NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Set cutters into cutterheads
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
10
People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage
hazards associated with setting cutters into cutterheads; strip
and clean cutterhead; select cutters; and fit and balance
cutters.
The removal of the cutterhead from the planer is not part of this
unit standard.
Classification
Solid Wood Manufacturing > Timber Machining
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 15774, Demonstrate knowledge of timber machining; 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: Training Guide to Set Cutters into
Cutterheads, published by Competenz and available from Competenz at
http://www.competenz.org.nz, or Competenz, PO Box 137067, Parnell, Auckland
1151.
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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 setting cutters into cutterheads.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hazards associated with setting cutters into cutterheads 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 setting cutters into cutterheads 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
Strip and clean cutterhead.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Cutterheads are locked to prevent damage or injury in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures.
2.2
Cutterheads are cleaned of all foreign matter in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures. The effects foreign matter has on setting operations
are explained in accordance with the reference text.
2.3
All installed cutters, bolts, jibs and wedges are removed according to
manufacturer’s specifications.
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Outcome 3
Select cutters.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Cutters are selected in accordance with job requirements and factors involved
in their selection are explained in accordance with the reference text.
Range
3.2
factors include - number, dimensions, shape, steel composition,
back type, planer capability.
Cutters are selected in accordance with worksite policies and procedures and
are sharp, balanced, and in matched sets.
Outcome 4
Fit and balance cutters.
Evidence requirements
4.1
All cutters, bolts, jibs and wedges are set in or on the cutterhead according to
manufacturer's specifications.
4.2
All cutters are set in sequence around the head and torqued to manufacturer’s
specifications. The effects of not setting and torquing in sequence are
explained in accordance with the reference text.
4.3
The tightness of the cutters in the head is checked for compliance with worksite
safety requirements.
4.4
Static and dynamic balance are described in accordance with the reference
text.
4.5
The effects of, and remedies for, out of balance cutters are explained in
accordance with the reference text.
4.6
Cutterheads are stored in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
4.7
Records are completed in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Planned review date
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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.
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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