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Title
Scour fabric
Level
3
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Credits
9
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the fabric finishing
industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to:
demonstrate knowledge of fabric scouring and scouring
machines; load and scour fabric; and carry out cleaning and
minor maintenance on a scouring machine.
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 and workplace procedures.
2
Workplace productivity and quality requirements must be met by the candidate during
assessment against this unit standard.
3
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 specification refers to the document which accompanies each manufacturing
order. This specifies all of the parameters for production of the fabric. 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 fabric scouring and scouring machines.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Fabric scouring is described in terms of the process and the reasons for
scouring.
Range
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reasons – remove processing lubricants, remove dirt and marks,
prepare for other wet processes.
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1.2
Fabric types that are scoured are identified and the effect of scouring on these
fabrics is described.
Range
1.3
fabrics processed in the workplace.
Scouring machine sections are identified and described in terms of function and
operation.
Range
1.4
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machine controls, energy controls, water sprays, squeeze rollers.
Chemicals used for scouring or chemicals applied in a scour are described in
terms of their function and use.
Range
detergent, soap and soda, softeners, insect resist, soil release,
bicarbonate.
1.5
Safe handling procedures for the storage and use of scouring chemicals are
demonstrated according to workplace procedures.
1.6
Safety procedures for the use of a scouring machine are described according to
workplace procedures.
Outcome 2
Load and scour fabric.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Machine is operated according to workplace procedures.
2.2
Fabric is loaded into the scouring bath according to workplace procedures.
Range
2.3
measuring strings or tapes in place, fabric wet-out, creasing
avoided.
Machine settings and process conditions give fabric scoured to product
specification.
Range
machine settings – rinsing-scouring-rinsing-cooling sequence,
fabric speed;
process conditions – times, chemicals, temperature.
2.4
Dimensional measurements are taken according to workplace procedures.
2.5
Records are maintained according to workplace procedures.
Outcome 3
Carry out cleaning and minor maintenance on a scouring machine.
Evidence requirements
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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3.1
Scouring bowl and area are washed according to workplace procedures.
3.2
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.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
3 April 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
12 August 2004
31 December 2019
Rollover and
Revision
6
25 July 2007
Review
7
20 November 2009
31 December 2019
Review
8
19 May 2016
31 December 2019
31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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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