2904 version 7
Page 1 of 3
Maintain a loom
Level
5
Credits
100
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the weaving industry. People
credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare a loom maintenance
schedule; carry out maintenance on a loom; and rectify loom mechanism
faults.
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
Prerequisites: Unit 2903, Weave fabric, Unit 2902,
Prepare a loom for weaving, and Unit 2901, Draw-in and
tie-on a warp for weaving, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit 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
Competence will be demonstrated on a loom used in the workplace.
2
Plant safety practices comply with Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and
workplace procedures.
3
Workplace productivity and quality requirements will be met.
4
People undertaking this unit standard have underpinning knowledge and skills of the
handling procedures for electronic circuit cards.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
2904 version 7
Page 2 of 3
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare a loom maintenance schedule.
Performance criteria
1.1
Schedule identifies loom components requiring routine maintenance according
to workplace requirement.
1.2
Schedule indicates timing and frequency of maintenance.
1.3
Procedures for maintenance are specified.
1.4
Loom performance rates are assessed in terms of plant productivity standards.
Element 2
Carry out routine maintenance on a loom.
Performance criteria
2.1
Maintenance is carried out according to maintenance schedule and workplace
practice.
Range
2.2
components identified in schedule, timing and frequency,
procedures specified in schedule.
Maintenance records are kept according to workplace requirements.
Element 3
Rectify loom mechanism faults.
Range
mechanisms are beat-up, picking plan motion, picking motion, warp lifting
motion, shedding, let-off, take up, circuit boards, tuck-in motion, weft
accumulator.
Performance criteria
3.1
Mechanism is removed and/or disassembled according to the manufacturer’s
procedure to enable replacement or repair.
3.2
Mechanism components are assessed for replacement or repair according to
manufacturer’s and/or workplace criteria.
3.3
Replacement or repair is carried out according to manufacturer’s and/or
workplace procedure.
3.4
Mechanism is reassembled and/or replaced on loom according to
manufacturer’s procedure.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
2904 version 7
Page 3 of 3
3.5
Repaired mechanism is reset and/or tuned to operate to machine specification.
Element 4
Identify sub-standard weaving performance.
Performance criteria
4.1
Cause is identified and corrective action chosen according to workplace
practice.
4.2
Corrective action is prioritised in relation to production schedule and resource
constraints.
Range
4.3
resource constraints – labour, parts, finance.
Weaving performance is maximised.
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.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016