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Apply knowledge of wood technology
for the inspection of wood produce
level:
4
credit:
8
planned review date:
December 2004
sub-field:
Forestry
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
solid wood characteristics; verify characteristics of veneered
and reconstituted wood products; and verify characteristics
of machined and remanufactured timber.
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 Forest Industries Training.
special notes:
1
The term forest produce, in this unit standard, includes
but is not limited to - roundwood, logs, sawn timber,
packaging and manufactured wood items.
2
International agreements relating to this unit standard
include the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,
(CITES).
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Identify solid wood characteristics.
performance criteria
1.1
The mechanisms of tree growth and function are described in terms of tree
parts, growth process, and wood type.
Range:
1.2
Natural growth characteristics are identified in sawn timber and logs.
Range:
1.3
tree parts - crown, trunk, roots, pith, bark, cambium, apical
mirestems;
growth process - photosynthesis, cell division, growth increments;
wood type - heartwood, softwood, corewood, earlywood,
latewood.
knots, cone holes, resin and bark pockets, pith, early and late
wood, compression and tension wood, hardwood and softwood
cell structure, shakes, occlusion.
Abnormal growth characteristics are identified in sawn timber and logs.
Range:
burrs, cankers, abnormal growth caused by mechanical and
animal damage.
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1.4
Characteristics of sawn timber are identified for quarter-sawn, flat-sawn, and
tangentially-sawn timber.
Range:
1.5
The susceptibility of solid wood produce to attack by pests and diseases is
identified in relation to species; durability; wood structure; chemical and
moisture content; and tree part.
Range:
1.6
tree part - sapwood or heartwood, bark and cambium.
Common New Zealand grown species are identified from representative
samples, without the use of reference data.
Range:
1.7
figure, grain types.
Rimu, Kauri, Kahikatea, Silver and Red beeches, Douglas fir,
Macrocarpa, Larch, Cypress, Eucalyptus, Pinus radiata, nigra and
pondarosa.
Less common New Zealand grown species are identified from reference data.
Range:
Black Walnut, Australian Blackwood, Matai, Totara, Tawa.
1.8
Prohibited export species as defined by the CITES schedule are identified from
reference data, and Department of Conservation is informed of any breach of
the Convention.
1.9
The interpretation and use of product descriptions facilitate the identification
and verification of solid wood produce to the phytosanitary requirements of the
importing country.
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element 2
Verify characteristics of veneered and reconstituted wood products.
performance criteria
2.1
Reconstituted wood products are identified from representative samples.
Range:
medium density fibreboard, hardboard, insulating board, particle
board, triboard, strandboard.
2.2
Veneer and plywood products are identified from representative samples, in
both their laminated and unlaminated forms.
2.3
The susceptibility of veneered and reconstituted wood products to attack by
pests and diseases is identified in terms of manufacturing processes, product
additives, and longevity.
2.4
The interpretation and use of product descriptions facilitate the identification
and verification of veneered and reconstituted wood products to the
phytosanitary requirements of the importing country.
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element 3
Verify characteristics of machined and remanufactured timber.
performance criteria
3.1
Machined timber profiles are identified from representative samples.
Range:
3.2
Machining defects are identified from representative samples.
Range:
3.3
raised grain, torn grain, sniping, feather edging, machine skip.
Remanufactured timber forms are identified from representative samples.
Range:
3.4
dressed four sides; bevel back and rusticated weatherboards;
scotia, architrave and quad mouldings; tongue and groove flooring
and panelling; shiplap panelling.
green and dry finger-jointed timber, laminated timber, edge-glued
timber, laminated veneer lumber.
The interpretation and use of product descriptions facilitate the identification
and verification of machined and remanufactured timber to phytosanitary
requirements of the importing country.
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Comments to:
Competenz
Unit Standard Revision
PO Box 9005
Auckland 1149
by December 2004.
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0173]
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