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Troubleshoot sawmill operations
Level
5
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to analyse a sawmill
operation and take corrective actions to optimise the operation; and
troubleshoot a sawmill operation quality problem.
Subfield
Solid Wood Manufacturing
Domain
Sawmilling
Status
Registered
Status date
18 December 2006
Date version published
18 December 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
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
0173
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
The following apply to the performance of all elements 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.
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Definitions
Sawmill operations refers to log specifications and log handling systems, primary
breakdown systems, secondary breakdown systems, timber sorting, resawing,
handling and stacking operations.
Worksite documentation refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
(including the application of legislation to worksite situations) which are formally
documented, and are available for reference at the worksite. Examples are standard
operating procedures, specifications, manuals, and manufacturer's information.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Analyse a sawmill operation and take corrective actions to optimise the operation.
Performance criteria
1.1
Analysis of standard operating procedures identifies parts of the process that
are not controlled at standard conditions and reasons for the deviations.
1.2
Analysis of logs and log specifications identifies potential problems for the
sawmill process and remedial actions are taken.
1.3
Analysis of equipment condition identifies potential problems for the sawmilling
operation, and remedial actions are taken.
1.4
Analysis of in-process product variations identifies potential problems for the
sawmilling operation, and remedial actions are taken.
1.5
Remedial actions taken are recorded and reported in accordance with worksite
documentation.
Element 2
Troubleshoot a sawmill operation quality problem.
Performance criteria
2.1
Equipment failures at process stages are identified and their relationship to final
product quality problems is investigated.
2.2
Bottlenecks in the sawmill operation that may relate to productivity or final
product quality problems are identified and investigated.
2.3
The potential for productivity or product quality improvement is identified from
the investigation.
2.4
Potential solutions that would enable the productivity or quality improvement are
identified and justified using problem solving techniques.
2.5
Recommendations are made on the actions required to confirm the analysis and
implement the best solution to the identified productivity or quality problem.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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 the Competenz at info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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