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level:
2
credit:
4
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
and set up inking equipment; produce inked work to
specified industry performance and workplace quality
standards; and demonstrate a knowledge of the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992 and its implications for
inking operations. This unit standard is for production
operatives in the footwear and allied trades.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Competenz.
special notes:
Specified industry performance is 55% BSI performance or
equivalent. BSI Performance is the British Standards
Institute internationally recognised performance system
(BS3138) where 100% is the standard expected from a
competent fully qualified performer using the correct
methods and taking the allowed rest, working briskly and as
though on an incentive. Other comparable rating or
performance systems such as the 60/80 system are
acceptable, with the appropriate performance adjustment.
Company safety requirements conform to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe and set up inking equipment.
Range:
spray and/or hand.
performance criteria
1.1
The purposes of inking operations are described.
1.2
Inking processes are described and compared for suitability for product and
volume.
1.3
Equipment is set up to product specifications and company standards.
1.4
Ink types are selected to meet job instructions and job specifications.
element 2
Produce inked work.
performance criteria
2.1
Work is completed to specified industry performance standards.
2.2
Work is completed to company quality standards.
2.3
Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.
2.4
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
2.5
Material utilisation is consistent with company requirements and practice.
2.6
Waste liquids are disposed of according to company requirements and
practice.
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element 3
Demonstrate a knowledge of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
performance criteria
3.1
Duties of the employer under the Act are explained.
3.2
Duties of the employee under the Act are explained.
3.3
Hazard management procedures for the workplace are listed.
Range:
spray booth, solvent – use and storage.
3.4
Safety equipment use is demonstrated.
3.5
Regulations for spray coating are described.
3.6
Accident procedure is described in relation to the requirements of the Act.
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.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit
standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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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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