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Specification

Edexcel Level 1 NVQ Certificate in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF)

Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF)

For first registration October 2010

Edexcel NVQ/competence-based qualifications

Edexcel, a Pearson company, is the UK’s largest awarding organisation offering vocational and academic qualifications and testing, to employers, training providers, colleges, schools, and other places of learning in the UK, and in over 85 countries worldwide.

Our specialist suite of qualifications include NVQs, Apprenticeships, WorkSkills, Functional Skills, Foundation Learning, as well as our exclusive range of BTECs, from entry level right through to Higher National Diplomas.

References to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Edexcel does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.)

Authorised by Roger Beard Prepared by John Crew

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All the material in this publication is copyright © Edexcel Limited 2010

Contents

Qualification titles covered by this specification 1

Key features of the Edexcel NVQs in Plant Maintenance 3

What is the purpose of these qualifications? 3

Who are these qualifications for? 3

What are the benefits of these qualifications to the learner and employer? 3

What are the potential job roles for those working towards these qualifications? 3

What progression opportunities are available to learners who achieve these qualifications? 4

What is the qualification structure for the Edexcel Level 1 NVQ Certificate in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF)? 5

What is the qualification structure for the Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF)? 6

How are the qualifications graded and assessed? 8

Assessment Requirements/strategy 8

Types of evidence 9

Additional Requirements 10

What do you need to offer these qualifications? 11

Centre recognition 11

Approvals agreement 11

Quality assurance 11

What resources are required to deliver these qualifications? 11

Unit format 12

Units 13

Unit 1: Contributing to a safe working environment for plant maintenance activities in the workplace 15

Unit 2: Carrying out basic maintenance of plant and equipment in the workplace 21

Unit 3: Carrying out bench fitting activities to maintain plant or equipment in the workplace 29

Unit 4: Operating plant for no load conditions in the workplace 37

Unit 5: Carrying out the servicing and maintenance of plant and equipment in the workplace 43

Unit 6: Removing and replacing plant and equipment components in the workplace 49

Unit 7: Dismantling and assembling plant and equipment components in the workplace 57

Unit 8: Maintaining the work area for plant maintenance and repair activities in the workplace 65

Unit 9: Carrying out routine inspections on plant and equipment to ensure operational serviceability in the workplace 71

Unit 10: Diagnosing faults in plant or equipment systems and components in the workplace 77

Unit 11: Repairing plant and equipment by soldering and welding ferrous and non-ferrous materials in the workplace 83

Unit 12: Producing or modifying one-off components for use with plant or equipment in the workplace 91

Unit 13: Moving plant related loads by manual lifting and using manually operated load handling equipment in the workplace 97

Unit 14: Installing plant or equipment for operational activities in the workplace 105

Unit 15: Carrying out specific tests on plant and equipment to determine operational serviceability in the workplace 113

Unit 16: Configuring plant or equipment for operational activities in the workplace 119

Unit 17: Carrying out familiarisation or handover activities to users of plant and equipment in the workplace 125

Further information 131

Useful publications 131

How to obtain National Occupational Standards 131

Professional development and training 132

Annexe A: Progression pathways 133

The Edexcel qualification framework for the Construction and the Built Environment sector 133

Annexe B: Quality assurance 135

Key principles of quality assurance 135

Quality assurance processes 135

Annexe C: Centre certification and registration 137

What are the access arrangements and special considerations for the qualifications in this specification? 137

Annexe D: Additional requirements for qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF 139

Annexe E: Assessment Requirements/Strategy 147

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Key features of the Edexcel NVQs in Plant Maintenance

These qualifications:

are nationally recognised

are based on the ConstructionSkills National Occupational Standards (NOS). The NOS, Assessment Requirements/strategy and qualification structure(s) are owned by ConstructionSkills.

The Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF) has been approved as a component for the ConstructionSkills Apprenticeship framework.

What is the purpose of these qualifications?

These qualifications are appropriate for employees in the construction and the built environment sector working across a broad range of areas. They are designed to assess occupational competence in the workplace where learners are required to demonstrate skills and knowledge to a level required in the construction industry.

Who are these qualifications for?

These qualifications are for all learners aged 16 and above who are capable of reaching the required standards.

Edexcel’s policy is that the qualifications should:

be free from any barriers that restrict access and progression

ensure equality of opportunity for all wishing to access the qualifications.

What are the benefits of these qualifications to the learner and employer?

These qualifications allow learners to demonstrate competence against National Occupational Standards which are based on the needs of the construction and the built environment industry as defined by ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council. As such they contribute to the development of skilled labour in the sector. The Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF) may contribute towards the competence element of an Apprenticeship.

What are the potential job roles for those working towards these qualifications?

Plant operator.


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What progression opportunities are available to learners who achieve these qualifications?

These qualifications allow learners to demonstrate competence in plant maintenance at a level required by the construction and the built environment industry. Learners can progress across the level and size of the construction and the built environment competence and knowledge qualifications and into other occupational areas such as team leading and Management.

Further information is available in Annexe A.


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What is the qualification structure for the Edexcel Level 1 NVQ Certificate in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF)?

Individual units can be found in the Units section. The QCF level and credit value are given on the first page of each unit.

Learners must complete all units in Group A. A total of 24 credits.

A - Mandatory units

Learners must complete all units in Group A.

Credit value required: minimum 24.

L/600/8292 - Contributing to a safe working environment for plant maintenance activities in the workplace

D/600/8295 - Carrying out basic maintenance of plant and equipment in the workplace

H/600/8301 - Carrying out bench fitting activities to maintain plant or equipment in the workplace

F/600/8306 - Operating plant for no load conditions in the workplace


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What is the qualification structure for the Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plant Maintenance (Construction) (QCF)?

Individual units can be found in the Units section. The QCF level and credit value are given on the first page of each unit.

Learners must complete all units in Group A and a minimum of three units from Group B. A total of 95 credits (minimum).

A - Mandatory units

Learners must complete all units in Group A.


J/600/8310 - Carrying out the servicing and maintenance of plant and equipment in the workplace

Y/600/8313 - Removing and replacing plant and equipment components in the workplace

K/600/8316 - Dismantling and assembling plant and equipment components in the workplace

A/600/8319 - Maintaining the work area for plant maintenance and repair activities in the workplace

A/600/8322 - Carrying out routine inspections on plant and equipment to ensure operational serviceability in the workplace

M/600/8334 - Diagnosing faults in plant or equipment systems and components in the workplace

B - Optional units

Learners must complete a minimum of three units in Group B.


A/600/8336 - Repairing plant and equipment by soldering and welding ferrous and non-ferrous materials in the workplace

F/600/8340 - Producing or modifying one-off components for use with plant or equipment in the workplace

L/600/8390 - Moving plant related loads by manual lifting and using manually operated load handling equipment in the workplace

Y/600/8392 - Installing plant or equipment for operational activities in the workplace


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H/600/8394 - Carrying out specific tests on plant and equipment to determine operational serviceability in the workplace

M/600/8396 - Configuring plant or equipment for operational activities in the workplace

Y/600/8411 - Carrying out familiarisation or handover activities to users of plant and equipment in the workplace


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How are the qualifications graded and assessed?

The overall grade for each qualification is a ‘pass’. The learner must achieve all the required units within the specified qualification structure.

To pass a unit the learner must:

achieve all the specified learning outcomes

satisfy all the assessment criteria by providing sufficient and valid evidence for each criterion

show that the evidence is their own.

The qualifications are designed to be assessed:

in the workplace or

in conditions resembling the workplace, as specified in the Assessment Requirements/strategy for the sector, or

as part of a training programme.

Assessment Requirements/Strategy

The Assessment Requirements/Strategy for these qualifications have/has been included in Annexe E. They have been developed by ConstructionSkills in partnership with employers, training providers, awarding organisations and the regulatory authorities. The assessment strategy includes details on:

criteria for defining realistic working environments

roles and occupational competence of assessors, expert witnesses, internal verifiers and standards verifiers

quality control of assessment

evidence requirements.

Evidence of competence may come from:

current practice where evidence is generated from a current job role

a programme of development where evidence comes from assessment opportunities built into a learning/training programme whether at or away from the workplace

the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) where a learner can demonstrate that they can meet the assessment criteria within a unit through knowledge, understanding or skills they already possess without undertaking a course of learning. They must submit sufficient, reliable and valid evidence for internal and standards verification purposes. RPL is acceptable for accrediting a unit, several units or a whole qualification

a combination of these.


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It is important that the evidence is:

Valid relevant to the standards for which competence is claimed

Authentic produced by the learner

Current sufficiently recent to create confidence that the same skill, understanding or knowledge persist at the time of the claim

Reliable indicates that the learner can consistently perform at this level

Sufficient fully meets the requirements of the standards.

Types of evidence

To successfully achieve a unit the learner must gather evidence which shows that they have met the required standard in the assessment criteria. Evidence can take a variety of different forms including the following examples:

direct observation of the learner’s performance by their assessor

outcomes from oral or written questioning

products of the learner’s work

personal statements and/or reflective accounts

outcomes from simulation, where permitted by the assessment strategy

professional discussion

assignment, project/case studies

authentic statements/witness testimony

expert witness testimony

reflective accounts

evidence of Recognition of Prior Learning.

Learners can use one piece of evidence to prove their knowledge, skills and understanding across different assessment criteria and/or across different units. It is, therefore, not necessary for learners to have each assessment criterion assessed separately. Learners should be encouraged to reference the assessment criteria to which the evidence relates.

Evidence must be made available to the assessor, internal verifier and Edexcel standards verifier. A range of recording documents is available on the Edexcel website (www.edexcel.com). Alternatively, centres may develop their own.

http://www.edexcel.com/


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Additional Requirements

The Joint Awarding Body and the SSC Working Practices Group have identified additional requirements that are needed to assess and quality assure qualifications placed on the QCF that use NVQ within their title. These requirements are shown in Annexe D: Additional Requirements for Qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF.


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What do you need to offer these qualifications?

Centre recognition

Centres that have not previously offered Edexcel qualifications need to apply for and be granted centre recognition as part of the process for approval to offer individual qualifications. New centres must complete both a centre recognition approval application and a qualification approval application.

Existing centres will be given ‘automatic approval’ for a new qualification if they are already approved for a qualification that is being replaced by the new qualification and the conditions for automatic approval are met. Centres already holding Edexcel approval are able to gain qualification approval for a different level or different sector via Edexcel online.

Approvals agreement

All centres are required to enter into an approvals agreement which is a formal commitment by the head or principal of a centre to meet all the requirements of the specification and any linked codes or regulations. Edexcel will act to protect the integrity of the awarding of qualifications, if centres do not comply with the agreement. This could result in the suspension of certification or withdrawal of approval.

Quality assurance

Detailed information on Edexcel’s quality assurance processes is given in Annexe B.

What resources are required to deliver these qualifications?

Each qualification is designed to support learners working in the Construction and the Built Environment sector. Physical resources need to support the delivery of the qualifications and the assessment of the learning outcomes and must be of industry standard. Centres must meet any specific resource requirements outlined in Annexe E: Assessment Requirements/strategy. Staff assessing the learner must meet the requirements within the overarching assessment strategy for the sector.


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Unit format

Each unit in this specification contains the following sections.

Unit title:

Unit reference number:

QCF level:

Credit value:

Guided learning hours:

Unit summary:

Assessment requirements/evidence requirements:

Assessment methodology:

Learning outcomes:

Assessment criteria:

Evidence type:

Portfolio reference:

Date:

The unit title is accredited on the QCF and this form of words will appear on the learner’s Notification of Performance (NOP).

All units and qualifications within the QCF have a level assigned to them, which represents the level of achievement. There are nine levels of achievement, from Entry level to level 8. The level of the unit has been informed by the QCF level descriptors and, where appropriate, the NOS and/or other sector/professional.

All units have a credit value. The minimum credit value is one, and credits can only be awarded in whole numbers. Learners will be awarded credits when they achieve the unit.

A notional measure of the substance of a qualification. It includes an estimate of the time that might be allocated to direct teaching or instruction, together with other structured learning time, such as directed assignments, assessments on the job or supported individual study and practice. It excludes learner-initiated private study.

This provides a summary of the purpose of the unit.

The assessment/evidence requirements are determined by the SSC. Learners must provide evidence for each of the requirements stated in this section.

Learning outcomes state exactly what a learner should know, understand or be able to do as a result of completing a unit.

The assessment criteria of a unit specify the standard a learner is expected to meet to demonstrate that a learning outcome, or a set of learning outcomes, has been achieved.

Learners must reference the type of evidence they have and where it is available for quality assurance purposes. The learner can enter the relevant key and a reference. Alternatively, the learner and/or centre can devise their own referencing system.

This provides a summary of the assessment methodology to be used for the unit.

The learner should use this box to indicate where the evidence can be obtained eg portfolio page number.

The learner should give the date when the evidence has been provided.

This code is a unique reference number for the unit.


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Unit 1: Contributing to a safe working environment for plant maintenance activities in the workplace

Unit reference number: L/600/8292

QCF level: 1

Credit value: 4

Guided learning hours: 14

Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in contributing to a safe working environment for plant maintenance in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.

Assessment Requirements/evidence requirements

This unit must be assessed in a work environment and in accordance with:

the Additional Requirements for Qualifications using the title NVQ in QCF

the ConstructionSkills Consolidated Assessment Strategy for Construction and the Built Environment – Craft, Supervisory, Technical, Managerial and Professional Units and Qualifications with NVQ in the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) title and SVQs.

Assessors for this unit must use a combination of the following assessment methods:

observation of normal work activities within the workplace that clearly confirms the required skills

questioning the learner on knowledge criteria that clearly confirms the required understanding

review other forms of evidence that can clearly confirm industry required skills, knowledge and understanding.

Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of contributing to a safe working environment for plant maintenance to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.

Workplace evidence of skills cannot be simulated.


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Assessment methodology

Learners can enter the types of evidence they are presenting for assessment and the submission date against each assessment criterion. Alternatively, centre documentation should be used to record this information.

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nan

ce

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

© E

dex

cel Li

mited

2010

19

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2.4

lis

t th

e cl

ass

ific

atio

ns

of

fire

typ

es a

nd c

ause

s an

d

stat

e how

to d

eal w

ith e

ach t

ype

2.5

st

ate

the

org

anis

ational ev

acu

ation p

roce

dure

s fo

r th

e w

ork

pla

ce,

resp

onsi

bili

ties

and lim

itations

in

dea

ling w

ith e

mer

gen

cies

and e

vacu

atio

ns,

how

to

rais

e th

e ala

rm,

wher

e th

e fire

poin

ts a

re a

nd h

ow

to

dea

l w

ith t

hem

2.6

st

ate

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s fo

r dea

ling w

ith

firs

t aid

, w

ho t

he

appro

ved first

aid

ers

are,

and

loca

tion o

f firs

t aid

equip

men

t in

the

work

pla

ce

2.7

st

ate

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s fo

r re

port

ing

and r

ecord

ing a

ccid

ents

, in

ciden

ts a

nd n

ear

mis

ses,

pro

cedure

s fo

r re

port

ing e

mer

gen

cies

and

evac

uations,

and w

hen

to info

rm o

ther

s

3

Rei

nst

ate

the

work

are

a af

ter

pla

nt

mai

nte

nan

ce

activi

ties

.

