NZQA registered unit standard
20862 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate, at height, safety procedures for the dismantling of
scaffolding
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
–
inspect scaffolding to determine its readiness for the
dismantling of the top lift;
–
prepare equipment on a higher lift for passing to the lift
below;
–
dismantle proprietary frames systems;
–
demonstrate correct use of a safety harness for the
dismantling of scaffolding;
–
dismantle guard rails and stop ends for scaffolding; and
–
safely access the lift below.
Classification
Lifting Equipment > Rigging and Scaffolding Safety
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard has been developed for learning and assessment on-job or off-job
in a simulated environment.
2
All tasks must be carried out in accordance with the Best Practice Guide (BPG)
based on:
a quality management systems;
b designer’s requirements and manufacturers' operating instructions; and
government and local government legislation, regulations, bylaws, Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995;
c the most up to date version of the:
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/information-guidance/all-guidanceitems/scaffolding-best-practice-guideline-for-scaffolding-in-new-zealand, and all
subsequent amendments and replacements.
3
Definition
Scaffolding as defined in the BPG and in the Health and Safety in in Employment
Regulations 1995.
4
Assessment
Competency in the outcomes of this unit standard must be demonstrated on a
scaffold at height. This is defined as beginning at least the height of the scaffold’s
second lift. It is expected that candidates will have experience of working safely at
height with proprietary systems.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Inspect scaffolding to determine its readiness for the dismantling of the top lift.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Confirm planking on the lift below is safe or is replaced if necessary.
Range
fully planked, secured against uplift and horizontal displacement.
1.2
Check scaffolding minimum base dimension and tie/support to existing
structures for stability prior to accessing the lift below.
1.3
Identify a safe access point to the lift below.
Outcome 2
Prepare equipment on a higher lift for passing to the lift below.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Determine a final safe zone for the passing of equipment to the lift below.
2.2
Establish the sequence for the passing of equipment to the lift below.
2.3
Stack safely the equipment to be passed down in the final safe zone of the lift
above.
Outcome 3
Dismantle proprietary frames systems.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Dismantle advance guide-rails.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate correct use of a safety harness for the dismantling of scaffolding.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Identify situations where a safety harness must be attached.
4.2
Identify in preferential order the correct points of attachment on the scaffold.
Outcome5
Dismantle guard rails and stop ends for scaffolding.
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SSB Code 100401
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NZQA registered unit standard
20862 version 3
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Evidence requirements
5.1
Dismantle all components in correct sequence.
Outcome 6
Safely access the lift below.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Follow dismantling procedures.
6.2
Identify in preferential order the preferred methods of access to the lift below.
6.3
Make any modifications necessary to accommodate preferred method of
access.
6.4
Access the lift below safely.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 March 2006
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
2
20 June 2008
31 December 2016
Review
3
16 July 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
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.
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NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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 (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
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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 Skills Organisation at reviewcomments@skills.org.nzif you wish to
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