NZQA registered unit standard
302 version 5
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Title
Set up simple moulds and ancillary equipment for extrusion blow
moulding
Level
2
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to remove, fit,
and set simple extrusion blow moulds; and set up ancillary
equipment for extrusion blow moulding.
Classification
Plastics Processing Technology > Extrusion Blow Moulding
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 296, Operate the extrusion blow moulding machine; Unit
299, Service a simple mould for extrusion blow moulding; Unit
300, Service an advanced or complex mould for extrusion blow
moulding; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
All work practices must meet enterprise health and safety requirements.
2
Definitions
Enterprise means an organisation where training and/or assessment is taking place,
and/or where the trainee is employed.
Enterprise procedures are defined as actions which comply with the policies,
systems, and directives in a particular enterprise. Enterprise procedures must
comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and
subsequent amendments.
Simple extrusion blow moulds may have the following features – central neck, single
cavity, simple deflash, striker plates. A simple mould also includes blow pin,
extrusion pin and die, and stripper.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
302 version 5
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Remove, fit, and set simple extrusion blow moulds.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The extrusion blow moulding machine is prepared for a mould change in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
1.2
Mould is removed from the machine in accordance with enterprise procedures.
1.3
Replacement mould is selected, and prepared for fitting in accordance with
enterprise procedures.
1.4
Extrusion pin and die are selected and changed in accordance with the job
specification and enterprise procedures.
1.5
Mould change is carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures.
1.6
Machine is set to job specification.
Outcome 2
Set up ancillary equipment for extrusion blow moulding.
Range
ancillary equipment may include – granulators, mould chillers, hopper loaders,
dryers, material mixers, colour dosers;
evidence to be demonstrated for three types, and knowledge of remaining three
types.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Ancillary equipment is selected in accordance with enterprise procedures.
2.2
Ancillary equipment is set up in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Planned review date
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
31 December 2017
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
302 version 5
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 April 1993
31 December 2014
Revision
2
13 February 1997
31 December 2014
Review
3
23 January 1998
31 December 2014
Review
4
24 August 2006
31 December 2014
Review
5
21 March 2013
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0134
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.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
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
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 info@Competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016