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Assemble bicycles
Level
2
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who are currently working, or intending to
work, in bicycle repair workshops.
People credited with this unit standard are able to assemble new bicycles
and test assembled bicycles.
Subfield
Retail, Distribution, and Sales
Domain
Bicycle Sales and Servicing
Status
Registered
Status date
26 August 2003
Date version published
20 June 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2010
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ServiceIQ
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0225
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with the requirements
of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and any site procedures for
workplace safety.
2
Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with the following
standards:
Australian/New Zealand Standards
- AS/NZS 1927:1998 Pedal bicycles – Safety requirements; AS/NZS 2063:1996
Pedal cycle helmets; AS/NZS 4287:1995 Child carrier seats for pedal bicycles –
Safety requirements.
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New Zealand Standards
- NZS 5441.1:1987 Lighting and retroreflectors for pedal cycles – Specification for
lamp units and retroreflectors suitable for fitting to pedal cycles; NZS 5441.2:1987
Lighting and retroreflectors for pedal cycles – Code of practice for the fitting of
lamp units and retroreflectors to pedal cycles.
All standards are published by Standards New Zealand and are available through
http://www.standards.co.nz.
3
Manufacturer’s procedures and specifications may include Barnett, John. Barnett’s
Manual. 4th and 5th Editions, VeloPress, 2000, and those that come with the bicycle.
4
Tools and equipment mean industry approved tools and equipment that are
recognised within the industry as being the most suited to complete a task in a safe,
professional and competent manner.
5
The following unit standard may be considered relevant to, and/or supportive of this
unit standard, but is not a prerequisite unit standard: Unit 20182, Use equipment in a
bicycle workshop.
6
Assessment evidence must be provided while carrying out commercial jobs in the
workplace under normal workplace conditions.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Assemble new bicycles.
Range
bicycles include those with and without gears, and with lever operated brakes.
Performance criteria
1.1
Damaged and/or missing frames and components are identified and replaced
according to workshop procedures.
1.2
Parts are fitted according to manufacturer’s and workshop procedures.
Range
1.3
torque settings, greasing (seat stem, handle bar stem, pedals),
lubrication.
Moving parts are set up according to manufacturer’s specifications.
Range
gears, brakes, wheels.
1.4
Tools and equipment used enable bicycles to be assembled according to
workshop requirements.
1.5
Bicycles are assembled to meet the requirements of AS/NZS 1927:1998.
1.6
Paperwork is completed according to workshop procedures.
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Element 2
Test assembled bicycles.
Performance criteria
2.1
Assembled bicycles are tested for safety and efficiency.
Range
safety and efficiency – stable handling, turning and steering; no
failure in parts of the bicycle; no loosening or misalignment of seat,
handlebars, controls, reflectors; no loss of components or
accessories.
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 the ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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