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Monitor and control utility supply equipment and systems
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the wool scouring industry. People
credited with this unit standard are able to describe the supply of utilities for
the scouring process, monitor the supply and describe the safety
requirements for the type of utilities used in the plant.
Subfield
Textiles Manufacture
Domain
Wool Scouring
Status
Registered
Status date
25 January 1995
Date version published
25 June 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2010
Entry information
Open.
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
Competency will be shown with types of utility supply in the workplace. These are
likely to be water, gas, electricity, steam.
2
All activities will be carried out in accordance with the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the utilities.
Range
types of utility used in the workplace.
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Performance criteria
1.1
Types of utility are described in terms of the method of supply/distribution to and
within the workplace.
1.2
Factors that influence or restrict the supply/use of utilities within the workplace
are described in terms of implications on workplace operation.
Range
restrictions on water usage, load constraints, load shedding, peak
demand penalties.
Element 2
Monitor use.
Performance criteria
2.1
Energy recording and control devices are monitored and deviations from normal
operation are corrected according to workplace procedure.
Element 3
Handle emergencies involving utility supplies.
Performance criteria
3.1
Master cut-off devices for each utility type are identified and their use described
in accordance with workplace operating procedure.
3.2
Procedures to be followed in event of injury or unsafe operating conditions are
described.
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.
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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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