NZQA registered unit standard
27328 draft version 2
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Title
Install structures for infrastructure pipelaying and carry out follow-up
procedures
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for
the installation of infrastructure pipelaying structures; install the
structures; and carry out water testing procedures and rectify
any deficiencies.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Generic Infrastructure Works
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation and requirements apply to this unit standard:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Approved Code of Practice for Safety in Excavation and Shafts for Foundations
(Wellington: Department of Labour, 1995) (the Excavation Code). The Excavation
Code is available from http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe;
Territorial authority requirements;
Structure manufacturer’s installation requirements;
Manufacturer’s instructions.
Other requirements applicable to this unit standard may include but are not limited to:
AS/NZS 4058:2007, Precast concrete pipes (pressure and non-pressure);
NZS 3121:1986, Specification for water and aggregate for concrete;
NZS 3121:1986A1, Specification for water and aggregate for concrete: Amendment
1; and
NZS 3122:2009, Specification for Portland blended cements (General and special
purpose); all available from http://www.standards.co.nz;
Worksafe New Zealand Notification of Particular Hazardous Work, available from
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/notifications-forms/particular-hazardous-work;
Overhead cable or other permit;
Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management produced by New Zealand
Transport Agency, available from http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/code-temptraffic-management/index.html; or equivalent local authority requirements for working
in the road;
NZTA F/3 2010, Pipe Culvert Construction (Wellington: New Zealand Transport
Agency, 2010) available from http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/pipe-culvertconst/index.html.
2
Assessment against this unit standard must take place in a workplace context.
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Range
Work is required in an excavated site over 1.5 metres deep for at least one
installation.
4
Personal protective equipment, appropriate to job requirements, is to be selected and
used in accordance with company procedures and manufacturer’s instructions.
5
Definitions
Company requirements refer to the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the
company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the
company or a specific site. Requirements are documented in the company’s health
and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work programmes, quality
assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Contract specifications refer to plans, diagrams, and special technical conditions.
They do not include special administrative conditions.
Infrastructure pipelaying refers to the installation of infrastructure pipes, fittings, and
associated structures in the road and elsewhere (may include subdivisions), normally
beyond the boundary of private property. Infrastructure pipes include sanitary
sewage and stormwater, and may include pipes or ducting for other services such as
water, gas, electricity, or telecommunications. For the purposes of this unit standard
it does not include the commissioning of the pipes or the installation of services they
may house; nor does it include jointing required to be carried out by a licensed
specialist.
Lamphole cleaning eyes are also known as rodding eyes.
Manufacturer’s instructions refer to specifications; installation, handling, use, and
maintenance instructions; and safety data sheets.
Pipelaying structures refer to manholes (also known as wet access chambers), dry
access chambers, anchor blocks, thrust blocks, sumps and grates, lamphole
cleaning eyes, pump stations, interceptor traps, and head walls.
Sumps are also known as cesspits.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for the installation of infrastructure pipelaying structures.
Range
two types of structures.
Evidence requirements
1.1
A check is made to ensure the plan supplied is the current approved plan for the
project and any apparent discrepancies are reported in accordance with
company requirements.
1.2
A check is made to ensure the set-out is correct and any errors are reported in
accordance with company requirements.
1.3
A check is made to ensure that structures, materials, plant, and equipment are
as required for the installation and any concerns are reported in accordance
with company requirements.
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1.4
A check is made to ensure that structures, materials, plant, and equipment are
placed to ensure a safe and efficient operation, and any concerns are reported
in accordance with company requirements.
1.5
Site is checked for hazards, and any hazards requiring control are reported or
controlled in accordance with company requirements.
Outcome 2
Install the structures.
Range
access chamber and two other types of structures.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Bedding material is laid, as required, in accordance with contract specifications,
company and territorial authority requirements, and structure manufacturer’s
instructions.
2.2
Structures are installed in accordance with contract specifications, company
requirements and structure manufacturer’s instructions with no risk of harm to
persons or damage to structure, pipes, fittings, plant, or equipment.
Range
considerations:
for wet access chambers – water tightness, benching and
haunching, flexible connections, finished lids;
for dry access chambers – water tightness, finished lids;
for anchor blocks and thrust blocks – bearing surface, pipe
protection;
for sumps and grates – inlet and/or outlet, finished lids;
for lamphole cleaning eyes – water tightness, finished lids.
2.3
Installation checks are made in accordance with contract specifications and/or
company requirements.
2.4
As-built records are completed, as required, in accordance with contract
specifications and company requirements.
Outcome 3
Carry out water testing procedures and rectify any deficiencies.
Range
one type of structure.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Testing is carried out in accordance with contract specifications and/or company
requirements to determine that installed structure is water tight, within
tolerances in contract specifications and/or territorial authority requirements,
and any deficiencies are identified.
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Any identified deficiencies are reported and rectified in accordance with contract
specifications and/or company requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
Review
2
19 February 2015
N/A
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Please note
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
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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.
Comments on this unit standard
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