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Demonstrate knowledge of specialist sanitary appliances and fixtures
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the plumbing industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of
specialist sanitary appliances and fixtures.
Subfield
Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying
Domain
Plumbing
Status
Registered
Status date
25 October 2007
Date version published
25 October 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 2156.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
The Skills Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0008
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation, standards, and codes applicable to this unit standard include but are not
limited to:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Building Act 2004;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Water Supplies Protection Regulations 1961;
AS/NZS 3500.1:2003 Plumbing and drainage – Water services;
AS/NZS 3500.2:2003 Plumbing and drainage – Sanitary plumbing and drainage;
NZS 5807:1980 Code of practice for industrial identification by colour, wording or
other coding; available at http://www.standards.co.nz;
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New Zealand Building Code, Clause G1 Personal Hygiene, Clause G2 Laundering,
Clause G3 Food Preparation and Prevention of Contamination, Clause G10 Piped
Services, Clause G12 Water Supplies, and Clause G13 Foul Water, current versions
and any related compliance documents, available at http://www.dbh.govt.nz.
Any legislation, standard, or code superseding any of the above will apply, pending
review of this unit standard.
2
Range
ablution trough, autopsy table, bain-marie, bar sink, bedpan steriliser, bedpan
washer, dental unit, drinking fountain, glass washing machine, potato peeler, sanitary
napkin disposal unit, laboratory sink, valves, mixers, taps.
3
Definition
Maintenance may refer to all or any of – repair, upgrade, alter, remove.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of specialist sanitary appliances and fixtures.
Performance criteria
1.1
Specialist sanitary appliances and fixtures are identified and are described in
terms of their use.
1.2
Specialist sanitary appliances and fixtures are described in terms of legislative
and building code related requirements for discharge.
1.3
Specialist sanitary appliances and fixtures are described in terms of legislative,
standards, and building code related requirements for their location, installation,
and maintenance.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, 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 NZQA 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.
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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 Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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