3.1

se

par

ate

equip

men

t, c

om

ponen

ts a

nd m

ate

rial

s fr

om

was

te ite

ms

and m

ater

ials

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith

pla

nt

mai

nte

nan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s an

d s

tore

reu

sable

m

ater

ials

, par

ts,

com

ponen

ts,

fuel

s, c

oola

nts

, fluid

s an

d e

quip

men

t in

an a

ppro

priate

loca

tion

3.2

re

store

work

are

as t

o a

saf

e an

d t

idy

conditio

n

follo

win

g g

iven

direc

tions

in a

ccord

ance

with

agre

ed r

equirem

ents

and s

ched

ule

s

3.3

dis

pose

of

haz

ardous

and n

on-h

azar

dous

was

te

mat

eria

ls fro

m p

lant

mai

nte

nan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s fo

llow

ing o

rgan

isational

and e

nvi

ronm

enta

lly s

afe

pro

cedure

s

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ific

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2010

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2010

20

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3.4

dem

onst

rating d

ealin

g p

rom

ptly

and e

ffec

tive

ly

with p

roble

ms

and r

eport

those

that

can

not

be

solv

ed

3.5

st

ate

org

anis

atio

nal

req

uired

sta

ndar

ds

of

clea

nlin

ess

and t

idin

ess,

the

types

of

requirem

ents

fo

r use

rs o

f th

e w

ork

are

a, a

nd t

ypes

of an

d h

ow

to

use

cle

anin

g e

quip

men

t an

d s

pill

age

mate

rial

s to

re

store

the

work

are

a

3.6

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of

was

te m

ater

ials

gen

erat

ed

when

mai

nta

inin

g p

lant

and h

ow

to r

emove

haza

rds

from

oil,

gre

ase,

san

d,

eart

h,

fuel

, fluid

s et

c

3.7

st

ate

typic

al p

lant

part

s, e

quip

men

t an

d m

ater

ials

th

at c

an b

e re

use

d,

the

way

s and m

ethods

of

stori

ng r

e-use

able

ite

ms,

and o

rgan

isat

ional

pro

cedure

s fo

r re

turn

ing u

nuse

d m

ater

ials

, to

ols

an

d c

om

ponen

ts b

ack

to s

tora

ge

3.8

st

ate

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s fo

r dis

posi

ng o

f haz

ardous

and n

on-h

azar

dous

mat

eria

ls a

nd

subst

ance

s, a

nd p

roce

dure

s fo

r re

port

ing p

roble

ms

with r

einst

atin

g t

he

work

are

a f

ollo

win

g p

lant

mai

nte

nan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


21

Unit 2: Carrying out basic maintenance of plant and equipment in the workplace

Unit reference number: D/600/8295

QCF level: 1

Credit value: 4


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in carrying out basic maintenance of plant and equipment in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of carrying out basic maintenance of plant and equipment to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



22

This unit must be assessed against one of the following endorsements:

heavy earthmoving plant and equipment

cranes and lifting equipment

building and associated plant

civil engineering plant

road building plant

small plant and tools

powered access equipment (electric)

powered access equipment (diesel)

powered access equipment (bi-energy)

piling equipment

tunnelling equipment

lift trucks (electric)

lift trucks (diesel)

lift trucks (gas)

plant electrics (dc auto)

plant electrics (ac)

engine and transmission reconditioning

road/rail plant

hydraulic attachments.



N025170 –

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ific

atio

n –

Edex

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Pla

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Mai

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ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

© E

dex

cel Li

mited

2010

23

Lear

nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

carr

ying o

ut

bas

ic

mai

nte

nan

ce o

n p

lant

and

equip

men

t.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion,

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to b

asi

c m

ainte

nan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s of pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to p

lant

basi

c m

ain

tenan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

to p

lant

mai

nte

nan

ce

activi

ties

1.4

des

crib

e th

e sa

fe a

nd c

orr

ect

use

of per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE),

man

ual

han

dlin

g

pro

cedure

s an

d t

ypic

al sa

fety

chec

ks o

n s

pec

ific

item

s of pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

1.5

st

ate

reaso

ns

for

the

care

and p

rote

ctio

n o

f su

rroundin

g a

reas

and p

erso

ns

affe

cted

by

the

work

, an

d p

oss

ible

inju

ries

thro

ugh t

he

rele

ase

of

subst

ance

s an

d s

lippin

g o

n w

et/g

reas

y su

rfac

es

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ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

VQ

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Pla

nt

Main

tenance

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

© E

dex

cel Li

mited

2010

24

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2

Follo

w t

he

rele

vant

mai

nte

nan

ce s

ched

ule

s to

ca

rry

out

the

required

w

ork

.

2.1

id

entify

and e

xtra

ct a

pplic

able

mai

nte

nan

ce

sched

ule

s an

d r

elat

ed s

pec

ific

ations

from

rel

evan

t in

form

atio

n s

ourc

es

2.2

outlin

e basi

c m

ainte

nan

ce s

ched

ule

s an

d d

ura

tions

for

typic

al pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t w

ithin

the

occ

upat

ional

are

a

2.3

des

crib

e ty

pic

al info

rmat

ion c

onta

ined

within

m

anufa

cture

r oper

ator

man

ual

s

3

Mai

nta

in a

ran

ge

of

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t in

both

oper

atio

nal

and n

on-

oper

atio

nal si

tuat

ions

3.1

ca

rry

out

typic

al b

asic

main

tenance

act

ivitie

s ac

cord

ing t

o m

anufa

cture

r’s

spec

ific

atio

ns

and

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s w

ithin

the

limits

of th

eir

per

sonal

auth

ority

3.2

m

ainta

in t

o a

bas

ic lev

el,

typic

al p

lant

and

equip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional ar

ea w

ithin

m

ainte

nan

ce w

ork

shops,

and o

n s

ites

and/o

r cl

ient’s

pre

mis

es

3.3

des

crib

e th

e ro

utine

mai

nte

nan

ce m

ethods

and

pro

cedure

s re

quired

by

man

ufa

cture

rs,

and t

he

org

anis

atio

nal

inst

ruct

ions

and p

roce

dure

s w

hen

m

ainta

inin

g p

lant

and e

quip

men

t

3.4

outlin

e th

e ty

pes

of

ava

ilable

res

ourc

es,

tools

and

equip

men

t an

d t

hei

r su

itab

ility

for

diffe

rent

mai

nte

nan

ce t

asks

, and t

he

diffe

rent

applic

atio

n

tech

niq

ues

for

fuel

s, lubrica

nts

and c

oola

nts

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ific

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

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mited

2010

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Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3.5

ca

rry

out

bas

ic m

ain

tenan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s in

the

spec

ifie

d s

equen

ce a

nd c

om

ple

te t

he

activi

ties

w

ithin

the

agre

ed t

imes

cale

3.6

des

crib

e how

to c

arr

y out

senso

ry,

funct

ional

and

safe

ty c

hec

ks o

n t

he

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t on p

rior

to,

during a

nd o

n c

om

ple

tion o

f basi

c m

ain

tenan

ce

task

s as

spec

ifie

d b

y th

e m

anufa

cture

rs

4

Com

ply

with t

he

pro

cedure

s fo

r non-

pla

nned

occ

urr

ence

s w

hen

ca

rryi

ng o

ut

basi

c m

ainte

nan

ce o

n p

lant

and

equip

men

t.

4.1

dem

onst

rate

follo

win

g p

roce

dure

s w

her

e th

e m

ain

tenance

act

ivitie

s ca

nnot

be

fully

met

, or

wher

e th

ere

are

iden

tified

def

ect

outs

ide

of th

e pla

nned

sch

edule

4.2

des

crib

e ty

pic

al p

roble

ms

that

can

occ

ur

during

bas

ic m

ainte

nan

ce t

ask

s on p

lant

and e

quip

men

t w

ithin

the

occ

upat

ional

are

a, a

nd h

ow

rec

ognis

ed

pro

ble

ms

can b

e re

ctifie

d

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ific

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Edex

cel N

VQ

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Main

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– I

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

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mited

2010

26

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

5

Com

ply

with

org

anis

atio

nal

m

ainte

nan

ce r

ecord

s docu

men

tation p

roce

dure

s an

d w

aste

dis

posa

l pro

cedure

s w

hen

car

ryin

g

out

basi

c m

ainte

nan

ce o

n

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t.

5.1

co

mple

te r

elev

ant

mai

nte

nan

ce r

ecord

s acc

ura

tely

an

d p

ass

them

onto

the

appro

priat

e per

son

5.2

dis

pose

of

was

te m

ater

ials

and s

ubst

ance

s in

ac

cord

ance

with s

afe

work

ing p

ract

ices

and

appro

ved p

roce

dure

s

5.3

outlin

e th

e ty

pe

of

main

tenance

rec

ord

s ke

pt

by

the

org

anis

atio

n a

nd t

he

serv

ice

his

tory

of in

div

idual

m

achin

es

5.4

des

crib

e th

e im

port

ance

of

keep

ing s

ervi

cing a

nd

mai

nte

nan

ce r

ecord

s, o

rgan

isat

ional

and s

tatu

tory

re

quirem

ents

for

reco

rd k

eepin

g,

oper

ational

ef

fici

ency

in k

eepin

g r

ecord

s an

d c

ust

om

er

requirem

ents

(w

her

e ap

plic

able

) of re

quirin

g

accu

rate

rec

ord

s

5.5

st

ate

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s fo

r handlin

g

and d

isposi

ng o

f w

ast

e m

ater

ials

and s

ubst

ance

s

5.6

des

crib

e th

e m

ainte

nan

ce a

uth

orisa

tion p

roce

dure

s as

spec

ifie

d b

y th

e m

anufa

cture

r an

d t

he

org

anis

atio

n (

applic

able

to c

ust

om

er r

equirem

ents

)

5.7

outlin

e th

e org

anis

atio

ns’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

com

munic

atio

n p

roce

dure

s as

soci

ated

with

mai

nta

inin

g p

lant

and e

quip

men

t

N025170 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

nt

Mai

nte

nan

ce

– I

ssue

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Oct

ober

2010

© E

dex

cel Li

mited

2010

27

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


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29

Unit 3: Carrying out bench fitting activities to maintain plant or equipment in the workplace

Unit reference number: H/600/8301

QCF level: 1

Credit value: 12


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in carrying out bench fitting activities to maintain plant or equipment in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of carrying out bench fitting activities to maintain plant or equipment to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



30


oxyacetylene gas

manual arc

manual inert arc.



N025170 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

nt

Mai

nte

nan

ce

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

© E

dex

cel Li

mited

2010

31

Lear

nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

nd a

t al

l tim

es w

hen

car

ryin

g o

ut

ben

ch f

itting a

ctiv

itie

s to

m

ainta

in p

lant

or

equip

men

t.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion,

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to b

ench

fitting a

ctiv

itie

s

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to b

ench

fitting

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions

and s

afe

work

ing p

ract

ices

, an

d c

om

pan

y hea

lth

and s

afe

ty p

olic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce p

roce

dure

s th

at

apply

to b

ench

fitting a

nd s

hap

ing a

ctiv

itie

s in

cludin

g:

–

han

d a

nd p

ow

er t

ool use

–

rem

ovi

ng a

nd r

epla

cing t

oolin

g a

nd g

uar

din

g

–

types

, purp

ose

and lim

itat

ions

of ea

ch t

ypes

of

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rela

ting t

o

ben

ch f

itting

N025170 –

Spec

ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

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Pla

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tenance

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ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

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mited

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2

Inte

rpre

t sp

ecific

atio

ns

when

car

ryin

g o

ut

ben

ch

fitt

ing a

ctiv

itie

s to

m

ainta

in p

lant

or

equip

men

t.

2.1

fo

llow

all

rele

vant

dra

win

gs,

ske

tches

, sp

ecific

atio

ns,

work

pie

ces

or

work

ing fro

m a

pat

tern

to p

roduce

and s

hape

com

ponen

ts t

o

mai

nta

in p

lant

2.2

des

crib

e diffe

rent

sourc

es o

f in

form

atio

n o

n

spec

ific

atio

ns

and h

ow

to inte

rpre

t:

–

engin

eering d

raw

ings

–

free

-han

d s

ketc

hes

–

spec

ific

atio

n s

hee

ts/d

raw

ings

–

repre

senta

tive

work

pie

ces

3

Prep

are

to c

arry

out

ben

ch

fitt

ing a

ctiv

itie

s to

pro

duce

co

mponen

ts t

o m

ain

tain

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t.

3.1

obta

in t

he

appro

priat

e to

ols

and e

quip

men

t fo

r sh

apin

g o

per

atio

ns

and c

hec

k th

ey a

re in a

safe

an

d u

sable

conditio

n

3.2

m

ark

out

ferr

ous

and n

on-f

erro

us

mate

rials

fro

m

giv

en s

pec

ific

atio

ns

usi

ng m

easu

ring a

nd m

arki

ng

equip

men

t

3.3

st

ate

the

types

and u

ses

of

vari

ous

mar

king o

ut

equip

men

t an

d m

ethods

of m

arki

ng o

ut

mat

eria

ls

prior

to s

hap

ing,

cutt

ing,

filin

g a

nd d

rilli

ng

3.4

st

ate

how

to h

andle

and s

ecure

fer

rous

and

non-f

erro

us

mate

rials

and t

he

safe

ty p

reca

utions

to

be

take

n

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ific

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Oct

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2010

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2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Prep

are

to c

arry

out

ben

ch

fitt

ing a

ctiv

itie

s to

pro

duce

co

mponen

ts t

o m

ain

tain

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t.

3.5

lis

t ty

pic

al f

erro

us

and n

on-f

erro

us

mat

eria

ls u

sed

in c

om

ponen

ts t

o m

ain

tain

pla

nt,

sta

te t

he

char

acte

rist

ics

and lim

itat

ions

of ea

ch,

and t

ypic

al

stan

dar

d s

izes

and len

gth

s of

stock

mat

eria

l

3.6

st

ate

how

to s

elec

t, p

repar

e, c

hec

k, s

har

pen

(w

her

e re

leva

nt)

, se

t up,

care

for,

use

and s

tore

th

e fo

llow

ing h

and,

pow

er a

nd m

arki

ng o

ut

tools

an

d e

quip

men

t:

–

drills

, file

s, s

aws,

tap

s, d

ies,

chis

els,

rea

mer

s an

d h

and d

rills

–

port

able

pow

er a

nd p

edes

tal drills

and g

rinder

s,

both

ele

ctric

and p

neu

mat

ic

–

scri

ber

s, c

entr

e punch

es,

squar

es a

nd r

ule

s

3.7

st

ate

the

reas

ons,

com

ponen

ts a

nd m

ethods

of

carr

ying o

ut

safe

ty c

hec

ks p

rior

to u

sing e

lect

rica

l pow

ered

tools

4

Car

ry o

ut

shap

ing

oper

atio

ns

to p

roduce

a

range

of

com

ponen

ts

usi

ng a

ran

ge

of

mat

eria

ls,

to m

ain

tain

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t.

