NZQA registered unit standard
9286 version 3
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Title
Control steel casting operation on the floor
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
30
This unit standard is for people working in the steel
manufacturing sector.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: control
casting plant set up; control casting floor operation; and
coordinate the activities of floor operators.
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
Control casting plant set up.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Casting requirements are interpreted to enable the casting machine to be set-up
to company documentation.
1.2
Setting up of casting plant is carried out in accordance with company
documentation and enables the casting plant to receive steel in accordance with
company requirements.
1.3
Checking of plant set-up is carried out in accordance with company
documentation and enables the casting plant to receive steel in accordance with
company requirements.
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Outcome 2
Control casting floor operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Any ladle gate blockages are cleared in accordance with company
documentation.
2.2
Monitoring of operational casting conditions enables plant to be adjusted to
company documentation.
2.3
Organisation of any remedial action enables plant utilisation requirements to be
achieved.
remedial action includes but is not limited to – clean, replace,
repair.
Range
2.4
Cast product is checked to ensure it meets company specifications for grade
and width.
2.5
Production schedules are met in accordance with company documentation.
Outcome 3
Coordinate the activities of floor operators.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Performance of tasks by floor operators is monitored to ensure production
schedules are completed in accordance with company documentation and on
time.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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.
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SSB Code 101571
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NZQA registered unit standard
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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.
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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SSB Code 101571
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