NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
Buff and polish leather
Level
3
8256 version 9
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Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret
company processing requirements; set up leather buffing and
polishing machinery for operation; operate buffing and polishing
machinery and buff and polish leather; describe the effects of
incorrect leather buffing and polishing operations; describe
processing stages preceding and following leather buffing and
polishing operations; demonstrate team-work; and comply with
company and statutory health, safety, and environment
requirements.
Classification
Leather Manufacturing > Leather Manufacture
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the Resource Management Act 1991.
2
Definitions
Company specifications are criteria set by the company related to materials,
processes and practices.
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy, procedures and
practices related to activities in the workplace.
This unit standard is
Outcomes and evidence requirements
expiring
Outcome 1
Interpret company processing requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Processing details are interpreted from company production information.
Range
1.2
include but are not limited to – batch identification, skin or hide
type, number of skins or hides, processing instructions, comments,
and special requirements.
Production planning priorities are identified in accordance with company and
customer requirements.
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1.3
Departures from company specifications are checked and authorised in
accordance with company requirements.
1.4
The completion of lead-in production processes is checked against production
information and confirmed before processing commences.
Outcome 2
Set up leather buffing and polishing machinery for operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safety checks meet company specifications prior to machinery start-up.
2.2
Machines failing safety checks are reported in accordance with company
specifications.
2.3
Machinery adjustments meet company specifications for the leather type,
substance, and finish required.
2.4
Buffing and polishing machinery is set up and buffing papers fitted in
accordance with leather processing requirements, production planning priorities,
and company specifications.
2.5
Set up permits leather to be buffed and polished within company specified
tolerances for the substance and quality required.
Outcome 3
Operate buffing and polishing machinery and buff and polish leather.
This unit standard is
expiring
Leather is inspected, assessed, presented, and fed into buffing and polishing
Evidence requirements
3.1
3.2
Start-up, monitoring, maintenance, shutdown, and cleaning of leather buffing
and polishing machinery meet company specifications.
machinery in accordance with company specifications.
3.3
Feed-in of leather is coordinated with co-workers in accordance with company
requirements.
3.4
Buffing and polishing machinery is adjusted to suit leather quality requirements
and production priorities.
3.5
Machine stoppages, blockages, and breakdowns are handled and reported in
accordance with company specifications.
3.6
Leather batches are processed in accordance with production priorities and
company quality and speed requirements.
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3.7
Processed leather meets company buffing, polishing, and quality tolerance
specifications.
3.8
Processed leather is presented, stacked, and transferred to the next stage of
processing in accordance with company specifications.
3.9
Process control checks and documentation are completed in accordance with
company specifications.
Outcome 4
Describe the effects of incorrect leather buffing and polishing operations.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The effects of incorrect leather buffing and polishing operations are described in
terms of cost to a tannery.
Range
effects include but are not limited to – damage, requirements for
rework, customer dissatisfaction, financial loss.
Outcome 5
Describe processing stages preceding and following leather buffing and polishing
operations.
Range
include but are not limited to – key processing steps, production outcomes,
quality outcomes, effects of non-conformance.
Evidence requirements
5.1
5.2
This unit standard is
Production requirements of the following processing stages are described in
accordance with company
specifications.
expiring
Production requirements of the preceding processing stages are described in
accordance with company specifications.
Outcome 6
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
6.1
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
downstream co-workers.
6.2
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
6.3
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
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SSB Code 101558
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6.4
Assistance is provided to co-workers within the confines of product flow and
operator availability.
6.5
Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions, and product non-conformance
problems are identified and reported in accordance with company requirements.
6.6
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers that may adversely affect team performance.
Outcome 7
Comply with company and statutory health, safety, and environment requirements.
Evidence requirements
7.1
Company-supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment and materials,
are worn and used in accordance with company and statutory requirements.
7.2
Work methods comply with company and statutory requirements to minimise
the risk of ill-health and injuries to the operator and others.
7.3
Unsafe and unhealthy conditions are identified and reported in accordance with
company and statutory requirements.
7.4
Cleanliness of equipment, operator, and work area complies with company
specifications.
7.5
Waste disposal meets company safety and environmental requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
This unit standard is
expiring 31 December 2015
1
28 August 1996
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Revision
2
23 March 1999
31 December 2015
Revision
3
20 February 2002
31 December 2015
Revision
4
16 January 2003
31 December 2015
Revision
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2015
Review
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
Review
7
21 February 2013
31 December 2015
Rollover
8
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
9
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
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SSB Code 101558
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0185
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.
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.
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016