NZQA Expiring unit standard
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Title
Dry carpet on a carpet dryer
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
6
This unit standard is for people working in the carpet dyeing
industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of carpet drying; prepare a steamer and dryer and
process dyed carpet; and carry out cleaning and minor
maintenance.
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, machinery to be used
and finishing procedures.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of carpet drying.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Carpet steamer and dryer sections are identified and described in terms of their
function and operation.
Range
machine controls, steam injection, energy supply system, width
control.
Outcome 2
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
5426 version 8
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Prepare a steamer and dryer and process dyed carpet.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Machine settings and operating conditions produce steamed and dried carpet to
product specifications.
Range
2.2
steamer section – steamer pre-heated;
dryer section – temperature, damper setting, fan speeds.
Product faults are identified and rectified according to workplace procedures.
Range
moisture content, bowing, skewing, width.
2.3
Carpet which has stood in the machine during a machine stoppage is handled
according to workplace procedures.
2.4
Records are maintained according to workplace procedures.
Outcome 3
Carry out cleaning and minor maintenance.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Fibre is removed from steamer and dryer to prevent contamination of following
batches.
3.2
Air intakes, fans, and filters are maintained and cleaned according to workplace
procedures.
3.3
Steamer and dryer area is cleaned according to workplace procedures.
3.4
Minor maintenance is carried out according to workplace procedures.
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
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
5426 version 8
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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 and
Revision
6
25 July 2007
Review
7
17 April 2009
31 December 2019
Review
8
19 May 2016
31 December 2019
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
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016