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PUBLIC SECTOR COMPLIANCE
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Carry out surveillance of a person
accredited under the weights and
measures legislation
level:
6
credit:
4
planned review date:
December 2006
sub-field:
Public Sector Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan a
surveillance audit, and carry out a surveillance audit on a
person accredited under the Weights and Measures Act
1987.
entry information:
Prerequisites: Unit 20367, Audit quality management
systems for compliance with weights and measures
legislation, and Unit 20359, Demonstrate knowledge of and
inspect weighing and measuring instruments, weights and
measures or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
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.
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Definitions
Accredited person may be a natural person or a legal
entity accredited under the Weights and Measures Act
1987 to carry out the verification and inspection of
weighing and measuring equipment, weights and
measures.
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.
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.
Quality Management System in the context of this unit
standard means a system of operation for exercising or
performing the powers, functions, and duties of an
accredited person.
Certification work means: the examination and testing
of measuring equipment, the stamping of measuring
equipment, the issuing of certificates of accuracy.
Measuring equipment means weights, measures and
weighing or measuring instruments.
Auditee is the organisation, or part thereof, that is being
audited.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Plan a surveillance audit on an accredited person.
performance criteria
1.1
The accredited person to be audited is identified.
1.2
The accredited person’s quality management system is analysed.
1.3
Review of accredited person’s previous audit reports establishes possible
impacts on the scope of the current audit.
element 2
Carry out a surveillance audit on an accredited person.
performance criteria
2.1
The accredited person is advised of the purpose of the visit.
2.2
A sample of the accredited person’s certification work is selected and checked
for compliance with the weights and measures legislation.
2.3
The accredited person’s documentation is checked for compliance with their
quality management system.
2.4
Any non-compliance is identified.
2.5
Corrective action requests are raised in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.6
The accredited person is advised of the outcome of the visit.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – exit interview, surveillance
report.
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2.7
All documentation is completed and filed in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range:
2.8
may include but is not limited to – working notes, checksheets,
surveillance report.
Follow up action is planned if required in accordance with organisational
requirements.
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.
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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