4.1

sh

ape

ferr

ous

and n

on-f

erro

us

mat

eria

ls t

o form

co

mponen

ts t

hat

confo

rm t

o g

iven

tole

rance

s.

Com

ponen

ts m

ust

be

shap

ed u

sing t

he

follo

win

g

form

s:

–

stra

ight

–

curv

ed

–

angle

d

–

cham

fere

d

–

bev

elle

d

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ific

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Edex

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2010

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mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4.2

use

han

d t

ools

, pow

er t

ools

and w

ork

hold

ing

equip

men

t re

leva

nt

to b

ench

fitting a

ctiv

itie

s

4.3

dem

onst

rate

the

follo

win

g w

ork

ski

lls w

hen

shap

ing

and p

roduci

ng c

om

ponen

ts t

o m

ainta

in p

lant:

–

filin

g

–

saw

ing

–

grindin

g (

off

-han

d)

–

drilli

ng

–

chis

ellin

g

–

cutt

ing

–

tappin

g a

nd t

hre

adin

g

–

ream

ing

4.4

ch

eck

that

the

finis

hed

com

ponen

ts h

ave

bee

n

com

ple

ted t

o t

he

required

spec

ific

ation,

are

fit f

or

purp

ose

and w

ithin

spec

ifie

d t

ole

rance

s

4.5

st

ate

typic

al h

and t

ool sh

apin

g m

ethods,

te

chniq

ues

, pro

cess

es a

nd p

roce

dure

s to

rem

ove

an

d s

hape

mat

eria

ls a

nd p

roduce

hole

s to

siz

e an

d

tole

rance

when

usi

ng:

–

hac

ksaw

s, f

iles

and c

his

els

for

rem

ovi

ng a

nd

shap

ing m

ater

ials

–

drills

, die

s, t

aps

and r

eam

ers

4.6

outlin

e th

e diffe

rent

pro

cess

es f

or

shap

ing,

form

ing,

cutt

ing a

nd p

roduci

ng s

urf

ace

finis

hes

on m

ater

ials

N025170 –

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ific

atio

n –

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Oct

ober

2010

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mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

5

Know

how

to d

eal w

ith

pro

ble

ms

pro

mptly

and

effe

ctiv

ely

and r

eport

th

ose

that

can

not

be

solv

ed.

5.1

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

pro

cedure

s as

soci

ated

with b

ench

fitting a

ctiv

itie

s

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

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37

Unit 4: Operating plant for no load conditions in the workplace

Unit reference number: F/600/8306

QCF level: 1

Credit value: 4


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in operating plant for no load conditions in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of operating plant for no load conditions to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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ific

atio

n –

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VQ

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Pla

nt

Mai

nte

nan

ce

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ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

39

Lear

nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Iden

tify

and p

repar

e pla

nt

for

no load

conditio

n

oper

atio

ns.

1.1

co

nfirm

the

oper

atio

ns

for

whic

h t

he

pla

nt

is t

o b

e use

d a

nd c

om

ply

with w

ork

inst

ruct

ions

and

pro

cedure

s

1.2

ca

rry

out

pre

-sta

rt c

hec

ks o

n t

he

pla

nt

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith m

anufa

cture

rs’ appro

ved

pro

cedure

s, o

rgan

isat

ional

pra

ctic

es a

nd s

tatu

tory

re

quirem

ents

and c

onfirm

rea

dy

and s

afe

for

funct

ional

chec

ks

1.3

id

entify

and r

ecord

def

ects

found d

uring

pre

par

ation a

ctiv

itie

s an

d,

if a

pplic

able

, ta

ke

appro

priat

e ac

tions

to c

orr

ect

def

ects

, in

ac

cord

ance

with s

uper

viso

r/au

thorise

d p

erso

n

direc

tions

1.4

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s, c

om

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty p

olic

ies,

work

pla

ce p

roce

dure

s an

d u

se p

erso

nal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

that

ap

ply

to s

afe

oper

atio

ns

of pla

nt

1.5

des

crib

e th

e ty

pe,

purp

ose

and c

har

acte

rist

ics

of

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t bei

ng u

sed w

ithin

the

occ

upat

ional

are

a, a

nd t

he

type

of w

ork

that

can

be

carr

ied o

ut

and h

ow

the

equip

men

t is

to b

e use

d

N025170 –

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ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

VQ

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Pla

nt

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tenance

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Oct

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2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1.6

des

crib

e th

e diffe

rent

types

of

pow

er s

upply

that

can b

e use

d o

n p

lant

within

the

occ

upat

ional

are

a.

1.7

O

utlin

e th

e m

anufa

cture

rs a

nd o

rgan

isat

ional

pre

-oper

atio

nal ch

ecks

, and r

ecom

men

dat

ions

for

routine

chec

ks

2

Oper

ate

pla

nt

to c

arr

y out

no load

funct

ional

chec

ks

and c

hec

k fo

r def

ects

.

2.1

ca

rry

out

star

ting a

nd s

toppin

g p

roce

dure

s,

incl

udin

g e

mer

gen

cy-s

tops,

and c

onfirm

funct

ional

in a

ccord

ance

with m

anufa

cture

rs’ in

stru

ctio

ns

and

stat

uto

ry r

equirem

ents

2.2

ru

n a

nd o

per

ate

pla

nt

to c

arry

out

no load

fu

nct

ional

chec

ks o

n a

ll re

leva

nt

com

ponen

ts a

nd

funct

ions

as

direc

ted b

y a s

uper

viso

r/au

thorise

d

per

son

2.3

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s,

man

ufa

cture

rs’ in

stru

ctio

ns

and s

tatu

tory

re

quirem

ents

for

the

start

ing,

stoppin

g a

nd u

se o

f co

ntr

ols

and s

afe

ty d

evic

es o

n p

lant

and e

quip

men

t

2.4

outlin

e th

e handlin

g t

echniq

ues

of th

e pla

nt

2.5

des

crib

e th

e m

ethods,

pro

cedure

s an

d p

reca

utions

to b

e ca

rrie

d o

ut

bef

ore

and d

uring f

unct

ional

ch

ecks

to iden

tify

def

ects

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ific

atio

n –

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2010

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mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Car

ry o

ut

stoppin

g a

nd

shut

dow

n p

roce

dure

s on

pla

nt.

3.1

st

op a

nd s

hut

dow

n p

lant

acc

ord

ing t

o

man

ufa

cture

rs’ in

stru

ctio

ns

and o

rgan

isat

ional

pro

cedure

s

3.2

ca

rry

out

post

-sto

p c

hec

ks in a

ccord

ance

with

org

anis

atio

nal

and o

per

atio

nal pro

cedure

s

3.3

le

ave

pla

nt

safe

and s

ecure

in a

ccord

ance

with

org

anis

atio

nal pro

cedure

s, a

nd m

anufa

cture

rs’ and

stat

uto

ry r

equirem

ents

3.4

des

crib

e th

e post

-sto

p c

hec

k pro

cedure

s and

pre

cautions

on p

lant

applic

able

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

area

4

Iden

tify

and r

ecord

oper

atin

g d

efec

ts a

nd

confirm

the

pla

nt

is r

eady

for

use

should

no d

efec

ts

be

found.

4.1

id

entify

def

ects

in p

erfo

rman

ce d

uring p

re-u

se a

nd

funct

ional

chec

ks,

reco

rd n

ote

d d

efec

ts a

nd r

eport

to

the

appro

priate

per

son

4.2

co

nfirm

that

the

pla

nt

is s

afe,

corr

ect

and r

eady

for

oper

atio

nal use

in a

ccord

ance

with w

ork

, m

anufa

cture

rs’, o

rgan

isat

ional

and s

tatu

tory

re

quirem

ents

4.3

re

fer

pro

ble

ms

and c

onditio

ns

outs

ide

of th

eir

resp

onsi

bili

ty t

o a

n a

uth

orise

d p

erso

n

4.4

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of

surf

ace

dam

age

to p

lant

and

reco

gnis

e w

hat

par

ts o

r co

mponen

ts a

re w

orn

or

dam

aged

N025170 –

Spec

ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

nt

Main

tenance

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

42

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4.5

des

crib

e w

hat

consu

mab

les

and c

om

ponen

ts c

an b

e re

pla

ced b

y th

em a

s allo

wed

by

org

anis

atio

nal

requirem

ents

4.6

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s an

d

pra

ctic

es f

or

iden

tify

ing a

nd r

eport

ing d

efec

ts in

pla

nt

and t

he

monitoring a

nd m

ainte

nan

ce c

hec

ks

that

are

req

uired

4.7

en

sure

all

work

is

carr

ied o

ut

to a

ppro

ved

pro

cedure

s an

d p

ract

ices

in a

ccord

ance

with

stat

uto

ry r

equirem

ents

5

Know

the

appro

ved

pro

cedure

s and p

ract

ices

to

be

follo

wed

when

ca

rryi

ng o

ut

funct

ional

no

load

chec

ks o

n p

lant.

5.1

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

com

munic

atio

n inst

ruct

ions

and p

roce

dure

s fo

r th

e ch

ecki

ng o

f pla

nt

5.2

outlin

e th

e org

anis

atio

nal

auth

orisa

tion p

roce

dure

s fo

r th

e use

and o

per

ation o

f pla

nt

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


43

Unit 5: Carrying out the servicing and maintenance of plant and equipment in the workplace

Unit reference number: J/600/8310

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 8


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in carrying out the servicing and maintenance of plant and equipment in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of carrying out the servicing and maintenance of plant and equipment to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



44






road building plant





piling equipment




lift trucks (gas)




road/rail plant




N025170 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

nt

Mai

nte

nan

ce

– I

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2010

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Lear

nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

ser

vici

ng a

nd

mai

nta

inin

g p

lant

and

equip

men

t.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion,

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to t

he

serv

icin

g a

nd m

ainte

nance

of

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to p

lant

serv

icin

g a

nd m

ainte

nance

act

ivitie

s

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

to t

he

serv

icin

g a

nd

mai

nte

nan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s

1.4

des

crib

e th

e sa

fe a

nd c

orr

ect

use

of per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE),

man

ual

han

dlin

g

pro

cedure

s an

d t

ypic

al sa

fety

chec

ks o

n s

pec

ific

item

s of pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

1.5

st

ate

reaso

ns

for

the

care

and p

rote

ctio

n o

f su

rroundin

g a

reas

and p

erso

ns

affe

cted

by

the

work

, an

d p

oss

ible

inju

ries

thro

ugh t

he

rele

ase

of

subst

ance

s an

d s

lippin

g o

n w

et/g

reas

y su

rfac

es

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2010

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Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2

Follo

w t

he

rele

vant

mai

nte

nan

ce a

nd s

ervi

cing

sched

ule

s to

car

ry o

ut

the

required

work

.

2.1

id

entify

and e

xtra

ct a

pplic

able

ser

vici

ng a

nd

mai

nte

nan

ce s

ched

ule

info

rmat

ion fro

m r

elev

ant

info

rmat

ion s

ourc

es

2.2

outlin

e se

rvic

ing a

nd m

ainte

nan

ce s

ched

ule

s an

d

dura

tions

for

typic

al p

lant

and e

quip

men

t w

ith t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a

2.3

des

crib

e ty

pic

al info

rmat

ion c

onta

ined

within

w

ork

shop m

anual

s, p

arts

man

ual

s, c

ross

-ref

eren

ce

guid

es a

nd t

echnic

al se

rvic

ing b

ulle

tins

3

Ser

vice

and m

ainta

in a

ra

nge

of

pla

nt

and

equip

men

t in

both

oper

atio

nal

and n

on-

oper

atio

nal si

tuat

ions.

3.1

ca

rry

out

typic

al s

ervi

cing a

nd m

ainte

nan

ce

activi

ties

acc

ord

ing t

o m

anufa

cture

r’s

spec

ific

atio

ns

and o

rgan

isat

ional

pro

cedure

s w

ithin

the

limits

of

thei

r per

sonal

auth

ority

3.2

se

rvic

e an

d m

ainta

in t

ypic

al pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a w

ithin

m

ainte

nan

ce w

ork

shops,

and o

n s

ites

and/o

r cl

ient’s

pre

mis

es

3.3

des

crib

e th

e ro

utine

and n

on-r

outine

mai

nte

nan

ce

met

hods

and p

roce

dure

s re

quired

by

the

man

ufa

cture

r, t

he

per

iodic

ser

vici

ng m

ethods

and

serv

icin

g s

ched

ule

s, a

nd t

he

org

anis

atio

nal

in

stru

ctio

ns

and p

roce

dure

s w

hen

ser

vici

ng a

nd

mai

nta

inin

g p

lant

and e

quip

men

t

3.4

outlin

e th

e ty

pes

of

ava

ilable

res

ourc

es,

tools

and

equip

men

t an

d t

hei

r su

itab

ility

for

diffe

rent

serv

icin

g a

nd m

ainte

nan

ce t

asks

, an

d t

he

diffe

rent

applic

atio

n t

echniq

ues

for

fuel

s, lubrica

nts

and

coola

nts

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3.5

ca

rry

out

bas

ic m

ain

tenan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s in

the

spec

ifie

d s

equen

ce a

nd c

om

ple

te t

he

activi

ties

w

ithin

the

agre

ed t

imes

cale

3.6

des

crib

e how

to c

arr

y out

senso

ry,

funct

ional

and

safe

ty c

hec

ks o

n t

he

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t prior

to,

during a

nd o

n c

om

ple

tion o

f bas

ic m

ainte

nan

ce

task

s as

spec

ifie

d b

y th

e m

anufa

cture

rs

4

Com

ply

with t

he

pro

cedure

s fo

r non-

pla

nned

occ

urr

ence

s w

hen

se

rvic

ing a

nd m

ainta

inin

g

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t.

4.1

dem

onst

rate

follo

win

g p

roce

dure

s w

her

e th

e se

rvic

ing a

nd m

ainte

nan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s ca

nnot

be

fully

m

et,

or

wher

e th

ere

are

iden

tified

def

ect

outs

ide

of

the

pla

nned

sch

edule

4.2

des

crib

e ty

pic

al p

roble

ms

that

can

occ

ur

during

serv

icin

g a

nd m

ainte

nan

ce t

asks

on p

lant

and

equip

men

t w

ithin

the

occ

upat

ional

are

a, a

nd h

ow

re

cognis

ed p

roble

ms

can b

e re

ctifie

d

5

Com

ply

with

org

anis

atio

nal

ser

vici

ng

and m

ainte

nan

ce r

ecord

s docu

men

tation p

roce

dure

s an

d w

aste

dis

posa

l pro

cedure

s w

hen

ser

vici

ng

and m

ain

tain

ing p

lant

and

equip

men

t.

