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Title
Print single colour in-line flexographic work
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: safely use
and store chemicals and solvents; check job documentation
and confirm requirements for the job are available; prepare and
handle substrates for in-line flexographic printing; confirm
image carriers meet production requirements; use ink and ink
additives to meet job specifications; print single colour in-line
flexographic work; check job is completed before wash up is
commenced; and undertake post-press tasks.
Classification
Printing > Printing - Reel-Fed
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Prerequisite: Unit 2263, Wash up a reel-fed printing press
(letterpress, flexographic and gravure processes), or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
All workplace practices must meet any applicable and recognised codes of practice,
and documented workplace health, safety, and environmental procedures for
personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters, and the
obligations required under current law including the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments.
2
Workplace practices refer to the documented procedures for the machine and/or
workplace.
3
Candidates undertaking assessment against this unit standard must provide
evidence of normal colour vision. Further information on PrintNZ Training’s policy for
colour vision can be obtained from PrintNZ Training, PO Box 31131, Lower Hutt
5040.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Safely use and store chemicals and solvents.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Chemicals and solvents used in the candidate’s work area are identified, named
and stored in accordance with workplace practices, and local body and product
requirements.
1.2
Material safety data sheets (MSDS) are explained and used when handling
chemicals and solvents.
1.3
Chemical and solvent hazards to the operator, to other workers, and to the
product are explained and procedures for handling these are followed in
accordance with workplace practices.
1.4
Solvent compatibility with the materials and surfaces to which it is being applied
is checked and confirmed as appropriate.
1.5
Chemical or solvent spills are dealt with and any associated first aid
requirements are carried out in accordance with workplace practices.
Outcome 2
Check job documentation and confirm requirements for the job are available.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Job documentation is checked to ensure that all specifications for the process
being undertaken are complete and any discrepancies are reported in
accordance with workplace practices.
2.2
Components required for the job are checked against job documentation and
their availability confirmed.
Range
2.3
any of the following to meet job requirements – plates and/or
cylinders, job sample or layout, ink, substrates, quantity, special
instructions.
Availability of equipment, as determined by the job specifications, is confirmed.
Outcome 3
Prepare and handle substrates for in-line flexographic printing.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Substrate is confirmed as meeting the requirements of the job specifications.
3.2
Handling and storage of substrates are carried out in accordance with
workplace practice.
Range
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(dependent on substrate being used to meet requirements of the
job specifications)
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handling – clean working environment, clean hands, transporting
methods, stacking, avoidance of damage to substrate, avoidance
of personal injury;
storage – light, temperature, air flow control, relative humidity, age
(stock rotation), ease of access, ‘return to stock’ product clearly
marked, reject stock, identification of stock.
3.3
Damaged, flawed and substandard reels are repaired if useable or rejected in
accordance with workplace practice.
Outcome 4
Confirm image carriers meet production requirements.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Image carriers are checked for suitability for press requirements.
Range
4.2
Image carriers are checked against proof for image defects.
Range
4.3
size, position.
missing images, unwanted images, position of image, orientation
of image.
Image carriers are loaded and secured in the press to meet the requirements of
the press and job specifications.
Outcome 5
Use ink and ink additives to meet job specifications.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Inking system on the press being operated is explained in terms of its operation.
5.2
Inks required for the job are identified and used in accordance with workplace
practices.
Range
storage, handling.
5.3
Ink ducts and/or reservoirs are filled with ink to meet the requirements of the job
specifications.
5.4
Ink additives are identified, selected and used to enhance print quality.
Range
5.5
any of – solvents, reducers, extenders, antifoams, initiators.
Factors affecting the viscosity of ink are named and viscosity is checked and
adjusted to meet the requirements of the job specifications.
Outcome 6
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Print single colour in-line flexographic work.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Characteristics of an acceptable print are identified.
Range
6.2
Factors that affect the print quality are identified.
Range
6.3
colour consistency, registration, position, substrate, ink, quality
standards maintained to approved sample.
customer’s requirements, speed of the press, width or thickness of
the substrate, general condition of the press, quality of make
ready.
Factors that affect the printing speed for the job are stated.
Range
quality requirements, ink being used, substrate being used,
register requirements, press condition, drying system being used.
6.4
Machine start up and shut down procedures are followed during the print run in
accordance with machine operating manual, workplace practices and
Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
6.5
Hazards or potential hazards for the equipment being operated are identified
and reported in accordance with workplace practices.
6.6
Single colour work is printed to meet the requirements of the job specifications
and ensuring that the required production standards and quality are maintained
throughout the run.
6.7
Print standards are monitored against the approved sample.
Range
colour variation, registration.
6.8
Lubricating system is checked during the print run to maintain smooth operation
of the press.
6.9
Problems encountered during the print run are rectified or reported in
accordance with workplace practices.
6.10
Drying system is set, activated and monitored as necessary ensuring that the
required production standards and quality are maintained throughout the run.
Outcome 7
Check job is completed before wash up is commenced.
Evidence requirements
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7.1
Quantity printed and other job requirements are checked against job
documentation before wash up is commenced.
7.2
Discrepancies in quantity are rectified or reported in accordance with workplace
practices.
Outcome 8
Undertake post-press tasks.
Evidence requirements
8.1
Correct shut down sequence is followed in accordance with machine operating
manual, workplace practices and Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
8.2
Waste control procedures are followed in accordance with workplace practices,
and local body and product requirements.
Range
8.3
recyclable waste, waste disposal, security waste.
Job documentation is completed as required in accordance with workplace
practices.
may include but is not limited to – job sheets, time sheets,
electronic data storage, quality forms.
Range
8.4
Amendments and variations are noted on job documentation for future
reference.
8.5
Post-press tasks are carried out as required by the job documentation and in
accordance with workplace practices.
8.6
Printed substrate is prepared for forwarding to the next production process.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 May 1999
31 December 2019
Review
2
22 March 2004
31 December 2019
Rollover and
Revision
3
12 December 2008
Review
4
18 June 2010
31 December 2019
Rollover
5
10 December 2015
31 December 2019
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0005
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.
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