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Use fresh air distance breathing apparatus in a gas distribution network
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate and identify
company procedures, documentation and equipment for using distance
breathing apparatus; and prepare and use fresh air distance breathing
apparatus in a gas distribution network.
Subfield
Gas Industry
Domain
Gas Network Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
20 November 2006
Date version published
20 November 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment. The
range statements relate to enterprise specific equipment, procedures, and
processes.
2
The current version of the following documents must be complied with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
NZS 5258:2003 Gas distribution networks available at http://www.standards.co.nz.
3
All work practices must comply with regulations and codes of practice pertaining to
the gas industry. A full list of applicable regulations and codes is available from the
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO).
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4
This unit standard covers either fan assisted or non-fan assisted breathing
apparatus.
5
Definition
Company procedures means the documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements.
They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Locate and identify procedures, documentation, and equipment for using distance
breathing apparatus.
Performance criteria
1.1
Company procedures for using distance breathing apparatus are located and
interpreted in relation to specified job requirements.
1.2
Potential environmental and safety hazards are identified in accordance with
company procedures.
1.3
Distance breathing apparatus, components, and materials are identified and
described in terms of type and function,
Range
hose, filter, face mask, harness, waist belt, equalising tube, fan
unit.
1.4
Equipment is described in terms of potential hazards of incorrect application
and operation and the steps to avoid them are described in accordance with
company procedures.
1.5
Resource requirements are identified and sourced in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
plant, tools, materials, documentation, system components,
personnel, communication equipment.
Element 2
Prepare and use fresh air distance breathing apparatus in a gas distribution network.
Performance criteria
2.1
Fresh air distance breathing apparatus is laid out for use in accordance with
company procedures and/or manufacturer’s instructions.
2.2
Face mask and visor are cleaned and prepared for use in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
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2.3
Fresh air distance breathing apparatus is donned in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
2.4
Fit and soundness of face mask are tested in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions.
2.5
Soundness of system is checked, with filter end of hose sealed, in accordance
with manufacturer’s instructions.
2.6
Fresh air distance breathing apparatus is used during gas network operations in
accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
2.7
Equipment is removed, checked, and cleaned for storage in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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