5.1

co

mple

te r

elev

ant

mai

nte

nan

ce r

ecord

s acc

ura

tely

an

d p

ass

them

onto

the

appro

priat

e per

son

5.2

dis

pose

of

was

te m

ater

ials

and s

ubst

ance

s in

ac

cord

ance

with s

afe

work

ing p

ract

ices

and

appro

ved p

roce

dure

s

5.3

outlin

e th

e ty

pe

of

main

tenance

rec

ord

s ke

pt

by

th

e org

anis

atio

n a

nd t

he

serv

ice

his

tory

of

indiv

idual

mac

hin

es

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2010

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ing

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tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

5.4

des

crib

e th

e im

port

ance

of

keep

ing s

ervi

cing a

nd

mai

nte

nan

ce r

ecord

s, o

rgan

isat

ional

and s

tatu

tory

re

quirem

ents

for

reco

rd k

eepin

g,

oper

ational

ef

fici

ency

in k

eepin

g r

ecord

s an

d c

ust

om

er

requirem

ents

(w

her

e ap

plic

able

) of re

quirin

g

accu

rate

rec

ord

s

5.5

st

ate

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s fo

r handlin

g

and d

isposi

ng o

f w

ast

e m

ater

ials

and s

ubst

ance

s

5.6

des

crib

e th

e m

ainte

nan

ce a

uth

orisa

tion p

roce

dure

s as

spec

ifie

d b

y th

e m

anufa

cture

r an

d t

he

org

anis

atio

n (

applic

able

to c

ust

om

er r

equirem

ents

)

5.7

outlin

e th

e org

anis

atio

ns’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

com

munic

atio

n p

roce

dure

s as

soci

ated

with

serv

icin

g a

nd m

ainta

inin

g p

lant

and e

quip

men

t

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

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Dat

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Unit 6: Removing and replacing plant and equipment components in the workplace

Unit reference number: Y/600/8313

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 12


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in removing and replacing plant and equipment components in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.




the ConstructionSkills Consolidated Assessment Strategy for Construction and the Built Environment

Craft, Supervisory, Technical, Managerial and Professional Units and Qualifications with NVQ in the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) title and SVQs.





Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of removing and replacing plant and equipment components to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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road building plant





piling equipment




lift trucks (gas)




road/rail plant




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ober

2010

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dex

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mited

2010

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Lear

nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

rem

ovi

ng a

nd

repla

cing p

lant

and

equip

men

t co

mponen

ts.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to t

he

rem

ovi

ng a

nd r

epla

cing p

lant

and

equip

men

t co

mponen

ts

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to p

lant

mai

nta

inin

g a

ctiv

itie

s

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

when

rem

ovi

ng a

nd r

epla

cing

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t co

mponen

ts

1.4

st

ate

hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y is

sues

and d

escr

ibe

reaso

ns

for

poss

ible

inju

ries

when

rem

ovi

ng a

nd r

epla

cing

pla

nt

com

ponen

ts

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ific

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2010

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mited

2010

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Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2

Car

ry o

ut

pre

par

ation

activi

ties

in o

rder

to

rem

ove

pla

nt

and

equip

men

t co

mponen

ts.

2.1

id

entify

and e

xtra

ct a

pplic

able

info

rmation fro

m

rele

vant

info

rmation s

ourc

es t

o a

id t

he

rem

ova

l an

d

repla

cem

ent

of pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t co

mponen

ts

2.2

es

tablis

h a

nd,

wher

e ap

pro

priat

e, m

ark

com

ponen

t orien

tation t

o a

id r

e-as

sem

bly

2.3

en

sure

that

any

store

d e

ner

gy

or

subst

ance

s are

re

leas

ed s

afel

y an

d c

orr

ectly

2.4

des

crib

e diffe

rent

sourc

es o

f in

form

atio

n a

nd

tech

nic

al liter

ature

to a

id t

he

rem

ova

l an

d

repla

cem

ent

of co

mponen

ts fro

m v

arious

item

s of

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

2.5

outlin

e ty

pes

of

mar

king w

hic

h n

eed t

o b

e m

ade

to

com

ponen

ts p

rior

to r

emova

l

2.6

des

crib

e th

e m

ater

ials

han

dlin

g m

ethods,

pre

par

ation m

ethods

and t

echniq

ues

req

uired

to

rem

ove

com

ponen

ts a

nd t

he

types

of is

ola

tion a

nd

dis

connec

tion t

hat

hav

e to

be

mad

e w

hen

rem

ovi

ng

com

ponen

ts o

n p

lant

and e

quip

men

t

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Rem

ove

com

ponen

ts f

rom

a

range

of

pla

nt

and

equip

men

t use

d in

const

ruct

ion a

nd a

llied

in

dust

ries

in b

oth

oper

atio

nal

and n

on-

oper

atio

nal si

tuat

ions.

3.1

unfa

sten

and r

emove

var

ious

types

of co

mponen

ts

usi

ng a

ppro

ved t

ools

and t

echniq

ues

and

dem

onst

rate

the

follo

win

g r

emova

l te

chniq

ues

or

pro

cedure

s:

–

unplu

ggin

g

–

de-

sold

erin

g

–

lubri

cating

–

free

ing o

ff c

orr

oded

com

ponen

ts

–

usi

ng a

hyd

raulic

pre

ss

–

usi

ng s

pec

ialis

t to

ols

–

filin

g a

nd d

ress

ing

3.2

re

move

com

ponen

ts f

rom

typ

ical

pla

nt

and

equip

men

t co

nfo

rmin

g t

o g

iven

lev

el o

f re

sponsi

bili

ty a

nd r

elev

ant

to t

he

occ

upational

are

a w

ithin

mai

nte

nan

ce w

ork

shops,

and o

n s

ites

and/o

r cl

ient’s

pre

mis

es

3.3

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of

com

ponen

t re

mova

l m

ethods

rele

vant

to p

lant

and e

quip

men

t use

d in t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a

3.4

ta

ke s

uitab

le p

reca

utions

to p

reve

nt

dam

age

to

com

ponen

ts,

tools

and e

quip

men

t during r

emova

l

3.5

des

crib

e w

ays

of pro

tect

ing t

ools

and e

quip

men

t w

hen

rem

ovi

ng c

om

ponen

ts fro

m p

lant

and

equip

men

t, h

ow

to k

eep c

om

ponen

ts c

lean a

nd

pro

tect

ed a

nd h

ow

to p

reve

nt

dam

age

to s

eals

etc

.

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ific

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Edex

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2010

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2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4

Est

ablis

h t

he

conditio

n o

f re

move

d c

om

ponen

ts

from

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t an

d s

tore

for

reuse

.

4.1

ch

eck

the

conditio

n o

f re

move

d c

om

ponen

ts a

nd

reco

rd t

hose

that

nee

d r

epla

cing

4.2

la

bel

and s

tore

rem

ove

d c

om

ponen

ts in a

n

appro

priat

e lo

cation

4.3

st

ore

and d

isca

rd r

emove

com

ponen

ts in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith a

ppro

ved p

roce

dure

s

4.4

des

crib

e how

to iden

tify

com

ponen

t def

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, th

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use

d a

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f in

form

ation

4.5

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ate

the

org

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inst

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and p

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s fo

r th

e la

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nd s

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com

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ts f

or

reuse

and t

he

dis

posi

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f w

aste

subst

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s an

d

unw

ante

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5

Prep

are

com

ponen

ts f

or

repla

cem

ent

to p

lant

and

equip

men

t.

5.1

obta

in t

he

required

com

ponen

ts a

nd e

nsu

re t

hey

ar

e in

a s

uitab

le c

onditio

n for

repla

cem

ent

and fit

for

purp

ose

5.2

en

sure

that

any

repla

cem

ent

com

ponen

ts m

eet

the

required

spec

ific

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n

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Rep

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com

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ts o

n a

ra

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of

pla

nt

and

equip

men

t in

both

oper

atio

nal

and n

on-

oper

atio

nal si

tuat

ions

in

the

work

pla

ce.

6.1

fit

and s

ecure

com

ponen

ts o

n t

ypic

al p

lant

and

equip

men

t co

nfo

rmin

g t

o g

iven

lev

el o

f re

sponsi

bili

ty a

nd m

anufa

cture

rs g

uid

elin

es a

nd

spec

ific

atio

ns,

rel

evant

to t

he

occ

upational ar

ea

within

mai

nte

nan

ce w

ork

shops,

and o

n s

ites

and/o

r cl

ient’s

pre

mis

es

6.2

fit

and s

ecure

var

ious

types

of

com

ponen

ts in t

he

corr

ect

sequen

ce u

sing a

ppro

ved t

ools

and

tech

niq

ues

and d

emonst

rate

the

follo

win

g

repla

cem

ent

tech

niq

ues

or

pro

cedure

s:

– lifting

– p

osi

tionin

g

– a

dju

stin

g u

sing h

and t

ools

and e

quip

men

t fo

llow

ing m

anufa

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rs’ guid

elin

es

6.3

m

ake

any

nec

essa

ry s

ettings

or

adju

stm

ents

to t

he

com

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ts a

nd e

nsu

re t

hey

funct

ion a

ccord

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o

man

ufa

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pec

ific

atio

ns

6.4

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e ty

pes

of

com

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t re

pla

cem

ent

met

hods

and t

echniq

ues

, ex

ample

s of push

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fit

and s

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the

type

of

connec

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that

hav

e to

be

mad

e an

d t

ypic

al s

ecuri

ng m

ethods

6.5

des

crib

e ty

pic

al h

and,

pow

er a

nd s

pec

ialis

t to

ols

an

d e

quip

men

t th

at c

an b

e use

d t

o r

epla

ce a

va

riet

y of

spec

ific

com

ponen

ts in a

nd o

n p

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and

equip

men

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st

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pro

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s and t

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use

d

in t

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org

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or

mec

han

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han

dlin

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man

ual

han

dlin

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f co

mponen

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hen

re-

fitt

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7

Com

ply

with

org

anis

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nal

docu

men

tation a

nd

com

munic

atio

n

pro

cedure

s w

hen

re

movi

ng a

nd r

epla

cing

com

ponen

ts o

n p

lant

and

equip

men

t.

7.1

m

ainta

in d

ocu

men

tation in a

ccord

ance

with

org

anis

atio

nal

req

uirem

ents

when

rem

ovi

ng,

storing a

nd r

epla

cing c

om

ponen

ts o

f pla

nt

and

equip

men

t

7.2

dem

onst

rate

dea

ling p

rom

ptly

and e

ffec

tive

ly w

ith

pro

ble

ms

within

giv

en c

ontr

ol and r

eport

those

that

ca

nnot

be

solv

ed t

o o

ther

des

ignat

ed p

erso

nnel

7.3

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e ca

re,

secu

rity

and c

ontr

ols

of to

ols

and e

quip

men

t

7.4

outlin

e th

e org

anis

atio

ns’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

com

munic

atio

n p

roce

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s as

soci

ated

with

com

ponen

t re

movi

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nd r

epla

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Unit 7: Dismantling and assembling plant and equipment components in the workplace

Unit reference number: K/600/8316

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 15


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in dismantling and assembling plant and equipment components in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.




the ConstructionSkills Consolidated Assessment Strategy for Construction and the Built Environment, Craft, Supervisory, Technical, Managerial and Professional Units and Qualifications with NVQ in the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) title and SVQs.





Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of dismantling and assembling plant and equipment components to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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road building plant





piling equipment




lift trucks (gas)




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D

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1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

dis

man

tlin

g a

nd

asse

mblin

g p

lant

and

equip

men

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mponen

ts.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

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and o

ther

rel

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gula

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and g

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applic

able

to t

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dis

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ssem

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f pla

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and e

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mponen

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1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

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PE)

rele

vant

to p

lant

mai

nta

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g a

ctiv

itie

s

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

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regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

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ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

when

dis

man

tlin

g a

nd

asse

mblin

g p

lant

and e

quip

men

t co

mponen

ts

1.4

st

ate

hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y is

sues

and d

escr

ibe

reaso

ns

for

poss

ible

inju

ries

when

dis

man

tlin

g a

nd

asse

mblin

g p

lant

com

ponen

ts

2

Car

ry o

ut

pre

par

ation

activi

ties

in o

rder

to

dis

man

tle

and a

ssem

ble

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t co

mponen

ts.

2.1

id

entify

and e

xtra

ct a

pplic

able

info

rmation fro

m

rele

vant

info

rmation s

ourc

es w

hen

dis

mantlin

g a

nd

asse

mblin

g p

lant

and e

quip

men

t co

mponen

ts

2.2

es

tablis

h a

nd,

wher

e ap

pro

priat

e, m

ark

com

ponen

ts t

o a

id r

e-ass

embly

2.3

en

sure

that

any

store

d e

ner

gy

or

subst

ance

s are

re

leas

ed s

afel

y an

d c

orr

ectly

2.4

fo

llow

rel

evan

t in

stru

ctio

ns,

ass

embly

and

dis

ass

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dra

win

gs

and a

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des

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sourc

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f in

form

atio

n a

nd

tech

nic

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ature

to a

id t

he

dis

man

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nd

asse

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com

ponen

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var

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pla

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to t

he

equip

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lin

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ith a

ppro

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s

2.7

des

crib

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e ty

pes

of

haz

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and n

on-h

azar

dous

isola

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nd d

isco

nnec

tions

that

hav

e to

be

mad

e w

hen

dis

man

tlin

g c

om

ponen

ts o

n p

lant

and

equip

men

t an

d w

hy

isola

tions

nee

d t

o b

e m

ade

in

the

corr

ect

sequen

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2.8

st

ate

when

typ

ical dis

man

tlin

g o

f co

mponen

ts

would

occ

ur

and w

her

e

3

Dis

mantle

com

ponen

ts in

oper

atio

nal an

d/o

r non-

oper

atio

nal si

tuat

ions

asso

ciate

d w

ith a

ran

ge

of

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t in

th

e w

ork

pla

ce.

3.1

st

rip d

ow

n v

ario

us

types

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mponen

ts u

sing

corr

ect

tools

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g c

learly

def

ined

pro

cedure

s

3.2

dis

ass

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com

ponen

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rom

typ

ical

pla

nt

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equip

men

t co

nfo

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g t

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el o

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ific

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3.3

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ethods

and

tech

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d t

he

han

d,

pow

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pec

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ols

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men

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tools

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man

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pec

ific

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can

occ

ur

to e

quip

men

t an

d c

om

ponen

ts w

hen

dis

man

tlin

g

4

Seg

regat

e an

d s

ort

par

ts

from

dis

man

tled

co

mponen

ts f

or

dis

posa

l an

d/o

r re

use

.

4.1

la

bel

and s

tore

par

ts a

nd s

ub-a

ssem

blie

s fr

om

dis

man

tled

com

ponen

ts f

or

re-u

se in a

ppro

ved

loca

tions

4.2

dis

card

unw

ante

d d

ism

antled

com

ponen

ts,

par

ts,

sub-a

ssem

blie

s or

subst

ance

s in

acc

ord

ance

with

appro

ved p

roce

dure

s

4.3

des

crib

e how

to iden

tify

com

ponen

t def

ects

, th

e m

ethods

use

d a

nd s

ourc

es o

f in

form

ation

4.4

st

ate

the

org

anis

ational

inst

ruct

ions

and p

roce

dure

s fo

r th

e la

bel

ling a

nd s

tora

ge

of

com

ponen

ts f

or

reuse

and t

he

dis

posi

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ous

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bst

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Prep

are

com

ponen

ts f

or

asse

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to p

lant

and

equip

men

t.

