footwear materials, and demonstrate knowledge of the safe
storage and issuing procedures for solvents and adhesives.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Competenz.
special notes:
It is recommended people are familiar with the contents of
the Leather and Shoe Research Association (LASRA)
publication Guidelines for the Control of Solvent Vapour
Exposure Risk in the Footwear Industry.
Company safety requirements conform to the Heath and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Glossary
PVA
Poly Vinyl Acetate.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Specify solvents for use on footwear materials.
Range:
Toluol, Satreat, an upper cleaning fluid, blended solvent mixes.
performance criteria
1.1
Solvents are identified.
1.2
The purposes of each solvent are described.
1.3
Specified solvent is compatible with product materials.
element 2
Specify liquid adhesives for use on footwear materials.
Range:
neoprene, polyurethane, latex, PVA, water based cements, rubber cement.
performance criteria
2.1
Liquid adhesives are identified.
2.2
Purposes and properties of each adhesive are described.
2.3
Specified adhesive is compatible with product materials.
element 3
Specify hot melt adhesives for use on footwear materials.
performance criteria
3.1
Purposes and benefits of hot melt adhesives are described and compared to
liquid adhesives.
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3.2
The hot melt cement is identified and selected for specified purpose.
Range:
3.3
toe reinforcing, toe lasting, seat and side lasting, shank attaching,
heel blocking, insole attaching, folding, trim attaching.
Specified hot melt adhesive is compatible with product materials.
element 4
Demonstrate knowledge of safe storage and issuing procedures for solvents and
adhesives.
performance criteria
4.1
Solvent and adhesive storage and usage procedures are described in relation
to the requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
4.2
Approved solvent and adhesive issue quantities and limitations are stated for
each product.
4.3
Disposal, extraction and spillage procedures are described in relation to
company safety requirements.
4.4
Personal protective clothing and related equipment are specified for each
adhesive and solvent, and conform to company safety requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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.
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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 providers wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0030 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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