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Title Operate light leather fleshing machines
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Level
Purpose
3 Credits 15
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret company processing requirements; set up fleshing machinery for operation; operate fleshing machinery and flesh light leather; describe the effects of incorrect light leather fleshing operations; describe processing stages preceding and following light leather fleshing operations; demonstrate team-work; and comply with company and statutory health, safety, and environment requirements.
Classification
Available grade
Leather Manufacturing > Light Leather Manufacture
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
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Outcome 1
Interpret company processing requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Processing details are interpreted from company production information.
Range details include but are not limited to
– batch identification, pelt type, number of pelts, processing instructions, comments, and special requirements.
1.2 Production planning priorities are identified in accordance with company and customer requirements.
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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 fleshing machinery for operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
2.2
Safety checks meet company specifications prior to machinery start-up.
Machines failing safety checks are reported in accordance with company specifications.
2.3 Blade sharpness and roller settings meet company specifications for the pelt type and quality required.
2.4 Fleshing machinery is set up in accordance with leather processing requirements, production planning priorities, and company specifications.
2.5 Set-up permits pelts to be fleshed within company specified tolerances.
Outcome 3
Operate fleshing machinery and flesh light leather.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Start-up, operation, monitoring, maintenance, shutdown, and cleaning of This unit standard is
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3.3 Feed-in of pelts is coordinated with co-workers in accordance with company requirements.
3.4 Fleshing machinery, blade sharpness, and fleshing tolerances are adjusted to suit pelt quality requirements and production priorities.
3.5 Machine stoppages, blockages, and breakdowns are reported in accordance with company specifications.
3.6 Leather batches are processed in accordance with production priorities and company quality and speed requirements.
3.7 Fleshed leather meet company specified quality and tolerance specifications
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Fleshed 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 light leather fleshing operations.
Evidence requirements
4.1 The effects of incorrect fleshing 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 light leather fleshing operations.
Range descriptions include but are not limited to – key processing steps, production outcomes, quality outcomes, effects of non-conformance.
Evidence requirements
5.1 Production requirements of the preceding processing stages are described in accordance with company specifications.
5.2 Production requirements of the following processing stages are described in accordance with company specifications.
Outcome 6
6.2
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Evidence requirements
6.1 The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of downstream co-workers.
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.
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.
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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.
Replacement information This unit standard, unit standard 8016, unit standard
8248, and unit standard 21828 have been replaced by unit standard 27904.
Process Version Date expiring
Registration 1 28 August 1996
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Last Date for Assessment
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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
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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.
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