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Service safes and strongrooms
Level
4
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: diagnose faults in safes
and strongrooms; disassemble and reassemble safe and strongroom
mechanisms; service safe and strongroom locks; clean, lubricate, and adjust
safe and strongroom mechanisms; and carry out completion work.
Subfield
Mechanical Engineering
Domain
Locksmithing
Status
Registered
Status date
19 May 2006
Date version published
19 May 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 12925, Demonstrate knowledge of
locksmithing ethics, 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
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Definition
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.
2
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.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Private Investigators and Security Guards Act
1974.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Diagnose faults in safes and strongrooms.
Range hard bodied, data, record protection.
Performance criteria
1.1
Safe or strongroom type is identified in terms of manufacturer’s specifications.
1.2
Lock type and associated information is identified from appropriate sources
according to worksite procedures.
1.3
Faults in safe or strongroom are identified in terms of manufacturer’s
specifications and equipment type.
Range
faults include but are not limited to – key lock, combination lock,
digital lock, hinging mechanism, bolt work, secondary relocking
devices.
Element 2
Disassemble and reassemble safe and strongroom mechanisms.
Range
mechanical locking systems, hinging mechanisms, bolt work, secondary
relocking devices.
Performance criteria
2.1
Mechanisms are disassembled without damage to parts according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
2.2
Mechanisms are reassembled without damage to parts according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
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Element 3
Service safe and strongroom locks.
Range
locks include but are not limited to – key lock, keyless combination lock, digital
combination lock.
Performance criteria
3.1
Mechanical locking systems are tested for compliance with manufacturer’s
specifications.
3.2
Servicing requirements are established following examination and testing of
locking system.
Range
3.3
part replacement, part repair, adjustment.
Repair and replacement actions meet with the customer’s security and
operation requirements.
Element 4
Clean, lubricate, and adjust safe and strongroom mechanisms.
Performance criteria
4.1
Lock mechanism is cleaned according to manufacturer’s specifications.
4.2
Door mechanism is cleaned according to manufacturer’s specifications.
Range
hinges, boltwork, relockers.
4.3
Lubricant is selected according to manufacturer’s specifications.
4.4
Lubricant is applied according to manufacturer’s specifications.
Range
lubrication points include – lock mechanism, hinges, bolt work,
secondary relocking devices.
Element 5
Carry out completion work.
Performance criteria
5.1
Adjustment and operation of the safe or strongroom are according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
Range
mechanical locking systems, hinging, bolt work, secondary
relocking devices.
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5.2
Painting and surface finishing work are carried out according to worksite
procedures.
5.3
Worksite is cleaned and made tidy according to worksite procedures.
5.4
Customer is advised of work undertaken, further recommended actions, and
any other relevant information.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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 the Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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