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Interpret symbols, signs, and terminology specific to a gas distribution
network
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and interpret
industry specific symbols, signs, and terminology for a gas distribution
network; and communicate using industry specific symbols, signs, and
terminology.
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 by NZQA.
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 not limited to, workplace assessment. The
range statements relate to enterprise specific equipment, procedures, and
processes.
2
All workplace practices must meet any applicable and recognised codes of practice,
standards, and documented workplace health, safety, and environmental procedures
for personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters, and the
obligations required under current law including: the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
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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
Identify and interpret industry specific symbols, signs, and terminology for a gas
distribution network.
Performance criteria
1.1
Industry specific symbols and signs are identified and interpreted in accordance
with company procedures and applications.
Range
chemical, safety, road, site specific, hazard, mapping, reticulation,
technical.
1.2
Classifications and colours of safety signs are explained in terms of caution,
danger, emergency/fire, prohibition, and mandatory.
1.3
Site specific safety signs are interpreted and related to site conditions in
accordance with company procedures and applications.
Range
1.4
chemical data, road signage, reticulation, mapping, pressure.
Terminology relevant to the site is identified and interpreted in terms of meaning
and application.
Range
technical, equipment, safety, general, road.
Element 2
Communicate using industry specific symbols, signs, and terminology.
Performance criteria
2.1
Communication ensures that specified signs, colours, and symbols are used to
warn personnel of potential hazards.
2.2
Signs and symbols used for identifying equipment, gas type, and reticulation
system accord with industry and company procedures.
2.3
Industry specific terminology is used to communicate information in accordance
with company procedures and industry requirements.
Range
communication – verbal, written, electronic, nonelectronic.
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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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