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Title
Dry knitted fabric in a tensionless dryer
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
6
This unit standard is for people working in the dyeing and
finishing industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of a tensionless drying machine; prepare and
operate a tensionless drying machine; and carry out batch end
procedures.
Classification
Textiles Manufacture > Textile Dyeing and Finishing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Performance of the elements must comply with the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992.
2
Definitions
Workplace procedures refer to the verbal or documented procedures for performing
activities including health and safety, operational, environmental and quality
management requirements. They refer to manuals, manufacturer's specification,
codes of practice, or policy statements.
Product specifications refer to the document which accompanies each manufacturing
order. This specifies all of the parameters for production of the yarn batch. This may
include the fibre specification, the shade, dye bath parameters, and machinery to be
used and finishing procedures.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of a tensionless drying machine.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Tensionless drying machine and related equipment are described in terms of
function and operation.
Range
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
may include but is not limited to – feed section, top and bottom
conveyor belts, relaxation zone, vibration zone, fans, energy
supply.
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Outcome 2
Prepare and operate a tensionless drying machine.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Fabric is prepared and loaded according to product specifications.
Range
fabric identified, batches for processing gathered together, fabric
orientation according to workplace practices.
2.2
Machine is clean and empty to prevent contamination.
2.3
Machine is prepared and operated according to workplace procedures.
Range
2.4
Machine is monitored during operation.
Range
2.5
burner temperatures, through-put rate, conveyor belt gap, fabric
threaded and centralized, safety devices and cut-out operational,
front and back overfeed established, instrumentation and control
devices set.
maintain fabric feed, fabric tangles avoided, fabric does not creep
sideways, air filters remain clear, front and back overfeed
maintained, fabric width monitored, conveyor belt alignment
maintained, fabric checked for dryness.
Records are maintained according to workplace procedures.
Outcome 3
Carry out batch end procedures.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Machine and work area are cleaned to prevent contamination.
Range
3.2
filters, belts, lint build-up in dryer chamber.
Any machine faults are reported according to workplace procedures.
Range
faults may include but are not limited to – belt joins, filters intact
and functional, causes of snags identified and removed.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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NZQA Expiring unit standard
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 October 1995
31 December 2019
Revision
2
8 August 1997
31 December 2019
Revision
3
18 July 2000
31 December 2019
Revision
4
10 October 2001
31 December 2019
Revision
5
15 January 2004
31 December 2019
Rollover
6
25 July 2007
31 December 2019
Review
7
17 April 2009
31 December 2019
Review
8
19 May 2016
31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0030
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.
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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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