NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Finish metal castings
Level
2
2379 version 6
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Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare
castings for finishing; clean and examine raw castings; and
finish castings and complete documentation.
Classification
Mechanical Engineering > Metal Casting
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 2395, Select, use and care for, engineering hand tools;
Unit 2396, Select, use and maintain portable hand held
engineering power tools.
Explanatory notes
1
References
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety Guidelines on the Management of Hazards in the Metal Casting
Industry. New Zealand: Casting Technology NZ Inc and Occupational Safety and
Health (OSH), 1997. Available at:
http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/order/catalogue/ipp/metalcasting.pdf.
2
Definition
Worksite procedures – operational procedures put in place by the candidate’s
employer. These include site safety procedures, equipment operating procedures,
job procedures, and procedures for the handling and disposal of materials and waste.
3
Assessment Information
a
All activities must comply with relevant legislative and/or regulatory
requirements, which include, but are not limited to those listed in the references.
b
All work practices must meet documented worksite procedures (where these
exceed code) for personal, product and worksite safety.
4
Range
Clean may include trimming and fettling using equipment such as hand and power
tools, mechanical cutting, flame and air arc cutting equipment, and abrasive cleaning
equipment.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare castings for finishing.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Castings are stripped from moulding medium in accordance with worksite
procedures.
1.2
Castings are transported to cleaning area in accordance with worksite
procedures.
Range
1.3
manual and mechanical transportation aids.
Used moulding medium is recycled and/or disposed of in accordance with
worksite procedures.
Outcome 2
Clean and examine raw castings.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Cleaning process for the castings is selected in accordance with worksite
procedures.
Range
manual or automatic processes.
2.2
Castings are cleaned in accordance with worksite procedures.
2.3
Castings are examined, and any castings not conforming to specification are
segregated, in accordance with worksite procedures.
Outcome 3
Finish castings and complete documentation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Material to be removed from castings is identified in accordance with
component specification.
3.2
Excess material is removed using equipment relevant to task in accordance
with worksite procedures.
3.3
Castings are checked for conformance with component specification, and any
non-conforming castings are identified in accordance with worksite procedures.
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3.4
Castings not complying with specification are processed in accordance with
worksite procedures.
3.5
Documentation is completed in accordance with worksite procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 October 1994
31 December 2012
Revision
2
14 April 1997
31 December 2012
Revision
3
5 January 1999
31 December 2012
Review
4
19 October 1999
31 December 2012
Review
5
19 May 2006
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
6
17 November 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0013
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 (CMR). 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
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Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016