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Title
Operate leather paddle machinery
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
30
This unit standard is for people who work in the leather
manufacturing sector of the fellmongery or leather processing
industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret
company processing requirements; prepare processing
chemicals; set up paddle machinery for operation; operate
paddle machinery and process skins; describe the effects of
incorrect leather paddle processing operations; describe
processing stages preceding and following leather paddle
machinery operations; demonstrate team-work; and comply
with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety
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, 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 policies, procedures and
practices related to activities in the workplace.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Interpret company processing requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Processing details are interpreted from company production information.
Range
includes but is not limited to – batch identification, skin type,
number and/or weight of skins, processing instructions, chemical
formulations, comments, and special requirements.
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1.2
Production planning priorities are identified in accordance with company and
customer requirements.
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
Prepare processing chemicals.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Weighing and measuring equipment are prepared in accordance with company
specifications.
2.2
Chemical types and quantities are determined from company formulations for
the number and/or weight of skins and the types of processes required.
2.3
Chemical containers and handling equipment are cleaned and maintained to
company specifications before and after use.
2.4
Chemicals are assembled, weighed, and measured, and placed in identified
containers in accordance with company specifications and process
formulations.
2.5
Storage and identification of chemical batches meets company specifications.
2.6
Any spillage and wastage of chemicals is minimised and spillages cleaned up in
accordance with company and statutory specifications.
2.7
2.8
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Chemical handling, bulk storage, and work area cleanliness meets company
and statutory safety specifications.
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Process control documentation is completed in accordance with company
requirements.
Outcome 3
Set up paddle machinery for operation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Paddle machinery cleanliness meets company specifications before and after
process operations.
3.2
Safety checks prior to machinery start-up are carried out in accordance with
company requirements.
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3.3
Any machines failing safety checks are reported in accordance with company
requirements.
3.4
Paddle machinery is set up in accordance with skin processing requirements,
production planning priorities, and company specifications for the product and
quality required.
3.5
Skins are located, identified, confirmed against production documentation,
process formulations, and paddle machinery requirements and transferred for
processing in accordance with production planning priorities and company
specifications.
3.6
Processing chemicals are checked and set out for use in accordance with
process formulations and company specifications.
Outcome 4
Operate paddle machinery and process skins.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Start-up, operation, monitoring, maintenance, shutdown, and cleaning of paddle
machinery meet company requirements.
4.2
Chemicals are added to processing vessels in accordance with company
specifications for the processes to be completed.
4.3
Skins are counted and/or weighed and placed in processing vessels in
accordance with company tolerance specifications.
4.4
Handling techniques minimise operator injury and damage to skins.
4.5
Skins are submerged in processing liquid in accordance with company
specifications.
4.6
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Processes are monitoredexpiring
and controlled in accordance with company
specifications and process formulations.
Range
processes include but are not limited to – float, time, temperature,
pH, sequences, additions and deletions, paddle speed.
4.7
Paddle machinery is adjusted to suit skin quality requirements and production
priorities.
4.8
Sampling and testing of processes and products meet company frequency and
quality specifications.
4.9
Skin batches are processed in accordance with production priorities and
company quality requirements.
4.10
The completion of paddle machine processing is confirmed in accordance with
company specifications.
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4.11
Processing problems affecting skin colour and quality are identified and
reported in accordance with company requirements.
4.12
Skins and processing chemicals are unloaded, handled, and transferred in
accordance with company specifications.
4.13
Process control checks and documentation are completed in accordance with
company requirements.
Outcome 5
Describe the effects of incorrect leather paddle processing operations.
Evidence requirements
5.1
The effects of incorrect leather paddle processing operations are described in
terms of the cost to the tannery.
Range
effects include but are not limited to – damage, requirements for
rework, customer dissatisfaction, financial loss.
Outcome 6
Describe processing stages preceding and following leather paddle machinery operations.
Range
processing stages include but are not limited to – key processing steps,
production outcomes, quality outcomes, effects of non-conformance.
Evidence requirements
6.1
6.2
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Production requirements of the following processing stages are described in
accordance with company
specifications.
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Production requirements of the preceding processing stages are described in
accordance with company specifications.
Outcome 7
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
7.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
7.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
7.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
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7.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
7.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
7.6
Any machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported
to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Outcome 8
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
8.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
8.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk injuries to the operator and others.
8.3
Any unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
8.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness comply with organisational and
statutory requirements.
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Status information and last date for
assessment for superseded versions
expiring
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Process
Version
Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 August 1996
31 December 2015
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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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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
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Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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