NZQA Expiring unit standard
8610 version 6
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Title
Prepare and operate specialist shaping machines for joinery
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare
materials for manufacture; select and prepare cutters, tools,
and jigs; and operate specialist shaping machines for joinery.
Classification
Joinery > Joinery Machining
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All workplace practices must comply with current legislation, codes of practice, and
documented site safety procedures for personal, product, and worksite safety.
2
Legislation and regulations relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to
– Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995.
3
Definition
shaping machinery – overhead router or point-to-point borer.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
This unit standard is
Prepare materials for manufacture.
expiring
Evidence requirements
Outcome 1
1.1
Materials are obtained in accordance with job specifications.
1.2
Non-conforming materials are disposed of in accordance with workplace
practice and legislation.
Range
includes but is not limited to – the requirement to place rejected
materials for ultimate re-use.
1.3
Materials are measured and marked out for cutting in accordance with job
specifications.
1.4
Materials are addressed to machine in a secure and safe manner in accordance
with workplace practice.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
8610 version 6
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Outcome 2
Select and prepare cutters, tools, and jigs.
Range
includes but is not limited to – drills, blades.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Cutters, tools, and jigs are selected in accordance with job specifications.
2.2
Cutters, tools, and jigs are in accordance with safety procedures and job and
manufacturer's specifications.
2.3
Any defective cutters, tools, and/or jigs are reported to supervisor in accordance
with workplace practice.
Range
2.4
defects include but are not limited to – bluntness, physical
damage.
Cutters, tools, and jigs are set to accommodate materials in accordance with
manufacturer's requirements.
Outcome 3
Operate specialist shaping machines for joinery.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Machine is operated in accordance with job specifications and manufacturer's
specifications.
3.2
Dimensions of output are in accordance with job specifications.
3.3
Tool and setting adjustments rectify out of specification materials in accordance
with workplace practice.
3.4
This unit standard is
expiring
Components that are sub-standard are identified, rejected, and reported to the
supervisor in accordance with workplace practice.
3.5
Machine and work area are clean, clear, and tidy in accordance with workplace
practice and legislation.
3.6
Safety procedures are adhered to in accordance with workplace practice and
legislation.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
Replacement information
8610 version 6
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This unit standard, unit standard 8606, unit standard
17129, unit standard 17130, unit standard 17131, and
unit standard 17132 have been replaced by unit
standard 28124.
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
26 November 1996
31 December 2018
Revision
2
20 December 1999
31 December 2018
Revision
3
16 June 2005
31 December 2018
Review
4
23 January 2009
31 December 2018
Review
5
24 October 2014
31 December 2018
Rollover
6
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0073
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.
This unit standard is
Providers and Industry Training Organisations,
which have been granted consent and
expiring
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016