NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Make straight cutters
Level
2
690 version 5
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Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage
hazards associated with making straight cutters; prepare to cut
and grind straight cutters; cut and grind straight cutters; hone
and balance straight cutters; and store straight cutters.
Classification
Solid Wood Manufacturing > Timber Machining
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 669, Demonstrate knowledge of grinding for saw
doctoring, timber machining and finger jointing, 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, 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.
2
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
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
690 version 5
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Manage hazards associated with making straight cutters.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hazards associated with making straight cutters are identified and actions to be
taken to reduce, 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 – tools left in the
machine, components coming loose, guards not in place, loose
clothing, inadvertent starting of the machine, noise.
Evidence of four is required.
Safe work practices associated with making straight cutters are used in
accordance with worksite policies and procedures and legislative requirements.
Range
practices include– isolation procedures, lock-outs, emergency
stops, machine guarding, wearing of appropriate safety
equipment.
Outcome 2
Prepare to cut and grind straight cutters.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Cutter steel is selected, and reasons for selection are explained, in accordance
with worksite policies and procedures.
Range
2.2
Reasons for making cutters from the same steel bar are explained.
Range
2.3
reasons may include but are not limited to – density, tolerances,
serrations, balance.
Evidence of two is required.
Cutter-making equipment is readied and checked for wear in accordance with
worksite policies and procedures.
Range
2.4
reasons may include but are not limited to – thickness,
composition, timber species, planer capability, dimensions,
numbers, flat or serated.
Evidence of four is required.
cut-off wheel, grinder.
Grinding wheel is selected in accordance with worksite policies and procedures,
and dressed to suit cutter steel and grinder.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
2.5
690 version 5
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Cutter steel is marked to size for required length in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures.
Outcome 3
Cut and grind straight cutters.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Cutters are manufactured in pairs or sets from the same steel stock and marked
for identification in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
3.2
Cutters are cut in accordance with worksite policies and procedures, and
without overheating the metal.
3.3
Faces and sides are ground and honed free of burrs according to worksite
policies and procedures.
3.4
Cutting edges are ground to the specified angle in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures and are free from defects.
Range
3.5
burning, chipping.
Poor cutter manufacture is explained in terms of the impact of defects on
product quality.
Range
defects include – burning, imbalance, different serrations.
Outcome 4
Hone and balance straight cutters.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Cutters are honed free of burrs in accordance with worksite policies and
procedures.
4.2
Non-cutting edges are eased in accordance with worksite policies and
procedures, and to prevent possible injury.
4.3
Cutters are balanced statically in accordance with worksite policies and
procedures.
4.4
Cutters are free of defects in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Range
burns, marks, chips.
Outcome 5
Store straight cutters.
Evidence requirements
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
690 version 5
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5.1
Cutters are cleaned of all foreign matter in accordance with worksite policies
and procedures.
5.2
Cutters are stored in accordance with worksite policies and procedures for
safety and the avoidance of dust, moisture, and damage.
5.3
Records are completed 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
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Please note
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
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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.
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Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016