5.1

en

sure

the

spec

ifie

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om

ponen

ts a

re a

vaila

ble

and

are

in a

usa

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conditio

n

5.2

des

crib

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e m

anufa

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rs’ an

d o

rgan

isat

ions

pro

cedure

s an

d p

repara

tion m

ethods

and

tech

niq

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for

full

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ub a

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blie

s, p

art

s an

d

com

ponen

ts,

the

met

hods

of cl

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lubrica

ting c

om

ponen

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and h

ow

to p

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hre

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during a

ssem

bly

5.3

st

ate

reaso

ns

for

keep

ing a

reas

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n a

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idy

prior

to a

nd d

uring a

ssem

bly

of

com

ponen

ts

6

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and b

uild

co

mponen

ts in o

per

ational

an

d n

on-o

per

atio

nal

si

tuat

ions

asso

ciate

d w

ith

a ra

nge

of

pla

nt

and

equip

men

t in

the

work

pla

ce.

6.1

as

sem

ble

com

ponen

ts t

o m

anufa

cture

r’s

tole

rance

s an

d s

pec

ific

atio

ns

rele

vant

to t

he

occ

upational

are

a w

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mai

nte

nan

ce w

ork

shops

and/o

r on s

ites

an

d/o

r cl

ient’s

pre

mis

es a

nd p

roduce

:

–

full

asse

mblie

s

–

sub a

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blie

s

–

robust

com

ponen

ts

–

frag

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om

ponen

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nce

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6.2

as

sem

ble

com

ponen

ts in t

hei

r co

rrec

t posi

tion u

sing

appro

priat

e as

sem

bly

met

hods

and t

echniq

ues

, an

d

dem

onst

rate

the

follo

win

g a

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met

hods

and

tech

niq

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use

of

fast

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connec

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drift

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posi

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shim

min

g a

nd a

dju

stin

g

–

usi

ng a

dhes

ives

6.3

ch

eck

the

com

ple

ted a

ssem

bly

to e

nsu

re t

hat

all

oper

atio

ns

hav

e bee

n c

om

ple

ted a

nd t

he

finis

hed

as

sem

bly

mee

t th

e re

quired

spec

ific

ation

6.4

des

crib

e ass

embly

met

hods

for

a va

riet

y of

com

ponen

ts a

pplic

able

to t

he

occ

upational ar

ea a

nd

the

types

of m

easu

ring a

nd s

pec

ialis

t to

ols

that

may

be

use

d

6.5

des

crib

e how

to iden

tify

ass

embly

def

ects

, how

to

chec

k co

mponen

ts a

nd s

ub-a

ssem

blie

s bef

ore

, during a

nd a

fter

re-

ass

embly

, ty

pic

al d

efec

ts a

nd

variat

ions

that

arise

and t

he

inher

ent

def

ects

that

could

be

found in p

arts

and m

ater

ials

6.6

st

ate

the

met

hods,

pro

cedure

s and t

echniq

ues

use

d

in t

he

org

anis

atio

n f

or

mec

han

ical

han

dlin

g,

man

ual

han

dlin

g a

nd p

rote

ctio

n o

f co

mponen

ts w

hen

re-

fitt

ing

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ific

ation –

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

7

Com

ply

with

com

munic

atio

n

pro

cedure

s w

hen

dis

man

tlin

g a

nd

asse

mblin

g c

om

ponen

ts

on p

lant

and e

quip

men

t.

7.1

dem

onst

rate

dea

ling p

rom

ptly

and e

ffec

tive

ly w

ith

pro

ble

ms

within

giv

en c

ontr

ol and r

eport

those

that

ca

nnot

be

solv

ed t

o o

ther

des

ignat

ed p

erso

nnel

7.2

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations

report

ing lin

es a

nd

pro

cedure

s ass

oci

ate

d w

ith t

he

dis

mantlin

g o

f in

stal

led p

lant

and e

quip

men

t

7.3

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations’

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e ca

re,

secu

rity

and c

ontr

ols

of to

ols

and e

quip

men

t

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


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Unit 8: Maintaining the work area for plant maintenance and repair activities in the workplace

Unit reference number: A/600/8319

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 5


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in maintaining the work area for plant maintenance and repair activities in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of maintaining the work area for plant maintenance and repair activities to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel N

VQ

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Pla

nt

Mai

nte

nan

ce

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

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nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

dis

man

tlin

g a

nd

asse

mblin

g p

lant

and

equip

men

t co

mponen

ts.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to t

he

pre

par

ing a

nd r

einst

atin

g o

f w

ork

ing a

reas

, an

d t

he

usi

ng a

nd s

toring o

f haz

ardous

and n

on-h

azar

dous

reso

urc

es/m

ater

ials

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to p

lant

mai

nte

nan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

when

mai

nta

inin

g a

nd

repai

ring p

lant

1.4

en

sure

that

the

required

saf

ety

arra

ngem

ents

are

in

pla

ce t

o p

rote

ct o

ther

work

ers

1.5

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of,

and s

afe

and c

orr

ect

use

of

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to

pla

nt

mai

nte

nan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s

2

Prep

are

work

are

as

for

pla

nt

mai

nte

nan

ce a

nd

repai

r ac

tivi

ties

.

2.1

en

sure

that

the

work

envi

ronm

ent

is s

afe,

cle

an

and t

idy

and s

uitab

le for

the

work

act

ivitie

s, a

nd

info

rm t

he

appro

priate

peo

ple

when

pre

par

atio

ns

are

com

ple

te

2.2

en

sure

that

all nec

essa

ry s

ervi

ce s

upplie

s ar

e co

nnec

ted a

nd r

eady

to u

se

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ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

VQ

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nt

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2.3

des

crib

e ty

pic

al t

ypes

of w

ork

are

a fo

r pla

nt

mai

nte

nan

ce a

nd t

he

requis

ite

stan

dar

ds

and

clea

nlin

ess

required

for

each

, w

hen

pre

par

ing a

nd

rein

stat

ing t

he

work

are

a

2.4

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s to

be

follo

wed

in r

elation t

o c

lean

ing,

tidyi

ng,

rem

ovi

ng

haz

ardous

and n

on-h

azar

dous

mat

eria

ls,

subst

ance

s, flu

id,

and fix

ed a

nd p

ort

able

equip

men

t

2.5

lis

t th

e ty

pes

of

obst

ruct

ions

and d

isru

ptions

that

can a

ffec

t th

e se

ttin

g u

p o

f th

e w

ork

are

a

2.6

outlin

e th

e ty

pes

of

requirem

ents

of use

rs o

f th

e w

ork

are

a

3

Prep

are

tools

, eq

uip

men

t an

d m

ater

ials

for

pla

nt

mai

nte

nan

ce a

ctiv

itie

s.

3.1

pre

par

e th

e w

ork

are

a to

sto

re m

ater

ials

and

finis

hed

pro

duct

s

3.2

obta

in t

he

required

mat

eria

ls,

tools

and e

quip

men

t an

d e

nsu

re t

hey

are

suitab

ly p

repar

ed for

the

rele

vant

act

ivitie

s

3.3

st

ate

the

diffe

rent

met

hods

of

iden

tify

ing p

art

s and

mat

eria

ls a

nd h

ow

to c

hec

k th

em for

serv

icea

bili

ty

and d

efec

ts

3.4

des

crib

e ty

pic

al s

ervi

ces,

ser

vice

supplie

s, t

ools

and

equip

men

t nee

ded

for

pla

nt

main

tenan

ce a

nd r

epair

activi

ties

, an

d h

ow

to c

hec

k th

at s

ervi

ces,

tools

and

equip

men

t ar

e re

ady

for

use

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ific

atio

n –

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3.5

des

crib

e how

to h

andle

a r

ange

of ty

pic

al

mai

nte

nan

ce p

art

s and e

quip

men

t, h

and a

nd p

ow

er

tools

, and lifting e

quip

men

t and lifting a

ids

4

Rei

nst

ate

the

work

are

a fo

llow

ing c

om

ple

tion o

f pla

nt

mai

nte

nan

ce a

nd

repai

r ac

tivi

ties

.

4.1

se

par

ate

equip

men

t, c

om

ponen

ts a

nd m

ate

rial

s fo

r re

-use

fro

m w

aste

ite

ms

and m

ater

ials

4.2

re

move

and d

ispose

of w

ast

e haz

ardous

and n

on-

haz

ardous

mat

eria

ls a

nd p

ack

agin

g in lin

e w

ith

org

anis

atio

nal

, le

gis

lative

and e

nvi

ronm

enta

lly s

afe

pro

cedure

s

4.3

dis

pose

of

was

te o

ils,

fuel

s, g

reas

es,

coola

nts

, ch

emic

als

and s

olv

ents

in a

ccord

ance

with

org

anis

atio

nal

, le

gis

lative

and e

nvi

ronm

enta

lly s

afe

pro

cedure

s

4.4

re

store

the

work

are

a t

o a

saf

e co

nditio

n in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith a

gre

ed r

equirem

ents

and

sched

ule

s

4.5

ex

pla

in t

he

types

of

man

ual

and p

ow

ered

cle

anin

g

equip

men

t, c

hem

ical

s an

d m

ater

ials

use

d t

o r

esto

re

work

are

as,

and t

ypic

al u

ses

and a

pplic

ations

of

each

4.6

des

crib

e ty

pic

al m

ethods

to r

emove

haz

ards

from

fluid

s, d

irt,

san

ds

etc.

, how

to d

eal w

ith s

pilt

flu

id,

oils

etc

., a

nd h

ow

to d

ispose

of

them

4.7

st

ate

the

org

anis

ational

inst

ruct

ions

and p

roce

dure

s fo

r th

e dis

posi

ng o

f haz

ardous

and n

on-h

aza

rdous

was

te m

ater

ials

, su

bst

ance

s an

d u

nw

ante

d

com

ponen

ts

N025170 –

Spec

ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

nt

Main

tenance

– I

ssue

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

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Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

5

Sto

re t

ools

and

equip

men

t, a

nd s

tore

m

ater

ials

and r

esourc

es

for

furt

her

use

.

5.1

det

erm

ine

how

the

mat

eria

ls,

reso

urc

es,

tools

and

equip

men

t ar

e to

be

store

d

5.2

st

ore

reu

sable

mat

eria

ls,

reso

urc

es,

tools

and

equip

men

t in

an a

ppro

priat

e lo

cation u

sing c

orr

ect

safe

han

dlin

g t

echniq

ues

5.3

st

ore

res

ourc

es,

mat

eria

ls,

tools

and e

quip

men

t sa

fely

in a

suitab

le p

osi

tion in a

ppro

pri

ate

loca

tions

5.4

id

entify

sto

red m

ater

ials

and r

esourc

es a

nd

com

ple

te a

ny

nec

essa

ry d

ocu

men

tation

5.5

lis

t ty

pic

al p

lant

mai

nte

nan

ce e

quip

men

t,

com

ponen

ts,

par

ts a

nd m

ater

ials

that

can

be

reuse

d

5.6

des

crib

e th

e st

ora

ge

pro

cedure

s fo

r flam

mab

le,

explo

sive

, co

rrosi

ve a

nd d

egra

dab

le m

ater

ials

and

subst

ance

s

5.7

outlin

e th

e st

ora

ge

posi

tions

and w

ays

use

d t

o

store

typ

ical

res

ourc

es w

ithin

a g

iven

loca

tion o

r st

ruct

ure

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


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Unit 9: Carrying out routine inspections on plant and equipment to ensure operational serviceability in the workplace


QCF level: 2

Credit value: 12


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in carrying out routine inspections on plant and equipment to ensure operational serviceability in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of carrying out routine inspections on plant and equipment to ensure operational serviceability to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



72






road building plant





piling equipment




lift trucks (gas)




road/rail plant




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ific

atio

n –

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nte

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– I

ssue

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

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nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

insp

ecting p

lant

and

equip

men

t fo

r oper

atio

nal

se

rvic

eabili

ty.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to t

he

insp

ecting o

f pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to p

lant

insp

ection a

ctiv

itie

s

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

when

insp

ecting p

lant

and

equip

men

t

2

Car

ry o

ut

pre

par

ation

activi

ties

to insp

ect

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t fo

r oper

atio

nal se

rvic

eabili

ty.

2.1

id

entify

and follo

w t

he

corr

ect

spec

ific

atio

n for

the

pla

nt

pro

duct

or

equip

men

t to

be

insp

ecte

d

2.2

id

entify

and u

se t

he

corr

ect

equip

men

t nee

ded

to

carr

y out

typic

al insp

ections

on p

lant

or

equip

men

t

2.3

id

entify

and c

onfirm

the

type

of

insp

ection c

hec

ks

to b

e m

ade

and a

ccep

tance

crite

ria

to b

e use

d

2.4

outlin

e th

e so

urc

es a

nd t

ypes

of in

form

atio

n n

eeded

to

car

ry o

ut

insp

ections

2.5

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of

insp

ections

met

hods

and

tech

niq

ues

that

can

be

use

d o

n a

var

iety

of pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a

N025170 –

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ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

VQ

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nt

Main

tenance

– I

ssue

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2.6

des

crib

e how

to c

onduct

routine

insp

ections,

per

iodic

al in

spec

tions,

pre

-del

iver

y in

spec

tions,

and

off-h

ire

insp

ections

or

insp

ections

on r

eturn

ed

item

s of pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

2.7

outlin

e th

e org

anis

atio

ns’

inst

ruct

ions

and

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e ca

libra

ting o

f eq

uip

men

t an

d

gai

nin

g a

uth

ori

sation for

usi

ng r

elev

ant

equip

men

t

3

Insp

ect

a r

ange

of pla

nt

or

equip

men

t in

the

work

pla

ce o

r on s

ite

to

ensu

re t

hat

the

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t is

fit f

or

work

ac

tivi

ties

.

3.1

ca

rry

out

the

required

insp

ections

usi

ng h

and

and/o

r sp

ecia

list

tools

and e

quip

men

t, o

n a

ran

ge

of pla

nt

or

equip

men

t under

taki

ng a

t le

ast

tw

o o

f th

e fo

llow

ing t

ypes

:

–

per

iodic

al/

routine

–

pre

-del

iver

y

–

post

rep

air

–

funct

ional

/oper

atio

nal te

stin

g

–

off-h

ire

–

retu

rned

ite

ms

of pla

nt

or

equip

men

t

3.2

ca

rry

out

insp

ection a

ctiv

itie

s fo

llow

ing d

efin

ed

pro

cedure

s w

hils

t m

ainta

inin

g m

anufa

cture

rs’ or

org

anis

atio

nal

sta

ndard

s an

d a

ccura

cy

3.3

id

entify

any

def

ects

or

variat

ions

from

rel

evan

t sp

ecific

atio

ns

3.4

re

cord

the

resu

lts

of

insp

ections

in t

he

appro

priate

fo

rmat

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ific

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ober

2010

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ing

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tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3.5

outlin

e th

e org

anis

atio

n’s

inst

ruct

ions

and

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e use

and c

are

of sp

ecia

list

insp

ection e

quip

men

t, a

nd t

est

and d

iagnost

ic a

ids

3.6

des

crib

e ty

pic

al d

efec

ts t

hat

could

occ

ur

with

spec

ific

ite

ms

of

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a an

d d

escr

ibe

what

const

itute

s cr

itic

al an

d n

on-c

ritica

l def

ects

3.7

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ation’s

qualit

y co

ntr

ol sy

stem

s,

docu

men

tation p

roce

dure

s, t

ypes

of

org

anis

atio

nal

fo

rms

and/o

r ch

eckl

ists

, an

d t

he

pro

cedure

s fo

r ca

rryi

ng o

ut

furt

her

det

aile

d insp

ections

and

exam

inat

ions

4

Know

how

to d

eal w

ith

pro

ble

ms

pro

mptly

and

effe

ctiv

ely

and r

eport

th

ose

that

can

not

be

solv

ed.

