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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
INSPECTION
Inspect passenger ropeway for
compliance with contract
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 passenger ropeway inspector. People
credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare plan and
establish conditions for passenger ropeway inspection;
verify, inspect and test passenger ropeway, complete report
and certificate of inspection.
entry information:
Prerequisite: This unit standard is restricted for safety
reasons to entry by people who currently hold passenger
ropeway 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
Passenger ropeway means a cableway or ropeway to
which the motion of machinery is transmitted, and that
it or could be used for conveying in a horizontal or
inclined plane persons who are:
i
on skis; or
ii
supported by chairs; or
iii
in enclosed cars that are;
- attached to or supported by a moving cable or
rope; or
- attached to a moving cable or rope but
supported by a standing cable or rope or
some other overhead structure;
Enterprise procedure is the documented procedures for
the inspection and verification of passenger ropeway;
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.
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4
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to the: Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992, and its subsequent amendments.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare plan and establish conditions for passenger ropeway 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 passenger ropeway 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.
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element 2
Verify, inspect, and test passenger ropeway equipment.
performance criteria
2.1
Potential hazards are identified in accordance with enterprise procedure.
Range:
safety induction, confined space, elevated heights, permits,
clearance certificates.
2.2
Extent of inspection required is verified in accordance with enterprise
procedure.
2.3
Passenger ropeway is inspected in accordance with specifications, codes,
regulatory requirements, and enterprise procedure.
Range:
acceptance criteria, non conformance, defects, deterioration,
operation, governors, brakes and stops, hazards, ropes, safety
devices, speed, repairs.
2.4
Documentation for passenger ropeway is analysed in accordance with
specification/ manufacturer's requirements and enterprise procedure.
2.5
Tests of passenger ropeway 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.
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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.
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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