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Install and commission safes
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: survey the installation site
and prepare for safe installation; arrange for transportation of the safe to the
installation site; install the safe; test and commission the safe.
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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Range
safes include but are not limited to – record protection, data safe, in-floor safe, plate
safe, cash safe, free standing safe;
installation and commissioning must include – free standing safe, in-floor safe.
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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.
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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.
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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
Survey the installation site and prepare for safe installation.
Performance criteria
1.1
Site survey establishes a location and method of installation that meets
customer requirements and worksite procedures.
1.2
Proposed safe installation meets floor loading requirements according to
building specifications.
1.3
Location of proposed safe installation is checked for floor joists and building
services according to worksite procedures.
1.4
Existing and potential risks and hazards are identified and managed to minimize
risk of injury to yourself or others or damage to property.
1.5
Floor coverings are prepared for installation according to worksite procedures.
Element 2
Arrange for transportation of the safe to the installation site.
Performance criteria
2.1
Access point into the building is identified and movement of the safe is planned
according to worksite procedures.
2.2
Suitability of building lift load capacity, for the transport of the safe, is
determined from the lift inspection certificate.
2.3
Suitable lifting device for the location is identified and arranged according to
worksite procedures.
2.4
The safe is transported to the installation site according to worksite procedures.
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Element 3
Install the safe.
Performance criteria
3.1
Free standing safe is fixed to the floor and levelled according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
3.2
Floor safe is mounted onto an appropriate receptacle, concrete is added and
levelled to secure the safe, ensuring the safe is installed according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
Element 4
Test and commission the safe.
Performance criteria
4.1
Adjustment of safe levels is carried out according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
4.2
Adjustment of door operation is carried out according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
4.3
Relocker transport pins are removed according to manufacturer’s specifications.
4.4
Adjustment and operation of locking devices and secondary relocking devices is
carried out according to manufacturer’s specifications.
4.5
Locking device combinations are changed from factory settings according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
4.6
Painting and surface finishing work are carried out according to worksite
procedures.
4.7
Worksite is cleaned and made tidy according to worksite procedures.
4.8
The use of the safe is explained to the customer.
4.9
The method of changing the combination of lock, when this is an option, is
explained to the customer.
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.
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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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