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Install mortice and rim fitted locking devices
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: mark out the lock position;
align and install the lock and lock-strike fittings; and carry out completion
work and demonstrate lock operation.
Subfield
Mechanical Engineering
Domain
Locksmithing
Status
Registered
Status date
19 May 2006
Date version published
21 September 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 22451, Use and maintain lock
installation tools; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge
and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0013
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Range
applications include but are not limited to – doors, windows, cabinets;
application materials must include – aluminium, steel, wood.
2
Definitions
Worksite procedures refers to the documented and/or verbal procedures that include:
worksite rules, business procedures, equipment operating instructions, quality
management systems, and health and safety requirements.
Locking devices refers to the lock mechanism and related lock furniture.
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All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented worksite
safety procedures (where these exceed any applicable code) for personal, product,
and worksite safety, and must comply with current legislation.
4
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and the Building Act 2004.
5
For credit, assessment should be for ten installations covering the range of material
types and the range of applications.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Mark out the lock position.
Performance criteria
1.1
The suitability of the lock for the position is determined according to worksite
procedures.
Range
1.2
height, door frame, door fire ratings.
The correct lock position is determined and marked out according to the
customer’s plans and specifications.
Element 2
Align and install the lock and lock-strike fittings.
Performance criteria
2.1
The lock and lock-strike fittings are aligned according to worksite procedures.
2.2
Tools are selected according to the material type and the locking device.
2.3
Holes for the locking device are made according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
2.4
Lock installation and finishing work is carried out according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
2.5
The lock installation is completed without damage to the lock or surrounding
material.
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Element 3
Carry out completion work and demonstrate lock operation.
Performance criteria
3.1
Adjustment and operation of the locking device are according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
3.2
Painting and surface finishing work are carried out according to customer’s
requirements and worksite procedures.
3.3
Worksite is cleaned and made tidy according to worksite procedures.
3.4
Customer is shown how to operate the lock according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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.
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 organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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