4.1

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ations’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

pro

cedure

s fo

r re

cord

ing fin

din

gs

from

insp

ections

4.2

st

ate

who s

hould

be

info

rmed

with t

he

resu

lts

of

insp

ections

and/o

r if f

urt

her

det

aile

d insp

ections

and e

xam

inat

ions

are

required

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


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77

Unit 10: Diagnosing faults in plant or equipment systems and components in the workplace

Unit reference number: M/600/8334

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 10


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in diagnosing faults in plant or equipment systems and components in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of diagnosing faults in plant or equipment systems and components to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



78






road building plant





piling equipment




lift trucks (gas)




road/rail plant




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2010

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2010

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nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

dia

gnosi

ng fau

lts

in

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t sy

stem

s and c

om

ponen

ts.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to p

lant

or

equip

men

t fa

ult f

indin

g

activi

ties

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to p

lant

fault-f

indin

g a

ctiv

itie

s

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

to p

lant

fault fin

din

g

activi

ties

1.4

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of,

and s

afe

and c

orr

ect

use

of

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to

pla

nt

fault f

indin

g a

ctiv

itie

s

2

Car

ry o

ut

pre

par

ation

activi

ties

in o

rder

to

dia

gnose

fau

lts

in p

lant

or

equip

men

t sy

stem

s and

com

ponen

ts.

2.1

id

entify

, re

view

and u

se a

ll re

leva

nt

info

rmat

ion o

n

the

sym

pto

ms

and p

roble

ms

asso

ciat

ed w

ith t

he

rele

vant

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t

2.2

se

lect

and p

repar

e fo

r use

, th

e co

rrec

t fa

ult

dia

gnost

ic t

ools

and a

ids

to loca

te s

usp

ecte

d fau

lts

2.3

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

, fu

nct

ion o

r fu

nct

ions

and p

roper

use

of

typic

al f

ault fin

din

g d

iagnost

ic t

ools

and a

ids

use

d o

n p

lant

or

equip

men

t, r

elev

ant

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a

2.4

des

crib

e how

to c

are

, cl

ean a

nd s

tore

spec

ialis

t dia

gnost

ic t

est

equip

men

t

N025170 –

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ific

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Edex

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– I

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

80

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Dia

gnose

routine

and n

on-

routine

faults

and

bre

akdow

ns

in t

he

work

pla

ce b

y se

lect

ing t

he

rele

vant

pro

cedure

on a

ra

nge

of

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t.

3.1

in

vest

igate

and e

stablis

h lik

ely

cause

s of fa

ult o

r fa

ults

on a

ran

ge

of

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t, r

elev

ant

to

the

occ

upational

are

a,

on a

t le

ast

tw

o o

f th

e fo

llow

ing c

om

ponen

ts o

r sy

stem

s:

–

pow

er u

nit

–

hyd

raulic

–

pneu

mat

ic

–

elec

tric

al/e

lect

ronic

–

stee

ring

–

bra

king

–

chas

sis/

fram

es

–

tran

smis

sion

3.2

id

entify

routine

and n

on-r

outine

faults

on p

lant

or

equip

men

t co

mponen

ts o

r sy

stem

s usi

ng a

t le

ast

tw

o o

f th

e fo

llow

ing d

iagnost

ic t

ools

, m

ethods

or

tech

niq

ues

:

–

senso

ry

–

elec

tronic

–

elec

tric

al

–

mec

han

ical

–

hyd

raulic

–

extr

act

ing info

rmat

ion fro

m u

sers

–

funct

ional

tes

ting

N025170 –

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ific

atio

n –

Edex

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Pla

nt

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

81

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3.3

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of

and h

ow

to e

ffec

tive

ly u

se

per

sonal

sen

ses

to d

iagnose

typ

ical

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t fa

ults

4

Anal

yse

and r

ecord

faults

and r

ange

of

faults

found

on p

lant

or

equip

men

t.

4.1

co

mple

te t

he

fault d

iagnosi

s w

ithin

agre

ed t

ime

scal

es

4.2

dra

w v

alid

concl

usi

ons

about

the

nat

ure

and

pro

bab

le c

ause

or

cause

s of

faults

found u

sing

rele

vant

evid

ence

gain

ed

4.3

det

erm

ine

the

implic

ations

of fa

ults

found f

or

effici

ent

work

and s

afe

ty

4.4

re

cord

det

ails

on t

he

exte

nt

and loca

tion o

f fa

ults

in

an a

ppro

priat

e fo

rmat

4.5

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ations’

docu

men

tation c

ontr

ol

pro

cedure

s, a

nd r

eport

ing lin

es a

nd p

roce

dure

s fo

r re

cord

ing f

indin

gs

from

fau

lt f

indin

g a

ctiv

itie

s

4.6

des

crib

e poss

ible

safe

ty,

legal

and e

conom

ic r

isks

th

at c

an a

rise

when

dia

gnosi

ng f

aults

in p

lant

or

equip

men

t

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

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ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


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83

Unit 11: Repairing plant and equipment by soldering and welding ferrous and non-ferrous materials in the workplace


QCF level: 2

Credit value: 16


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in repairing plant and equipment by soldering and welding ferrous and non-ferrous materials in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of repairing plant and equipment by soldering and welding ferrous and non-ferrous materials to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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N025170 –

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ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

nt

Mai

nte

nan

ce

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

© E

dex

cel Li

mited

2010

85

Lear

nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

sold

erin

g a

nd

wel

din

g p

lant

or

equip

men

t fe

rrous

and

non-f

erro

us

com

ponen

ts

or

part

s.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to w

eldin

g a

nd s

old

erin

g a

ctiv

itie

s on

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t par

ts o

r co

mponen

ts

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to w

eldin

g a

nd s

old

erin

g a

ctiv

itie

s on fer

rous

and

non-f

erro

us

mat

eria

ls

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

to w

eldin

g a

nd s

old

erin

g

activi

ties

1.4

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of,

and s

afe

and c

orr

ect

use

of

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

wel

din

g a

nd s

old

erin

g o

f fe

rrous

and n

on fer

rous

mat

eria

ls

1.5

outlin

e how

to s

afel

y han

dle

or

dea

l w

ith s

har

p

and/o

r an

d h

ot

mat

eria

ls a

nd f

luxe

s, a

nd w

hen

cu

ttin

g s

teel

mate

rials

to s

ize

and s

hape

N025170 –

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ific

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Edex

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VQ

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Main

tenance

– I

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Oct

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2010

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2010

86

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1.6

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

and d

anger

s of

fum

es p

roduce

d

by

the

ther

mal

join

ing o

f fe

rrous

and n

on-f

erro

us

mat

eria

ls a

nd h

ow

eff

ective

fum

e ex

tract

ion is

inst

igat

ed

1.7

st

ate

typic

al c

ause

s of fire

and e

xplo

sions,

met

hods

to m

inim

ise

the

risk

of

fire

and e

xplo

sions,

and t

he

org

anis

atio

nal

fire

pre

cautions

and p

roce

dure

s

2

Car

ry o

ut

sold

erin

g a

nd

wel

din

g p

repar

atio

n

activi

ties

on m

ater

ials

and

ther

mal

join

ing

equip

men

t.

2.1

fo

llow

the

rele

vant

join

ing p

roce

dure

and job

inst

ruct

ions

2.2

ch

eck

that

the

join

ts p

repar

ation c

om

plie

s w

ith t

he

giv

en s

pec

ific

atio

ns

2.3

ch

eck

that

the

join

ing e

quip

men

t an

d c

onsu

mab

les

are

spec

ifie

d a

nd fit f

or

purp

ose

2.4

des

crib

e th

e sp

ecific

ations,

pre

par

atio

n a

nd join

ing

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e fu

sion w

eldin

g o

f st

eel sh

eet

and

pla

te m

ater

ials

by

butt

and fill

et w

elds

usi

ng h

igh

tem

per

ature

tec

hniq

ues

2.5

des

crib

e th

e sp

ecific

ations,

pre

par

atio

n a

nd join

ing

pro

cedure

s fo

r so

ft s

old

erin

g a

nd d

iffe

rent

types

of

join

t

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ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel N

VQ

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Pla

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– I

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ober

2010

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mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2.6

des

crib

e th

e m

ain c

om

ponen

ts o

f, t

he

sett

ing u

p

pro

cedure

s, a

nd t

ypes

of

consu

mab

les

nee

ded

for

oxy

ace

tyle

ne

and m

anual

/gas

flow

met

al a

rc

equip

men

t w

hen

join

ing a

ran

ge

of fe

rrous

and

non-f

erro

us

mat

eria

ls

2.7

des

crib

e th

e m

ethods

and t

echniq

ues

to p

repar

e fe

rrous

and n

on f

erro

us

mat

eria

ls f

or

ther

mal

jo

inin

g

3

Join

fer

rous

and n

on

ferr

ous

mate

rial

s by

wel

din

g a

nd s

old

erin

g in

the

work

pla

ce o

n a

ran

ge

of pla

nt

or

equip

men

t co

mponen

ts o

r part

s usi

ng

ther

mal

join

ing

equip

men

t.

3.1

jo

in f

erro

us

mate

rials

(up t

o 6

mm

thic

k) b

y w

eldin

g in a

fla

t posi

tion a

nd ‘in

posi

tion’ on a

ra

nge

of

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t par

ts o

r co

mponen

ts

usi

ng a

t le

ast

one

of

the

follo

win

g t

her

mal

join

ing

equip

men

t:

–

oxy

ace

tyle

ne

gas

–

man

ual

met

al a

rc

–

man

ual

iner

t ar

c

3.2

jo

in n

on f

erro

us

mat

eria

ls b

y so

lder

ing in a

fla

t posi

tion a

nd ‘in

posi

tion’ on a

range

of pla

nt

or

equip

men

t par

ts o

r co

mponen

ts u

sing a

t le

ast

one

of th

e fo

llow

ing t

her

mal

join

ing e

quip

men

t:

–

oxy

ace

tyle

ne

gas

–

elec

tric

al s

old

erin

g t

ools

–

sold

erin

g c

opper

s (i

rons)

N025170 –

Spec

ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

nt

Main

tenance

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

88

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3.3

pro

duce

fill

et,

butt

and lap

join

ts t

o t

he

qual

ity

and

spec

ifie

d d

imen

sional

acc

ura

cy

3.4

des

crib

e th

e jo

inin

g c

har

acte

rist

ics

of fe

rrous

and

non-f

erro

us

mat

eria

ls u

sing fusi

on a

nd n

on-f

usi

on

tech

niq

ues

3.5

des

crib

e th

e jo

inin

g p

roce

sses

on fer

rous

and n

on-

ferr

ous

mate

rial

s usi

ng a

ran

ge

of th

erm

al jo

inin

g

equip

men

t

3.6

des

crib

e th

e oper

atin

g a

nd c

are

pro

cedure

s fo

r oxy

ace

tyle

ne

and m

anual

/gas

flow

met

al a

rc

equip

men

t

3.7

des

crib

e th

e haz

ards

to t

hem

selv

es a

nd o

ther

s w

hen

usi

ng o

xyace

tyle

ne

and m

anual

/gas

flow

m

etal

arc

equip

men

t

3.8

des

crib

e th

e m

ethods

and p

roce

dure

s fo

r ch

ecki

ng

and t

esting d

iffe

rent

types

of

sold

ered

and w

elded

jo

ints

4

Car

ry o

ut

shut

dow

n a

nd

clea

nin

g p

roce

dure

s fo

llow

ing w

eldin

g a

nd

sold

erin

g join

ing a

ctiv

itie

s.

4.1

sh

ut

dow

n t

he

ther

mal jo

inin

g e

quip

men

t to

a s

afe

conditio

n o

n c

om

ple

tion o

f jo

inin

g a

ctiv

itie

s

4.2

co

mply

with o

rgan

isational

pro

cedure

s to

sto

re o

r dis

pose

of

exce

ss a

nd w

aste

mate

rial

s, a

nd

tem

pora

ry a

ttach

men

ts

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ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel N

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s in

Pla

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nte

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ce

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Oct

ober

2010

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2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4.3

des

crib

e th

e sh

ut

dow

n a

nd c

lean u

p p

roce

dure

s fo

r th

e fo

llow

ing t

her

mal

join

ing e

quip

men

t:

–

oxy

ace

tyle

ne

gas

–

man

ual

met

al a

rc

–

man

ual

iner

t ar

c

–

elec

tric

al s

old

erin

g t

ools

–

sold

erin

g c

opper

s (i

rons)

4.4

des

crib

e how

fla

mm

able

and n

on-f

lam

mab

le g

as

cylin

der

s an

d u

nuse

d c

onsu

mab

les

should

be

store

d

and k

ept

safe

5

Know

how

to d

eal w

ith

pro

ble

ms

pro

mptly

and

effe

ctiv

ely

and r

eport

th

ose

that

can

not

be

solv

ed.

5.1

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

pro

cedure

s as

soci

ated

with w

eldin

g a

nd s

old

erin

g

activi

ties

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

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f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


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91

Unit 12: Producing or modifying one-off components for use with plant or equipment in the workplace

Unit reference number: F/600/8340

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 14


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in producing or modifying one-off components for use with plant or equipment in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of producing or modifying one-off components for use with plant or equipment to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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N025170 –

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ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

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Mai

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ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

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Lear

nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

nd a

t al

l tim

es w

hen

pro

duci

ng o

r m

odifyi

ng o

ne-

off

com

ponen

ts.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion,

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to m

anufa

cturing o

r fa

bri

cation a

ctiv

itie

s

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to m

anufa

cturing/f

abrica

tion w

ork

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions

and s

afe

work

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s, a

nd

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

to m

anufa

cturing/f

abrica

tion

activi

ties

1.4

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of,

and s

afe

and c

orr

ect

use

of

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

man

ufa

cturing/f

abrica

tion o

f one-

off

com

ponen

ts

2

Inte

rpre

t sp

ecific

atio

ns

when

pro

duci

ng o

r m

odifyi

ng o

ne-

off

com

ponen

ts f

or

use

with

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t.

