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Set up a machine shearing handpiece, and maintain down-tube of
shearing plant
Level
2
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: set up and maintain a
machine shearing handpiece, and identify and replace essential components
of down-tube and the shearing handpiece affecting safety and performance.
Subfield
Wool Harvesting
Domain
Shearing
Status
Registered
Status date
21 August 2009
Date version published
21 August 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0052
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
The following documents provide both a source of the national standard as stated in
the performance criteria, and useful background information relating to this unit
standard –
Shearing Handbook (Christchurch: Tectra Ltd, 2007). ISBN 0-9582522-2-X.
Available from Tectra Ltd., PO Box 7327, Sydenham, Christchurch 8240.
Best practice guideline for the New Zealand shearing industry: A guide for
workplaces (Wellington: Department of Labour, 2008), available from
http://www.dol.govt.nz.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its subsequent amendments.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Set up and maintain a machine shearing handpiece.
Performance criteria
1.1
Lead and throw are set in accordance with sheep and comb type.
1.2
Tension settings allow cutter and combs to cut wool cleanly and minimise
friction.
1.3
Working surfaces and moving parts of handpiece are lubricated according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
1.4
Handpiece is checked to ensure components meets safety criteria in
accordance with the Shearing Handbook.
Range
1.5
comb screws tight, fork yoke pins in, starting tension on.
Handpiece is lubricated in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
Element 2
Identify and replace essential components of down-tube and the shearing handpiece
affecting safety and performance.
Performance criteria
2.1
Down-tube components are adjusted and lubricated to maintain operational
performance.
Range
2.2
Components affecting the safety and performance of the handpiece are
identified in accordance with the Shearing Handbook.
Range
2.3
gut, spring, short tube for drive release, spline, elbow.
essential components – fork yoke, retaining bar, tension spring,
tension pin, retaining spring.
Worn and faulty handpiece components are identified in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications.
Range
parts requiring regular replacement – tension sleeve, tension pin,
top cup, bottom cup, centre post;
parts requiring periodic replacement – fork yokes, leather joint
guard, back cogs, comb screws, bearings.
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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.
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 Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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