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Level 3
Credits 4
Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to perform calculations for metal roof and wall cladding and develop a material ordering list for metal roof and wall cladding.
Subfield Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying
Domain
Status
Status date
Date version published
Roofing
Registered
23 January 2009
23 January 2009
Planned review date
Entry information
31 December 2013
Open.
Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) The Skills Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0227
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to
– Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Building Act 2004.
2 Reference
The NZ Metal Roof and Wall Cladding Code of Practice , 2008 is available from the
New Zealand Metal Roofing Manufacturers Inc – http://www.metalroofing.org.nz.
3 The following document is available for download on the Department of Building and
Housing website: http://www.dbh.govt.nz/
– Building Code compliance document Clause E2, containing Acceptable Solution
E2/AS1 for External Moisture.
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4 The New Zealand Building Code is a schedule to the Building Regulations 1992. It provides requirements for compliance with the Building Act 2004 when constructing a new building or altering an existing one. The Building Code sets out performance standards that building work must meet and covers aspects such as structural stability, fire safety, access, moisture control, durability, and services and facilities.
5 Definition
Job specifications – refer to the documented information found in construction drawings, project specification documents, legislation, regulations and codes.
6 This unit standard may be assessed against off-job.
Element 1
Perform calculations for metal roof and wall cladding.
Performance criteria
1.1
1.2
1.3
Pitch is calculated from drawings.
Roof sheet lengths are calculated in accordance with job specifications.
Quantities of roof materials are calculated from working drawings.
Range may include but is not limited to
– metal cladding, underlay, netting, foil, building paper, ridging, barge flashings.
Element 2
Develop a material ordering list for metal roof and wall cladding.
Performance criteria
2.1 All materials are accounted for in accordance with job specifications.
2.2 Material list matches plans and job specifications.
2.3
2.4
Quantities match plans and job specifications.
Sufficient material is ordered to allow for wastage in accordance with job specifications.
Please note
Providers must be 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.
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Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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 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 Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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