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Explain pattern approval and evaluation
system for compliance with weights and
measures legislation
level:
6
credit:
12
planned review date:
December 2006
sub-field:
Public Sector Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain
the pattern approval and evaluation system for weights and
measures; identify weighing and measuring equipment
subject to pattern approval; explain the legislative and
organisational requirements for pattern approval
submissions; and explain the application and use of pattern
evaluation tests.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by The Skills Organisation.
special notes:
1
This unit standard is intended for people who are
employed in the New Zealand public sector in the role
of Inspector of Weights and Measures. The content is
based on the Weights and Measures Act 1987 and the
Weights and Measures Regulations 1999 and their
subsequent amendments, the Ministry of Consumer
Affairs Measurement and Product Safety Service
procedures manuals (restricted to Ministry of Consumer
Affairs) and on OIML document 19 Edition 1988 (E)
(available from www.oiml.org).
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Definitions
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) is
based in Paris and is an organisation made up of
member states. New Zealand is a member state.
OIML makes recommendations covering aspects of
legal metrology.
Organisation in the context of this unit standard is the
Ministry of Consumer Affairs Measurement and Product
Safety Service.
Organisational requirements in the context of this unit
standard includes policy and procedures of the Ministry
of Consumer Affairs Measurement and Product Safety
Service.
Pattern approval is a decision of legal relevance, based
on the evaluation report, that the type of a measuring
instrument complies with the relevant statutory
requirements and is suitable for use in the regulated
area in such a way that it is expected to provide reliable
measurement results over a defined period of time.
Pattern evaluation is a systematic examination and
testing of the performance of one or more specimens of
an identified type (pattern) of measuring instruments
against documented requirements, the results of which
are contained in the evaluations report, in order to
determine whether the type may be approved.
Public Sector covers all publicly owned organisations
which are connected to the institution of New Zealand
government, both central and local, and which include
public service, crown entities, non-uniformed staffs of
the services and forces, offices of Parliament, and local
authorities.
Public Service is part of the State sector, and consists
of all the ministries and departments of state which
carry out core government business which are listed in
the First Schedule of the State Sector Act 1988.
State Sector applies to all national institutions of central
government.
Weighing and Measuring equipment means weights,
measures and weighing or measuring instruments.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Explain the pattern approval and evaluation system for weights and measures.
performance criteria
1.1
The application requirements are explained to meet organisational
requirements.
1.2
Legislation and organisational requirements are identified and explained.
1.3
Pattern evaluation is explained and the process outlined.
1.4
Pattern approval is explained and the process outlined.
1.5
Types of pattern approval applications are explained.
Range:
may include by is not limited to – full approval, overseas approval,
variants.
element 2
Identify weighing and measuring equipment subject to pattern approval.
performance criteria
2.1
Equipment being used for trade and covered by legislation is identified.
Range:
examples of equipment include non-automatic weighing
instruments, measuring instruments.
element 3
Explain the legislative and organisational requirements for pattern approval submissions.
performance criteria
3.1
Requirements for full pattern approval submissions are explained.
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3.2
Requirements for overseas pattern approval submissions are explained.
3.3
Requirements for variants to an existing pattern approval are explained.
element 4
Explain the application and use of pattern evaluation tests.
performance criteria
4.1
The type of test is described and reasons for the test are given.
Range:
4.2
may include but is not limited to – temperature test, voltage
variation, damp heat steady state, short time power reduction,
electrical bursts and transients, electrostatic discharge, immunity
to radiated magnetic fields, endurance, protection against
fraudulent use.
The approval tests applicable to the type of instrument are explained.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – non-automatic weighing
instruments, liquid measuring instruments.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0121 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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