NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Tooth circular saws
Level
3
15760 version 4
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Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage
hazards associated with toothing circular saws; prepare circular
saws for toothing; form teeth; and profile circular saw blades.
Classification
Solid Wood Manufacturing > Saw Doctoring
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 668, Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of saw
doctoring; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
The following apply to the performance of all outcomes of this unit standard:
a All work practices must meet recognised codes of practice and documented
worksite health and safety and environmental procedures (where these exceed
the code) for personal, product and worksite health and safety, and must meet the
obligations required under current legislation, including the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992 and its subsequent amendments.
b All work practices must meet documented worksite operating procedures. This
includes the recording (by electronic or non-electronic means) of activities,
events, and decisions.
c All evidence of communications gathered in relation to this unit standard must be
in accordance with worksite procedures for content, recipient, timing and method.
2
Definitions
Manufacturer’s instructions are instructions provided by manufacturers of
substances, equipment, and machinery used in solid wood manufacturing. These
instructions may include details on safe and correct handling, set up, use and storage
of substances and/or details on substance properties. Examples are labels on
substance containers, product data sheets, and operator’s manuals.
Worksite policies and procedures refer to documented policies and to documented or
other directions provided to staff. These include, but are not limited to, ways of
managing health and safety, environmental considerations, quality, and production,
and must conform to legislation. Examples include standard operating procedures,
company health and safety plans, on-site briefings, and supervisor’s instructions.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
15760 version 4
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Manage hazards associated with toothing circular saws.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hazards associated with toothing circular saws are identified and actions to be
taken to isolate, minimise or eliminate the hazards are described in accordance
with worksite policies and procedures.
Range
1.2
hazards may include but are not limited to – moving equipment,
grinding wheel disintegration, loose grinding wheel, exposure to
grinding coolant, noise.
Safe work practices associated with toothing circular saws are identified and
used in accordance with worksite policies and procedures and legislative
requirements.
Range
practices may include but are not limited to – isolation procedures,
lock-outs, emergency stops, machine guarding, wearing
appropriate safety equipment.
Outcome 2
Prepare circular saws for toothing.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Saws and saw blanks are selected to meet customer specifications.
Range
2.2
Toothing equipment is checked for wear, and is lubricated according to
manufacturer’s instructions and/or worksite policies and procedures.
Range
2.3
cutting equipment, scriber, tooth punch machine or tooth indexer,
grinding machine, benching equipment, safety equipment.
Saws and saw blanks are pre-formed in accordance with worksite policies and
procedures.
Range
2.4
diameter, gauge, steel type, rip or cross cut.
pre-formed – stripped or cut to required diameter (bore drilled
and/or punched), bore size tolerance of plus or minus 0.10 mm.
Tooth points (gullet depth) and hook angles are calculated to meet customer
requirements, conform to saw diameter, and are scribed to customer
requirements and/or worksite policies and procedures.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
15760 version 4
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Outcome 3
Form teeth.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Forming equipment is set-up and operated in accordance with worksite policies
and procedures.
Range
3.2
tooth punch machine or tooth indexer.
Tooth profiles are formed to meet customer requirements.
Range
3.3
grinding, punching or cutting.
Saw blade is checked for punching damage and remedial action is taken to
meet customer requirements and worksite policies and procedures.
Outcome 4
Profile circular saw blades.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Profile equipment is set-up and operated in accordance with worksite policies
and procedures.
Range
automatic tooth grinder.
4.2
Tooth shape and gullet depth meet customer specifications, and are even for
the whole saw.
4.3
Saw is free of grinding burns.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
10 February 1999
31 December 2014
Review
2
18 December 2006
31 December 2014
Review
3
15 April 2011
31 December 2014
Review
4
20 November 2014
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0173
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
15760 version 4
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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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
15760 version 4
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Prerequisite Diagram
Level 2
668
669
160
15061
28473
Level 3
15760
Level 4
15060
Key
Recommended
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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