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Carry out preliminary site check for concrete roof tiling
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit are able to: check delivered concrete roof tiling
materials; check roof structure readiness for installation of roofing; identify
hazards and plan preventative action; and maintain a safe working
environment.
Subfield
Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying
Domain
Roofing
Status
Registered
Status date
27 October 2006
Date version published
22 August 2008
Planned review date
30 April 2013
Entry information
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
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and the Building Act 2004.
2
Performance must comply with current legislation, regulations, and codes. For more
detailed information about which regulations and codes are relevant, please refer to
the assessors’ page of The Skills Organisation Ltd website http://www.skills.org.nz.
New Zealand Standard (NZS) 4206:1992 Concrete interlocking roofing tiles which is
within this unit standard is available from http://www.standards.co.nz. The New
Zealand Building Code which is within this unit standard is available from
http:\\www.dbh.govt.nz.
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Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include requirements documented in company and site health and
safety plans, quality assurance documents, and contract work programmes;
Site procedures refer to the procedures which are required to be observed for safe
work practices at a particular site;
Manufacturers’ recommendations refer to product information and product data
sheets provided by the manufacturer of any given product.
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This unit standard applies to both new roof and re-roofing installations.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Check delivered concrete roof tiling materials.
Performance criteria
1.1
Details of site are checked against information on job sheet in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
1.2
Materials delivered for installation of concrete tile roof are checked against the
job sheet for quantity and conformity to specification in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
1.3
street, lot number, builder.
tiles – (colour and profile), ancillary tiles – (colour and profile),
battens, underlay, fixings, underlay support.
Arrangements are made with the agent and/or supervisor for delivered materials
not meeting job sheet defined quality or quantity requirements to be replaced, or
shortfalls made up, in accordance with company requirements.
Element 2
Check roof structure readiness for installation of roofing.
Performance criteria
2.1
Inspection confirms that roof structure meets the requirements of the tiling
contractor and NZS 4206:1992.
Range
bracing, fixing of structural elements, support of overhangs.
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2.2
Inspection confirms that elements of the structure which affect the quality of the
finished roof comply with the tile manufacturer’s recommendations.
Range
truss and rafter spacing for batten size; height of hip and ridge
boards; height of fascia above rafter for batten size; provision of
anti-ponding board or cant strip if specified; valley framing; eave
and other roof finish construction; top surface line of trusses or
rafters to provide even roof surface; straightness and fixing of
fascia, ridges, hips, eaves, and valleys; squareness of gable ends;
readiness for underlay where specified.
2.3
Inspection confirms that air space between ceiling and roof in skillion roof
construction conforms to the requirements of the New Zealand Building Code.
2.4
Roof conditions which prevent roofing work being done are identified and
arrangements are made for these to be remedied by the builder to allow
completion of the roof in accordance with company requirements.
Range
2.5
timber protruding through roof line, incomplete structure or
finishes, scaffolding through roof line, missing flashings, gutters or
valleys to be installed by others.
Where the builder cannot, or will not, make the structure ready for roofing work
the supervisor and/or agent is advised in accordance with company
requirements.
Element 3
Identify hazards and plan preventative action.
Performance criteria
3.1
Weather problems which may arise because of the site location are identified,
and action required to minimise danger to workers and damage to materials is
planned and implemented in accordance with company requirements.
Range
3.2
wind, frost, rain and resulting site mud.
Elements of the structure which require care and consideration during roofing
work are identified and action required to prevent damage to those elements is
planned and implemented in accordance with company requirements.
Range
windows, surface finishes, soffits and fascias/spouting, flashings
and gutters, live cables or wires.
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Element 4
Maintain a safe working environment.
Performance criteria
4.1
Work practices are carried out without injury to people or damage to equipment,
building, or plant, in accordance with legislation, regulations, codes, health and
safety in employment guidelines, and company requirements.
4.2
Personal protective equipment for the task at hand is selected and worn in
accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations.
Range
includes but is not limited to – hard hat, sunblock, ear muffs, safety
glasses, gloves, knee pads, high visibility clothing, safety harness.
4.3
Work area is cordoned off and safety notices and notification of work signs are
distributed and erected, in accordance with site procedures.
4.4
Work area is kept clear of debris and unnecessary items in accordance with site
procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 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 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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