2.1

fo

llow

all

rele

vant

dra

win

gs,

ske

tches

, sp

ecific

atio

ns,

work

pie

ces

or

work

ing fro

m a

pat

tern

to p

roduce

or

modify

or

modify

one-

off

co

mponen

ts t

o u

se w

ith p

lant

or

equip

men

t

2.2

des

crib

e how

to inte

rpre

t in

form

atio

n fro

m:

–

work

shop m

anual

s

–

par

ts m

anual

s

–

man

ufa

cture

rs’ sp

ecific

atio

ns

–

repre

senta

tive

work

pie

ces/

tem

pla

tes

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Spec

ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

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Pla

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tenance

– I

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Oct

ober

2010

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mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2.3

giv

e re

aso

ns

for

and t

he

fact

ors

that

mak

e it

appro

priat

e to

pro

duce

or

modify

or

modify

one-

off

co

mponen

ts

2.4

des

crib

e th

e fa

ctors

, in

form

ation n

eeded

, lim

itat

ions

and h

ow

to p

roduce

or

modify

com

ponen

ts in t

he

abse

nce

of

spec

ific

atio

ns

3

Prep

are

to c

arry

out

fabri

cation a

ctiv

itie

s to

pro

duce

or

modify

one-

off

com

ponen

ts.

3.1

id

entify

and s

elec

t a r

ange

of

mat

eria

ls t

o p

roduce

or

modify

a se

lect

ion o

f one-

off

com

ponen

ts

3.2

m

ark

out

ferr

ous

and n

on-f

erro

us

mate

rials

fro

m

giv

en s

pec

ific

atio

ns

usi

ng m

easu

ring a

nd m

arki

ng

equip

men

t

3.3

pre

par

e hand a

nd p

ow

ered

tools

and o

ther

work

eq

uip

men

t nee

ded

to m

anufa

cture

/fab

rica

te o

ne-

off

co

mponen

ts f

rom

giv

en s

pec

ific

atio

ns

3.4

des

crib

e ty

pic

al t

ypes

of m

ater

ials

use

d,

and h

ow

th

ey a

re s

elec

ted w

hen

pro

duci

ng o

r m

odifyi

ng

one-

off c

om

ponen

ts

3.5

outlin

e th

e org

anis

atio

n’s

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e pro

tect

ion,

secu

rity

and s

tora

ge

of

mat

eria

ls,

tools

an

d e

quip

men

t

3.6

st

ate

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e dis

posa

l,

of w

ast

e m

ater

ials

, and r

ecove

ring a

nd s

toring r

e-usa

ble

mat

eria

ls p

roduce

or

modify

by

the

man

ufa

cturing p

roce

ss

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2010

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ing

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tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4

Car

ry o

ut

man

ufa

cturing

or

fabrica

tion o

per

atio

ns

in t

he

work

pla

ce t

o

pro

duce

or

modify

a r

ange

of one-

off c

om

ponen

ts t

o

use

on p

lant

or

equip

men

t.

4.1

pro

duce

or

modify

a r

ange

of

com

ponen

ts u

sing

ferr

ous

and n

on-f

erro

us

mat

eria

ls f

rom

giv

en

spec

ific

atio

ns

to form

one-

off

com

ponen

ts t

hat

co

mply

with g

iven

tole

rance

s

4.2

use

han

d t

ools

and p

ow

er t

ools

rel

evan

t to

pro

duci

ng o

r m

odifyi

ng o

ne-

off

com

ponen

ts

4.3

dem

onst

rate

at

least

thre

e of th

e fo

llow

ing w

ork

sk

ills

when

pro

duci

ng o

r m

odifyi

ng o

ne-

off

co

mponen

ts t

o u

se o

n p

lant

or

equip

men

t:

–

filin

g

–

wel

din

g

–

mac

hin

ing

–

asse

mblin

g

–

cutt

ing

–

fitt

ing

–

drilli

ng

–

cutt

ing a

nd t

appin

g t

hre

ads

4.4

ch

eck

that

the

finis

hed

com

ponen

ts h

ave

bee

n

com

ple

ted t

o t

he

required

spec

ific

ation,

are

fit f

or

purp

ose

and w

ithin

spec

ifie

d t

ole

rance

s, a

nd

adju

stm

ents

mad

e as

nec

essa

ry

4.5

st

ate

typic

al m

anufa

cturing m

ethods

and

tech

niq

ues

when

pro

duci

ng o

r m

odifyi

ng t

ypic

al

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t co

mponen

ts

N025170 –

Spec

ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

nt

Main

tenance

– I

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4.6

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of

pro

ble

ms

that

can

occ

ur

when

pro

duci

ng o

r m

odifyi

ng o

ne-

off

com

ponen

ts a

nd

how

they

can

be

rect

ifie

d

4.7

lis

t ty

pic

al p

lant

or

equip

men

t co

mponen

ts t

o w

hic

h

one-

off

com

ponen

ts c

an b

e fitt

ed t

o

4.8

des

crib

e m

ethods

of

secu

ring o

ne-

off

com

ponen

ts

to o

ther

com

ponen

ts a

nd h

ow

they

should

be

applie

d

5

Know

how

to d

eal w

ith

pro

ble

ms

pro

mptly

and

effe

ctiv

ely

and r

eport

th

ose

that

can

not

be

solv

ed.

5.1

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

pro

cedure

s ass

oci

ate

d w

ith

man

ufa

cturing/f

abrica

tion a

ctiv

itie

s

5.2

st

ate

typic

al c

onta

cts

that

can

be

use

d f

or

advi

ce

when

car

ryin

g o

ut

man

ufa

cturing/f

abrica

tion

activi

ties

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


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Unit 13: Moving plant related loads by manual lifting and using manually operated load handling equipment in the workplace

Unit reference number: L/600/8390

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 12


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in moving plant related loads by manual lifting and using manually operated load handling equipment in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of moving plant related loads by manual lifting and using manually operated load handling equipment to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



98






road building plant





piling equipment




lift trucks (gas)




road/rail plant




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ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

99

Lear

nin

g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

nd a

t al

l tim

es w

hen

movi

ng p

lant

rela

ted loads

man

ual

ly

and u

sing load

han

dlin

g

equip

men

t.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion,

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to t

he

movi

ng o

f lo

ads

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

movi

ng o

f lo

ads

and w

hen

usi

ng load

han

dlin

g e

quip

men

t

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions

and s

afe

work

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s, a

nd

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

to t

he

movi

ng o

f lo

ads

and

load

han

dlin

g e

quip

men

t

1.4

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of,

and s

afe

and c

orr

ect

use

of

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

movi

ng o

f lo

ads

1.5

outlin

e th

e sp

ecific

haz

ards

that

can o

ccur

to

stru

cture

s, o

ther

equip

men

t or

peo

ple

when

lifting

load

s m

anual

ly a

nd u

sing load

han

dlin

g e

quip

men

t

N025170 –

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ific

ation –

Edex

cel N

VQ

s in

Pla

nt

Main

tenance

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

100

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2

Iden

tify

the

chara

cter

istics

on a

ran

ge

of lo

ads

rele

vant

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a.

2.1

es

tablis

h t

he

wei

ght

and c

hara

cter

istics

of

the

rele

vant

pla

nt

rela

ted load

s th

at n

eed t

o b

e m

ove

d

2.2

det

erm

ine

the

safe

st a

nd e

ffec

tive

met

hod o

f m

ove

men

t fo

r th

e re

leva

nt

load

2.3

outlin

e th

e fa

ctors

that

det

erm

ine

when

it

is n

ot

appro

priat

e to

move

a load

manual

ly

2.4

lis

t ty

pic

al t

ypes

of

load

han

dlin

g e

quip

men

t su

itab

le f

or

loads

rele

vant

to t

he

occ

upational

are

a an

d t

he

adva

nta

ges

and d

isad

vanta

ges

of

each

lis

ted t

ype

for

the

occ

upat

ional

load

s

2.5

des

crib

e re

leva

nt

sourc

es o

f in

form

atio

n,

how

to

esta

blis

h t

he

wei

ght

and b

alan

ce o

f re

leva

nt

loads,

an

d h

ow

to e

stim

ate

load

wei

ghts

in t

he

abse

nce

of

rele

vant

dat

a

N025170 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel N

VQ

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Pla

nt

Mai

nte

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ce

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ssue

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Oct

ober

2010

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dex

cel Li

mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Prep

are

load

s, t

he

work

ing

area

and load

han

dlin

g

equip

men

t fo

r lo

ad

move

men

t.

3.1

se

lect

suitab

le load

han

dlin

g a

nd/o

r lif

ting

equip

men

t fo

r th

e re

leva

nt

load

3.2

ch

eck

that

the

equip

men

t to

be

use

d is

capab

le o

f m

ovi

ng t

he

load s

afel

y

3.3

es

tablis

h a

route

to m

ove

the

load

that

min

imis

es

risk

s to

peo

ple

and p

roper

ty

3.4

des

crib

e how

to p

lan s

afe

route

s fo

r m

ovi

ng

equip

men

t an

d c

om

ponen

ts in t

he

occ

upational

w

ork

pla

ce o

r w

ork

pla

ces

and t

ypic

al h

aza

rds

that

nee

d t

o b

e co

ntr

olle

d

3.5

des

crib

e th

e sl

ingin

g a

nd lifting m

ethod a

nd

tech

niq

ues

for

typic

al load

s re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a

3.6

des

crib

e th

e ch

ecks

that

should

be

under

take

n o

n

typic

al load

han

dlin

g/l

ifting e

quip

men

t, t

he

requirem

ents

for

cert

ific

atio

n a

nd t

he

org

anis

atio

n’s

pro

cedure

s fo

r def

ective

or

non-c

ertifica

ted

equip

men

t

3.7

outlin

e how

to d

eter

min

e th

e SW

L/W

LL o

f lo

ad

han

dlin

g/l

ifting e

quip

men

t an

d lim

itations

of use

to

a ty

pic

al ra

nge

of eq

uip

men

t

3.8

en

sure

that

loads

are

secu

red a

nd p

rote

cted

bef

ore

m

ovi

ng o

per

atio

ns

star

t

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4

Move

a v

arie

ty o

f pla

nt

rela

ted loads

to v

ario

us

des

tinat

ions

in t

he

work

pla

ce b

y m

anual

han

dlin

g a

nd u

sing load

han

dlin

g e

quip

men

t.

4.1

posi

tion t

he

rele

vant

load

han

dlin

g e

quip

men

t to

en

sure

that

the

wei

ght

of th

e lo

ad is

even

ly

dis

trib

ute

d

4.2

at

tach

the

appro

priat

e han

dlin

g e

quip

men

t se

cure

ly

to t

he

load

, usi

ng a

ppro

ved m

ethods

to e

limin

ate

slip

pag

e and c

onfirm

that

the

load

is

secu

re b

efore

m

ovi

ng

4.3

lif

t an

d m

ove

a r

ange

of lo

ads

rele

vant

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a by

man

ual

han

dlin

g,

to t

he

required

loca

tion follo

win

g t

he

sele

cted

route

and

safe

sys

tem

s of w

ork

4.4

lif

t an

d m

ove

a r

ange

of lo

ads

rele

vant

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a to

the

required

loca

tion,

follo

win

g

the

sele

cted

route

and s

afe

sys

tem

s of

work

, usi

ng

at lea

st t

wo o

f th

e fo

llow

ing load h

andlin

g

equip

men

t:

–

trolle

ys (

pow

ered

and/o

r m

anual

)

–

rolle

rs

–

win

ches

–

hois

ts

–

pulle

ys a

nd/o

r ch

ain b

lock

s

–

skid

s

–

jack

s (m

echan

ical

and/o

r pow

ered

)

–

ropes

(w

ire

and/o

r fa

bric)

–

cran

es (

pow

ered

and/o

r m

anual

)

–

pull

lifts

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nce

D

ate

4.5

des

crib

e th

e m

ethods

and t

echniq

ues

of m

ovi

ng

various

loads

man

ual

ly a

nd w

ith r

elev

ant

load

han

dlin

g e

quip

men

t

4.6

outlin

e th

e va

rious

met

hods

of

pro

tect

ing t

ypic

al

load

s re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a duri

ng

move

men

t an

d h

ow

load

slip

page

can b

e pre

vente

d

4.7

st

ate

the

reas

on for

carr

ying o

ut

tria

l lif

ts a

nd

dum

my

runs

and t

he

poss

ible

conse

quen

ces

should

th

ese

actions

not

take

pla

ce

5

Pla

ce a

nd lea

ve load

s sa

fely

at

the

required

des

tinat

ion.

5.1

posi

tion a

nd r

elea

se t

he

rele

vant

load a

t th

e in

tended

loca

tion e

nsu

ring it

is p

osi

tioned

not

to

cause

an o

bst

ruct

ion

5.2

det

ach a

nd/o

r re

move

load h

andlin

g e

quip

men

t an

d

ensu

re t

he

load

is

safe

and s

ecure

to lea

ve

5.3

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ation’s

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e st

ora

ge

and s

ecurity

of lo

ad h

andlin

g e

quip

men

t

6

Know

how

to d

eal w

ith

pro

ble

ms

pro

mptly

and

effe

ctiv

ely

and r

eport

th

ose

that

can

not

be

solv

ed.

6.1

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

pro

cedure

s ass

oci

ate

d w

ith t

he

movi

ng o

f lo

ads

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Unit 14: Installing plant or equipment for operational activities in the workplace


QCF level: 2

Credit value: 12


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in installing plant or equipment for operational activities in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of installing plant or equipment for operational activities to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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Ass

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t cr

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a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

inst

alli

ng p

lant

or

equip

men

t fo

r oper

atio

nal

purp

ose

s.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to t

he

inst

allin

g o

f pla

nt

or

equip

men

t

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

inst

allin

g o

f pla

nt

or

equip

men

t

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

to t

he

inst

allin

g o

f pla

nt

or

equip

men

t an

d incl

udin

g:

–

work

ing a

t hei

ght

–

work

ing in c

onfined

spac

es

–

work

ing u

nder

gro

und

–

work

ing in incl

emen

t w

eath

er

1.4

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of,

and s

afe

and c

orr

ect

use

of

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

inst

allin

g o

f pla

nt

or

equip

men

t

1.5

st

ate

poss

ible

per

sonal

inju

ries

that

could

be

atta

ined

when

inst

allin

g p

lant

or

equip

men

t

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nce

D

ate

2

Car

ry o

ut

pre

par

ation

activi

ties

on t

he

are

a an

d

rele

vant

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t prior

to

carr

ying o

ut

inst

alla

tion

activi

ties

.

