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installation
level:
3
credit:
15
planned review date:
April 2001
sub-field:
Mechanical Engineering
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan and
prepare for work on lift installation; measure, plumb, and
mark out the lift well; adjust the templates and arrange or
request corrective action; measure, mark out, and align lift
well equipment; measure, mark out, and align machine room
equipment; and complete work on installation.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA.
moderation option:
A national moderation system of local networks has been
established by the NZ Engineering, Food and Manufacturing
Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
Definitions
Worksite procedure refers to the documented
procedures for the enterprise and/or worksite.
Statutory requirements may include but is not limited to
the relevant sections of the New Zealand Building Code
and relevant standards such as the New Zealand
Standard (NZS) 3000:1997, Electrical Installations Buildings, Structures and Premises, and NZS
4332:1997, Non-Domestic Passenger and Goods Lifts.
Resources required refers to specialised materials,
tools and equipment.
Examples of specialised materials are: timber or metal
sections for site fabrications of templates, timber or
metal templates pre-fabricated off site, wire for plumb
lines, weights to tension plumb lines, timber or metal for
pit template, fastening systems, timber straight edge,
trammel bar, and gauge rod packing.
Examples of tools are: hand tools, power tools, and
explosive fastening tools.
Examples of equipment are: welder, laser level.
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All work practices must meet recognised codes of
practice and documented worksite safety procedures
(where these exceed code) for personal, product and
worksite safety, and must meet the obligations required
under current legislation. Legislation includes but is not
limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act
(1992), and its subsequent amendments.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Plan and prepare for work on lift installation.
performance criteria
1.1
Work requirements are identified from contracts and layouts, and confirmed if
necessary by site inspection, according to worksite procedure.
1.2
Resources required for the job including personnel, are identified, prepared,
and transported to the work site according to worksite procedure.
1.3
Coordination issues are resolved with others involved or affected by the work.
1.4
Work platforms are positioned in accordance with the work requirement and
worksite procedure.
1.5
Electrical cabling and ducting layouts are identified and allowances for them are
made when marking out according to worksite procedure.
element 2
Measure, plumb, and mark out the lift well.
performance criteria
2.1
Template is set at designated level in lift well or motor room in accordance with
specifications or drawings, site dimensions, and worksite procedure.
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2.2
Plumb lines and weights are dropped down the lift well, weights attached,
steadied, and fixed in the pit in accordance with worksite procedure.
2.3
Lift well and machine room are measured and marked out in accordance with
specifications and worksite procedure.
2.4
Plumbing chart is prepared according to worksite procedure.
element 3
Adjust the templates and arrange or request corrective action.
performance criteria
3.1
Clearances outside specified tolerance for a single lift well and pit equipment
are identified from visual inspections and measurements according to worksite
procedure.
3.2
Templates are adjusted to ensure clearances comply with drawings and
specifications and non-compliance is identified and confirmed according to
worksite procedure.
3.3
Corrective actions are identified, discussed with the supervisor or builder, and
undertaken or referred to the appropriate authority for further action, according
to worksite procedure.
element 4
Measure, mark out, and align lift well equipment.
performance criteria
4.1
Measurements for the alignment of lift well and pit equipment are identified from
the layout drawings.
Range:
lift well equipment may include but is not limited to - rails, beams,
brackets, head beams and sheaves, ladders;
pit equipment may include but is not limited to - buffers, sole
plates, false floor, governor frame (bottom wheel), counterweight
screen, compensator and frame, caisson, ram, cylinder.
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4.2
Measurements are made and marked in accordance with the plan and worksite
procedure.
4.3
Equipment is aligned and secured in place within specification tolerances.
4.4
Alignment of equipment is checked for compliance with the drawings in
accordance with worksite procedure.
Range:
4.5
alignment equipment may include but is not limited to - lasers;
materials may include but are not limited to - templates (wooden
or metal), straight edges, plumb line, fasteners, plumb weights,
rail gauges, shims or packers.
Equipment is re-aligned where required and irregularities fixed or reported
according to worksite procedure.
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element 5
Measure, mark out, and align machine room equipment.
Range:
machine room equipment may include but is not limited to - machine beams,
hitch beams, controllers, governors, secondary or diverter sheaves, hydraulic
pump units and piping, floor selectors, switchboards, tappet switches, hoisting
machines, motor generator sets;
alignment of machine room equipment may include but is not limited to between the drive sheave and secondary or diverter sheave; sheaves to car
and counterweight centre lines; vertical alignment of sheave and roping system;
alignment based on vertical, horizontal and inter-component centre lines.
performance criteria
5.1
Measurements for the alignment of sheaves and machines are identified from
plans and specifications, and measurements are made and marked according
to worksite procedure.
5.2
Rotating equipment is aligned in accordance with the plan and measurement
marks, and secured in place within specification tolerances.
5.3
Component parts of the rotating equipment are checked for alignment and
compliance with the plan according to worksite procedure.
Range:
5.4
parts may include but are not limited to - driving sheaves,
secondary sheaves, tape sheaves, governor, compensator and
drop sheaves.
Equipment is re-aligned where required and irregularities are fixed or reported,
according to worksite procedure.
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element 6
Complete work on installation.
performance criteria
6.1
Work is completed and relevant parties notified, in accordance with agreed plan
and according to worksite procedure.
6.2
Worksite is cleared and equipment and tools returned according to worksite
procedure.
6.3
Records are completed according to worksite procedure.
Comments to:
NZ Engineering, Food and Manufacturing Industry Training Organisation
Unit Standard Revision
PO Box 160
WELLINGTON
by April 2001.
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: 0013]
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