NZQA registered unit standard
667 version 5
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Title
Maintain household and handyperson cutting tools
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit standard is designed for people who work, or intend to
work, in saw shops, and is also applicable to a range of trades
and home handypersons.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage
hazards associated with maintaining household and
handyperson cutting tools; prepare cutting tools; and sharpen
cutting tools.
Classification
Solid Wood Manufacturing > Saw Doctoring
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Range
Tools are grouped into four categories –
– axe, spade, sickle, lawn mower blade;
– guillotine blade, knives, chisels, hand planer;
– scissors, pinking shears, hair clippers;
– electric hedge clippers, conventional skill saw;
– router and bits;
evidence is required of one tool from each category.
2
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, the Resource Management Act 1991, and their
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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
3
667 version 5
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Definition
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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Manage hazards associated with maintaining household and handyperson cutting tools.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hazards associated with maintaining household and handyperson cutting tools
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,
dust, exposure to grinding fluids, noise;
evidence of three is required.
Safe work practices associated with maintaining household and handyperson
cutting tools 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;
evidence of five is required.
Outcome 2
Prepare cutting tools.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Tools and work area are cleaned of all foreign matter that could affect
maintenance operations.
2.2
Tools are checked for defects and any decisions on remedial actions are taken
in accordance with worksite policies and procedures and/or manufacturer’s
specifications.
Range
2.3
bent or broken cutting edges, cracks.
Tools are dismantled to the extent necessary for cutting edges to be sharpened.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
667 version 5
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Outcome 3
Sharpen cutting tools.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Cutting angles are determined to suit the tool's function.
3.2
Sharpening equipment is selected, checked for wear, lubricated, set up, and
operated in accordance with worksite policies and procedures and/or
manufacturer’s specifications.
may include but is not limited to – angle grinder, bench grinder,
hand file.
Range
3.3
Tools are secured to prevent unnecessary movement during sharpening.
Range
bench clamp or grinder.
3.4
Angles are finished to suit the tool's function and meet manufacturer's and/or
customer's specifications.
3.5
Cutting edges are honed to remove all burrs.
3.6
Cutting edges are free of defects.
Range
grinding burns, dull edge, rough grinding.
3.7
Tools are re-assembled, lubricated, and adjusted to meet manufacturer's and/or
customer's specifications.
3.8
Cutting action is tested on the material it is designed for and any remedial
actions are taken in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 January 1994
31 December 2012
Review
2
24 October 1996
31 December 2012
Review
3
10 February 1999
31 December 2012
Review
4
18 December 2006
31 December 2012
Review
5
15 April 2011
N/A
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
667 version 5
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0173
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 (CMRs). 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 the Competenz at info@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