NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Maintain and align circular saw centre
Level
4
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage
hazards associated with maintaining and aligning a circular saw
centre; clean circular saw centre components and determine
maintenance requirements; repair and replace circular saw
centre components; align and adjust circular saw centre; and
test operation of circular saw centre to confirm alignment is
accurate.
Classification
Solid Wood Manufacturing > Saw Doctoring
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 15762, Demonstrate knowledge of the alignment of
bandsaw and circular rip saw centres, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Range
Competence must be demonstrated for the following saw systems – breast bench,
edger saw, docking saw.
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, 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.
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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 and aligning a circular saw centre.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hazards associated with maintaining and aligning a circular saw centre 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, noise;
evidence of three is required.
Safe work practices associated with maintaining and aligning a circular saw
centre 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
Clean circular saw centre components and determine maintenance requirements.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Maintenance requirements are determined in accordance with manufacturer's
requirements and/or worksite policies and procedures.
2.2
Machine and work areas are cleaned of all foreign matter that could affect
maintenance operations.
2.3
Components are assessed for wear and damage in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures.
Range
2.4
guides, guards, bearings, slides, saw lubrication systems, feed
systems, guide systems, collars, arbors.
Maintenance requirements are reported in accordance with worksite policies
and procedures.
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Range
2.5
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electrical or mechanical requirements.
Maintenance equipment is checked for wear and is lubricated to meet
manufacturer’s requirements and/or worksite policies and procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – hand tools, manufacturer's
special tools, guide block, resurfacer or jig, safety equipment;
evidence of four is required.
Outcome 3
Repair and replace circular saw centre components.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Equipment used for repair and replacement is operated in accordance with
worksite policies and procedures.
3.2
Collars are repaired and replaced in accordance with worksite policies and
procedures.
3.3
Saw frames, guide arms, riving knives, and spacer blocks, where fitted, are set
to manufacturer's specifications and/or worksite policies and procedures.
Outcome 4
Align and adjust circular saw centre.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Alignment is checked against manufacturer's specifications and/or worksite
policies and procedures.
Range
saw guides, lubricators, saws.
4.2
Alignment equipment is selected and used in accordance with manufacturer’s
requirements and/or worksite policies and procedures.
4.3
Adjustable components are aligned and adjusted in a sequence which prevents
re-adjustment during the process and in accordance with manufacturer's
requirements and/or worksite policies and procedures.
Range
arbor, in-feed and out-feed systems, guides, scrapers, frames,
chains, spacer blocks.
4.4
Moving parts and pads are checked for lubrication in accordance with
manufacturer's requirements and/or worksite policies and procedures.
4.5
All safety components are replaced before operation of the saw machine
commences.
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Outcome 5
Test operation of circular saw centre to confirm alignment is accurate.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Saw centre is operated in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
5.2
Saw centre is operated to ensure sawn product meets dimensional and quality
requirements of worksite policies and procedures.
Range
5.3
taper cutting, within board variation and wedging.
Any remedial actions required to rectify faults are carried out 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
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.
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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
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