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level:
6
credit:
20
planned review date:
May 2000
sub-field:
Mechanical Engineering
purpose:
This unit standard is designed for people working or
intending to work as a lift inspector. People credited with this
unit standard are able to: prepare plan and establish
conditions for lift inspection; verify, inspect, and test lift,
complete report and certificate of inspection.
entry information:
Prerequisite: This unit standard is restricted for safety
reasons to entry by people who currently hold lift inspector
certification from the Certification Board for Inspection
Personnel (CBIP).
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A national moderation system of local networks has been
established by the NZ Engineering, Food and Manufacturing
Industry Training Organisation.
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special notes:
1
Definitions
Lift an appliance used for raising and lowering persons
or goods by means of a car, the movement of which in
a vertical or approximately vertical direction is
maintained by guides; includes the supports, well,
enclosures, car, and the whole of the mechanical and
electrical apparatus required in connection with the
operation and safety of a lift. In this unit standard it
also includes escalators and moving walkways;
Enterprise procedure is the documented procedures for
the inspection and verification of lifts;
Plan is the procedures developed to enable the
inspection to be carried out in a logical and safe
manner;
Specifications includes customer requirements;
Contract includes customer instructions and the
requirements of standards, codes, and specifications.
2
All work practices must meet recognised codes of
practice (or documented worksite safety procedures
where these exceed code, regulatory requirements) for
safety of personnel, product, and worksite, and must
meet the obligations required under current legislation.
3
Acts, Regulations, and By-Laws regarding the handling
of toxic materials and waste are to be complied with.
4
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to the Building Act 1991, and Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and their subsequent
amendments.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare plan and establish conditions for lift inspection.
performance criteria
1.1
Contract is received, analysed, confirmed, and modified as necessary with
customer representative, in accordance with enterprise procedure.
Range:
commissioning, periodic, extended, new construction, testing,
design, regulatory requirements.
1.2
Plan is prepared for lift inspection requirements in accordance with enterprise
procedure.
1.3
Communications established with customer and authorities ensure safe access
to the equipment to be inspected.
1.4
Resources required for inspection are identified and established with customer.
element 2
Verify, inspect, and test lift equipment.
performance criteria
2.1
Potential hazards are identified in accordance with enterprise procedure.
Range:
safety induction, confined space, elevated heights, permits,
clearance certificates.
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2.2
Extent of inspection required is verified in accordance with enterprise
procedure.
2.3
Lift is inspected in accordance with specifications, codes, regulatory
requirements, and enterprise procedure.
Range:
acceptable criteria, non conformance, defects, deterioration,
operation, governors, brakes, hazards, ropes, safety devices,
speed, steps/pallets comb plates, balustrades, skirtings.
2.4
Documentation
for
lift
is
analysed
in
accordance
specification/manufacturer's requirements and enterprise procedure.
with
2.5
Inspection is completed, and tests of lift equipment are witnessed and verified
in accordance with enterprise procedure.
element 3
Complete report and certificate of inspection.
performance criteria
3.1
Inspection reports and records are completed and processed in accordance
with enterprise procedure and regulatory requirements.
3.2
Abnormal conditions and hazards identified during inspection, if any, are
reported to the customer in accordance with enterprise procedure.
3.3
Certificate of inspection is completed and processed in accordance with
regulatory requirements and enterprise procedure.
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Comments to:
NZ Engineering, Food and Manufacturing Industry Training Organisation
Unit Standard Revision
PO Box 160
WELLINGTON
by May 2000.
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0013]
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