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Apply a fringe to woven fabric
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the weaving industry. People
credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the operation of a fringing
machine; produce a fringe efficiently and safely; identify and act on machine
and product faults; and maintain a clean work area.
Subfield
Textiles Manufacture
Domain
Weaving
Status
Registered
Status date
3 April 1995
Date version published
21 May 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Plant safety practices comply with Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and
workplace procedures.
2
Workplace productivity and quality requirements will be met.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of fringing.
Performance criteria
1.1
Fringing machine sections are identified and described in terms of their function
and operation.
Range
machine controls, warp tensioners, rubber strips, air cylinders,
large pitch comb, small pitch comb, needle, stroke limiting
mechanism.
Element 2
Prepare and operate a fringing machine.
Performance criteria
2.1
Machine settings produce a fringe that meets plant efficiency and quality
standards.
2.2
Fabric is threaded according to machine requirement.
2.3
Fringing machine is operated in accordance with machine requirements and
plant operating procedures.
Range
2.4
Fringing faults and machine malfunctions are identified and action taken to
rectify cause of the fault according to operating procedures.
Range
2.5
warp positioned in tensioners.
under twisted cords, over twisted cords, oil or grease marks,
uneven cord diameter, tight cord string, loose cord string, torn
fabric, string not through centre of cord, cords not strung.
Records are kept according to workplace practice.
Element 3
Keep fringing machine and work area clean.
Performance criteria
3.1
Work area is kept clean according to operating procedures.
3.2
Fringing machine is kept clear of oil and other contaminants so that the fabric
and yarns are not marked.
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3.3
Fringing machine is cleaned at the end of a batch according to plant
requirement and in accordance with plant safety procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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