NZQA registered unit standard
9289 version 3
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Title
Rectify steel slab surface for rolling
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
20
This unit standard is for people working in the steel
manufacturing sector.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: inspect steel
slab surfaces; rectify surface defects; and adjust slab size.
Classification
Steel Manufacturing > Steel Making
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Company documentation refers to the documented procedures, manufacturer’s
manuals and selected reference texts for the equipment and process.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
3
This unit standard must be assessed in a workplace environment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Inspect steel slab surfaces.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Slabs are inspected to reveal any defects to technical process specifications.
Range
defects include but are not limited to – cracks, slag inclusion.
1.2
Slabs are inspected both before and after scarfing in accordance with company
documentation.
1.3
Slab surfaces are inspected in accordance with grade specifications.
1.4
Any out-of-specification slabs are dealt with in accordance with company
documentation.
Range
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dealt with includes but is not limited to – reject, cut.
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Outcome 2
Rectify surface defects.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Any defects are scarfed in accordance with company documentation.
2.2
Slabs are check-scarfed for inspection in accordance with company
documentation.
Outcome 3
Adjust slab size.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Size adjustment enables the steel rolling schedule to be achieved.
3.2
Slab sizing meets customer’s specifications for size tolerances.
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 January 1997
31 December 2012
Revision
2
18 July 2000
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
3
15 March 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0013
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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 Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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