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Title
Operate electrical goods movement equipment in a distribution
facility
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to
operate and operate electrical goods movement equipment;
and maintain batteries for electrical goods movement.
Classification
Retail, Distribution, and Sales > Distribution
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Range
Electrical goods movement equipment - one or more of - battery powered buggies,
fork trucks, tugs, pallet jacks.
2
The following unit standards may be considered relevant to and/or supportive of this
unit standard, but are not prerequisite unit standards: Unit 11963, Dispatch goods in
a retail or distribution environment; Unit 11975, Pick and assemble goods for
despatch in a retail or distribution environment; and Unit 11979, Package goods in a
distribution facility.
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Definitions
Distribution facility refers to a workplace where the primary focus is on storage and
distribution of stock.
Agreed indicates a course of action that is agreed between two or more people
(including the candidate) and which follows organisational procedures.
Organisational procedures refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are formally documented, or generally accepted within the workplace.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to operate electrical goods movement equipment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Equipment selected is fit for purpose.
1.2
Pre-operational checks for equipment are completed in accordance with
manufacturer's specifications.
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1.3
Equipment faults are identified, and corrective action is taken within agreed
timeframe.
Range
1.4
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corrective action may include but is not limited to - rectify fault,
report fault to engineer and/or supervisor.
Equipment is operational and available for use within agreed timeframe.
Outcome 2
Operate electrical goods movement equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Equipment is operated in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
2.2
Equipment is operated in a manner that is safe for goods, self, and team, and
minimises disruption to work flow.
Outcome 3
Maintain batteries for electrical goods movement equipment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Batteries are charged in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
3.2
Battery faults are identified, and corrective action is taken within agreed
timeframe.
Range
3.3
corrective action could include but is not limited to - replace
battery, rectify fault, inform supervisor or engineer.
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Documentation related to maintenance of batteries is accurate and complete in
accordance with organisational procedures.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
31 October 1997
31 December 2016
Review
2
29 July 2002
31 December 2016
Review
3
16 April 2015
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0225
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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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 (CMR). 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.
This unit standard is
expiring
ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
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