NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Joint straight cutters
Level
3
681 version 5
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Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage
hazards associated with joint straight cutters, prepare and set
up jointer; and joint cutters and adjust cutterhead.
Classification
Solid Wood Manufacturing > Timber Machining
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 15774, Demonstrate knowledge of timber machining; and
Unit 689, Set cutters into cutterheads; 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
The reference text for this unit standard is: Joint Straight Cutters and Joint Profile
Cutters, published by Competenz and available from Competenz at
http://www.competenz.org.nz, or Competenz, PO Box 9005, Newmarket, Auckland
1149.
3
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.
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681 version 5
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Manage hazards associated with joint straight cutters.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hazards associated with joint straight cutters 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 – 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 joint 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 and set up jointer.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Planer is isolated in accordance with legislative requirements and worksite
policies and procedures.
2.2
Planer and work areas are cleaned of all foreign matter that could affect jointing
operations in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
2.3
Jointer's components are checked for wear and fit, and remedial action is
identified, in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Range
repair or adjust.
2.4
Jointer is lightly oiled and locked to the planer, where indicated, in accordance
with manufacturer’s specifications.
2.5
Jointer stone is selected to suit steel composition, jointer type, and required
timber finish in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Characteristics of the selected jointing stone, and its compatibility with the
number and type of cutters, are explained in accordance with the reference text.
Range
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jointer stone may include but is not limited to – silicon carbide,
aluminium oxide, synthetic diamond.
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Jointer stone is checked for defects and replaced where indicated in
accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Range
cracks, excessive wear.
2.7
Jointer stone is shaped and dressed to reduce land in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures.
2.8
The effects of jointing stone characteristics on joint lines are explained in
accordance with the reference text.
Range
characteristics include – grit, hardness, structure.
2.9
Jointer stone is mounted and adjusted to cutters according to manufacturer’s
specifications.
2.10
Cutterhead is turned by hand to check all cutters in cutting circle in accordance
with worksite policies and procedures.
Outcome 3
Joint cutters and adjust cutterhead.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The purpose of jointing is explained in accordance with the reference text.
3.2
Cutterhead is started and run up in accordance with worksite policies and
procedures so that bearings are at operating temperature and are running true.
3.3
Jointer is traversed across the revolving head only to the extent necessary to
bring all required cutters to the same cutting circle in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures.
3.4
Cutterhead is stopped for checking in accordance with worksite policies and
procedures.
3.5
The effects of poor jointing are explained in accordance with the reference text.
Range
timber finish, parallel.
3.6
The joint line covers the full width of all cutters that are to be jointed in
accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
3.7
Any remedial action is taken in accordance with worksite policies and
procedures.
Range
3.8
re-joint, hone or re-grind cutters.
Jointer is removed from the planer and stored in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures.
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3.9
Cutterhead height is adjusted to the thickness of the timber and fence or bed
plate in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
3.10
Guards are replaced safely in accordance with legislative requirements and
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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of study leading to that assessment.
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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.
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