NZQA registered unit standard 22978 version 3 Page 1 of 3 Title Demonstrate knowledge of wood product quality Level 2 Credits 5 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the impact of core-wood, outer-wood, and softwood defects on wood product quality; and quality control in wood product manufacturing. Classification Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills > Wood Manufacturing Foundation Skills Available grade Achieved Entry information Recommended skills and knowledge Unit 736, Demonstrate knowledge of physical characteristics of wood, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Explanatory notes 1 The reference text for this is: Wood Product Quality, published by Competenz and available from Competenz at http://www.competenz.org.nz, or Competenz, PO Box 9005, Newmarket, Auckland 1149. 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, 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. 3 Definitions Corrective action refers to actions such as communication to management, communication to on-site technical support person, communication to off-site technical support person, cleaning, communication with maintenance staff, recalibration, or changes made to the operating system in accordance with worksite documentation. Competenz SSB Code 101571 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 22978 version 3 Page 2 of 3 Wood product manufacturing relates to wood panel and solid wood processing operations producing semi-finished and finished product from commodity raw materials. 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 Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of core-wood, outer-wood, and softwood defects on wood product quality. Evidence requirements 1.1 Core-wood and outer-wood are identified from samples and their impact on wood product quality is explained in accordance with the reference text. 1.2 Softwood defects are identified from samples and their causes and impact on wood product quality are explained in accordance with the reference text. Range defects – intergrown knots, partially intergrown knots, loose knots, tight encased knots, spike knots, combination or group knots, knot holes, pith, wane, spring or crook, bow, twist, cup, sapstain, resin pockets. Outcome 2 Demonstrate knowledge of quality control in wood product manufacturing. Evidence requirements 2.1 Product quality requirements for each internal processing step are described in accordance with worksite policies and procedures. 2.2 Methods used to ensure quality requirements are met at each processing step are described in accordance with worksite policies and procedures. Range 2.3 methods may include but are not limited to – measuring equipment, check sheets, visual inspections, sampling; evidence of a minimum of two is required. Manufacturing defects are identified from samples, and potential causes and corrective actions are explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures. Range Competenz SSB Code 101571 manufacturing defects may include but are not limited – hit and miss, machine damage, splits, burn marks, blow outs, staple New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 22978 version 3 Page 3 of 3 marks, colour mismatch, pin holes, delaminations, knife marks, snipes, single pitch marks; evidence of four manufacturing defects is required. 2.4 The purpose of maintaining document control for quality checks is explained in accordance with the reference text. 2.5 Options for further processing or re-processing to reclaim or add value to the product are identified 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 18 December 2006 31 December 2012 Review 2 25 January 2008 31 December 2012 Review 3 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. Competenz SSB Code 101571 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016