NZQA registered unit standard
14627 version 4
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Title
Apply safe and secure lock and unlock practices in a prison
environment
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for people working as officers in a prison
and covers the application of safe and secure lock and unlock
practices in a prison.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 maintain prison key security; and
 complete prison lock and unlock practices.
Classification
Offender Management > Prison Safety and Security
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment.
2
References
Corrections Act 2004;
Corrections Regulations 2005;
Crimes Act 1961;
Crimes of Torture Act 1989;
Criminal Justice Act 1985;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Department of Corrections Code of Conduct;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Parole Act 2002;
Privacy Act 1993;
PS Operations Manual, Department of Corrections, available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html;
Sentencing Act 2002;
Smoke-free Environments Act 1990;
and their subsequent amendments or replacements.
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Definition
Lock and unlock may involve either manual and/or electronic prison locks.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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14627 version 4
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Assessment range
a Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must meet all the principles of
behaviour and criteria as detailed in the Prison Services Operations Manual
(PSOM), Department of Corrections (available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html),
the Department of Corrections Code of Conduct, other documented national
policies and procedures, and prison-specific procedures.
b The range statements in this unit standard must be applied according to prisonspecific equipment, procedures, and processes.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Maintain prison key security.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Keep keys secure on person.
Range
may include but is not limited to - chain, pouch, tag, fob.
1.2
Keep keys out of view at all times when not in use.
1.3
Uplift at start of shift and return keys at end of shift.
1.4
Describe prison policy and procedure for reporting lost or damaged keys.
Outcome 2
Complete prison lock and unlock practices.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Carry out lock and unlock practices.
Range
2.2
may include but is not limited to – cell doors, grills, gates, doors.
Explain reasons for locking and unlocking out of hours.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
14627 version 4
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31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 June 1999
30 June 2012
Revision
2
3 April 2001
30 June 2012
Review
3
25 July 2006
30 June 2012
Review
4
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
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, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, 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.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016