2.1

id

entify

and follo

w a

ll re

leva

nt

inst

ruct

ions,

dra

win

gs

and s

pec

ific

atio

ns

for

the

inst

alla

tion

bei

ng c

arried

out

2.2

ch

eck

tools

and e

quip

men

t fo

r sa

fe u

se a

nd

serv

icea

bili

ty

2.3

lis

t th

e so

urc

es o

f in

stru

ctio

ns

and r

elat

ed

spec

ific

atio

ns

to s

afel

y in

stal

l pla

nt

or

equip

men

t an

d d

escr

ibe

how

to e

xtra

ct t

he

info

rmat

ion fro

m

each

typ

e

2.4

pre

par

e th

e si

te a

rea a

nd e

nsu

re t

hat

it

is c

lear

of

haz

ards

during t

he

inst

alla

tion p

roce

ss

2.5

ch

eck

that

all

rele

vant

tools

, par

ts,

com

ponen

ts,

equip

men

t, a

ttac

hm

ents

and a

cces

sories

are

av

aila

ble

to c

om

ple

te t

he

inst

alla

tion p

roce

ss

2.6

lis

t ty

pic

al lifting e

quip

men

t, s

pec

ialis

t to

ols

and

equip

men

t an

d/o

r m

achin

ery

nee

ded

to inst

all pla

nt

or

equip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upational ar

ea,

and d

escr

ibe

typic

al a

pplic

atio

ns

for

each

2.7

des

crib

e th

e re

quirem

ents

for

pre

par

ing t

he

area

, an

d h

ow

to loca

te a

nd s

ite

the

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t to

be

inst

alle

d

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e

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rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Inst

all a r

ange

of ty

pes

of

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t in

the

work

pla

ce r

elev

ant

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a.

3.1

in

stal

l, p

osi

tion a

nd s

ecure

var

ious

types

of pla

nt

or

equip

men

t in

acc

ord

ance

with g

iven

spec

ific

atio

ns

3.2

dem

onst

rate

at

least

tw

o o

f th

e fo

llow

ing w

ork

m

ethods

when

inst

allin

g p

lant

or

equip

men

t:

–

drilli

ng

–

fixi

ng

–

tyin

g into

str

uct

ure

s

–

secu

ring

–

riggin

g

–

mak

ing m

ale

to fem

ale

plu

g in c

onnec

tors

–

usi

ng t

hre

aded

fas

tener

s

–

routing c

able

and/o

r pip

e w

ork

–

erec

ting a

nd d

ism

antlin

g h

ois

t or

cran

e se

ctio

ns

3.3

co

nnec

t re

late

d c

om

ponen

ts a

nd/o

r se

rvic

es t

o t

he

inst

alle

d p

lant

or

equip

men

t an

d e

nsu

re

connec

tions

are

com

ple

te

3.4

des

crib

e diffe

rent

ways

that

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t an

d

any

ass

oci

ated

com

ponen

ts,

rele

vant

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a ca

n b

e se

cure

d a

nd t

he

adva

nta

ges

and d

isadva

nta

ges

of ea

ch m

ethod

3.5

outlin

e diffe

rent

pow

er s

upply

req

uirem

ents

for

rele

vant

types

of pla

nt

or

equip

men

t bei

ng inst

alle

d

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iteri

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typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3.6

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of

dam

age

or

def

ects

that

may

occ

ur

to t

ools

, sp

ecia

list

inst

alla

tion e

quip

men

t an

d

lifting e

quip

men

t an

d t

o t

he

inst

alle

d p

lant

or

equip

men

t itse

lf

4

Under

take

nec

essa

ry

chec

ks t

o e

nsu

re t

he

inst

alle

d p

lant

or

equip

men

t m

eets

the

required

spec

ific

atio

ns.

4.1

ch

eck

that

the

inst

alla

tion o

f th

e pla

nt

or

equip

men

t is

com

ple

te a

nd c

om

plie

s w

ith t

he

giv

en

spec

ific

atio

ns

4.2

ca

rry

out

any

required

adju

stm

ents

and c

hec

k th

at

com

ponen

ts a

re f

ree

from

dam

age

4.3

des

crib

e th

e m

ethods,

tec

hniq

ues

, to

ols

and

equip

men

t w

hic

h c

an b

e use

d for

chec

king

com

plia

nce

with r

elev

ant

spec

ific

atio

ns

4.4

outlin

e w

hat

funct

ional

chec

ks m

ay n

eed t

o b

e ca

rrie

d o

ut

on a

ran

ge

of pla

nt

or

equip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a

4.5

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ation’s

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e ca

re

and s

tora

ge

of to

ols

and e

quip

men

t in

the

work

pla

ce o

r w

ork

pla

ces

5

Know

how

to d

eal w

ith

pro

ble

ms

pro

mptly

and

effe

ctiv

ely

and r

eport

th

ose

that

can

not

be

solv

ed.

5.1

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

pro

cedure

s ass

oci

ate

d w

ith t

he

inst

alli

ng o

f pla

nt

5.2

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ation’s

pro

cedure

s fo

r dea

ling

with d

efec

ts a

nd d

amag

e to

the

inst

alle

d p

lant

or

equip

men

t, a

nd t

o d

am

aged

tools

and e

quip

men

t

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ner

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ate:

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esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

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Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

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113

Unit 15: Carrying out specific tests on plant and equipment to determine operational serviceability in the workplace

Unit reference number: H/600/8394

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 14


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in carrying out specific tests on plant and equipment to determine operational serviceability in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of carrying out specific tests on plant and equipment to determine operational serviceability to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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road building plant





piling equipment




lift trucks (gas)




road/rail plant




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ific

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es a

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t cr

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Learn

ing

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mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

tes

ting p

lant

and

equip

men

t.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to t

he

test

ing o

f pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

test

ing o

f pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

to t

he

test

ing o

f pla

nt

and

equip

men

t

1.4

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of,

and s

afe

and c

orr

ect

use

of

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

test

ing o

f pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

2

Car

ry o

ut

pre

par

ation

activi

ties

to t

est

pla

nt

and

equip

men

t.

2.1

id

entify

and follo

w a

ll re

leva

nt

pro

cedure

s fo

r th

e use

of

tools

and e

quip

men

t to

car

ry o

ut

the

required

tes

ts

2.2

se

t up t

esting t

ools

and e

quip

men

t an

d p

repar

e th

e re

leva

nt

item

of pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t fo

r te

stin

g

2.3

lis

t th

e so

urc

es o

f te

st s

pec

ific

atio

ns,

the

types

of

det

ail co

nta

ined

in t

he

spec

ific

ations,

and h

ow

to

extr

act

the

info

rmat

ion fro

m e

ach

typ

e

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typ

e

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rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2.4

des

crib

e th

e va

rious

types

of te

st e

quip

men

t an

d

thei

r ap

plic

atio

n w

hic

h w

ould

be

use

d o

n t

ypic

al

pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

area

2.5

des

crib

e ca

libra

tion m

ethods

for

various

types

of

test

equip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a

3

Under

take

a r

ange

of

test

s on a

ran

ge

of pla

nt

and

equip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a, in t

he

work

pla

ce.

3.1

ca

rry

out

spec

ific

tes

ts o

n a

ran

ge

of pla

nt

and

equip

men

t usi

ng a

t le

ast

thre

e of th

e fo

llow

ing:

–

han

d a

nd/o

r pow

er t

ools

–

mec

han

ical te

st e

quip

men

t

–

elec

tric

al t

est

equip

men

t

–

elec

tronic

tes

t eq

uip

men

t

on a

t le

ast

tw

o o

f th

e fo

llow

ing c

om

ponen

ts o

r sy

stem

s:

–

pow

er u

nit

–

hyd

raulic

–

pneu

mat

ic

–

elec

tric

al/e

lect

ronic

–

stee

ring

–

bra

king

–

chas

sis/

fram

es

–

tran

smis

sion

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typ

e

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rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3.2

te

st p

lant

and e

quip

men

t usi

ng s

tandar

d t

ools

and

subst

itutions

and e

limin

ation t

echniq

ues

in t

he

work

pla

ce o

r pla

ces

whils

t fo

llow

ing m

anufa

cture

r’s

spec

ific

atio

ns,

sta

tuto

ry r

equir

emen

ts a

nd r

elev

ant

Codes

of Pr

actice

3.3

des

crib

e th

e diffe

rent

met

hods

and r

easo

ns

for

per

form

ing t

ypic

al dia

gnost

ic,

oper

atio

nal and

funct

ional

tes

ts o

n p

lant

and e

quip

men

t re

leva

nt

to

the

occ

upational

are

a

4

Anal

yse

resu

lts

from

the

test

s.

4.1

re

cord

the

resu

lts

of

the

test

s in

the

appro

priat

e fo

rmat

4.2

re

view

the

resu

lts

and c

arr

y out

furt

her

tes

ts if

nec

essa

ry

4.3

des

crib

e w

hic

h a

nal

ysis

met

hods

and p

roce

dure

s ca

n b

e ap

plie

d t

o t

ypic

al t

est

resu

lts,

and t

he

types

of

fault t

hat

can b

e id

entified

by

carr

ying o

ut

test

s on p

lant

and e

quip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a

4.4

outlin

e th

e en

viro

nm

enta

l co

nsi

der

atio

ns

and

contr

ol m

ethods

that

should

be

imple

men

ted w

hen

te

stin

g p

lant

and e

quip

men

t

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t cr

iteri

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en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4.5

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of

test

rep

ort

ing d

ocu

men

tation

and p

roce

dure

s

4.6

st

ate

the

org

anis

ation’s

inst

ruct

ions

and p

roce

dure

s ass

oci

ate

d w

ith t

he

test

ing o

f pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

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ner

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Unit 16: Configuring plant or equipment for operational activities in the workplace

Unit reference number: M/600/8396

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 15


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in configuring plant or equipment for operational activities in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of configuring plant or equipment for operational activities to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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ing

ou

tco

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Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

configuring p

lant

or

equip

men

t.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to t

he

configuring o

f pla

nt

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

configuring o

f pla

nt

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

to t

he

configuring o

f pla

nt

1.4

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of,

and s

afe

and c

orr

ect

use

of

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to t

he

configuring o

f pla

nt

2

Car

ry o

ut

pre

par

ation

act

ivitie

s to

configure

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t.

2.1

id

entify

and follo

w a

ll re

leva

nt

sett

ing u

p a

nd

oper

atin

g s

pec

ific

atio

ns

to c

arry

out

the

required

co

nfigura

tion w

ork

2.2

id

entify

and s

elec

t re

leva

nt

tools

and e

quip

men

t an

d p

repar

e fo

r th

e co

nfigura

tion a

ctiv

ity

2.3

lis

t th

e so

urc

es o

f co

nfigura

tion a

nd o

per

atin

g

spec

ific

atio

ns,

the

types

of

det

ail co

nta

ined

in t

he

spec

ific

atio

ns,

and d

escr

ibe

how

to e

xtra

ct t

he

info

rmat

ion fro

m e

ach

typ

e

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ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

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en

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typ

e

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rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Configure

or

re-c

onfigure

a

range

of

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a, in t

he

work

pla

ce

3.1

se

t an

d c

onfigure

a r

ange

of pla

nt

for

oper

atio

nal

activi

ties

usi

ng follo

win

g d

efin

ed p

roce

dure

s,

man

ufa

cture

rs’ an

d s

tatu

tory

req

uirem

ents

3.2

co

nfigure

or

reco

nfigure

a p

lant

usi

ng a

t le

ast

thre

e of th

e fo

llow

ing m

ethods/

pro

cedure

s:

–

rem

ovi

ng a

nd r

epla

cing c

om

ponen

ts

–

posi

tionin

g e

quip

men

t

–

fitt

ing,

secu

ring a

nd r

eposi

tionin

g s

ections

and

atta

chm

ents

–

asse

mblin

g a

nd d

ism

antlin

g c

om

ponen

ts

–

carr

ying o

ut

sett

ings

and a

dju

stm

ents

–

liais

ing w

ith o

per

ato

rs a

nd/o

r en

d u

sers

3.3

des

crib

e co

nfigura

tion m

ethods,

tec

hniq

ues

and

pro

cedure

s on a

ran

ge

of occ

upat

ional

ly r

elev

ant

pla

nt

or

equip

men

t

3.4

outlin

e th

e org

anis

atio

nal

configura

tion p

roce

dure

s an

d t

he

fact

ors

that

det

erm

ine

those

pro

cedure

s

4

Car

ry o

ut

funct

ional

chec

ks t

o e

nsu

re t

he

configure

d p

lant

or

equip

men

t oper

ate

s to

sp

ecific

atio

n.

4.1

ch

eck

that

the

configura

tion is

com

ple

te a

nd t

hat

th

e pla

nt

or

equip

men

t per

form

s to

the

required

m

anufa

cture

r’s

spec

ific

atio

ns

and s

tatu

tory

re

quirem

ents

4.2

co

mple

te a

ll re

leva

nt

docu

men

tation a

ccura

tely

and

legib

ly

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Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

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en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4.3

des

crib

e th

e org

anis

ation’s

pro

cedure

s an

d

inst

ruct

ions

for

oper

ating r

elev

ant

item

s of pla

nt

for

the

occ

upational

are

a,

and r

easo

ns

for

met

hods

of

work

4.4

outlin

e th

e org

anis

atio

n’s

rec

ord

ing a

nd

docu

men

tation p

roce

dure

s, d

escr

ibe

what

rec

ord

s ar

e ke

pt

and w

hy

they

are

kep

t

5

Know

how

to d

eal w

ith

pro

ble

ms

pro

mptly

and

effe

ctiv

ely

and r

eport

th

ose

that

can

not

be

solv

ed.

5.1

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations’

rep

ort

ing lin

es a

nd

pro

cedure

s ass

oci

ate

d w

ith

man

ufa

cturing/f

abrica

tion a

ctiv

itie

s

5.2

st

ate

typic

al c

onta

cts

that

can

be

use

d f

or

advi

ce

when

car

ryin

g o

ut

man

ufa

cturing/f

abrica

tion

activi

ties

5.3

des

crib

e w

hic

h a

nal

ysis

met

hods

and p

roce

dure

s ca

n b

e ap

plie

d t

o t

ypic

al t

est

resu

lts,

and t

he

types

of

fault t

hat

can b

e id

entified

by

carr

ying o

ut

test

s on p

lant

rele

vant

to t

he

occ

upational

are

a

5.4

outlin

e th

e en

viro

nm

enta

l co

nsi

der

atio

ns

and

contr

ol m

ethods

that

should

be

imple

men

ted w

hen

te

stin

g p

lant

5.5

des

crib

e th

e ty

pes

of

test

rep

ort

ing d

ocu

men

tation

and p

roce

dure

s

5.6

st

ate

the

org

anis

ations’

inst

ruct

ions

and p

roce

dure

s as

soci

ate

d w

ith t

he

test

ing o

f pla

nt

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ific

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e:__________________________________________

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ate:

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Lear

ner

sig

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ure

:_______________________________________

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ate:

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esso

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ure

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ate:

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Unit 17: Carrying out familiarisation or handover activities to users of plant and equipment in the workplace


QCF level: 2

Credit value: 9


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in carrying out familiarisation or handover activities to users of plant and equipment in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of carrying out familiarisation or handover activities to users of plant and equipment to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



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piling equipment




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g ou

tcom

es a

nd a

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t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Work

safe

ly a

t al

l tim

es

when

car

ryin

g o

ut

fam

iliar

isat

ion/h

andove

r ac

tivi

ties

.

1.1

co

mply

with c

urr

ent

hea

lth a

nd s

afe

ty leg

isla

tion

and o

ther

rel

evan

t re

gula

tions

and g

uid

elin

es

applic

able

to t

he

fam

iliar

isat

ion a

nd d

emonst

ration

of pla

nt

and e

quip

men

t

1.2

use

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

rele

vant

to p

lant-

spec

ific

fam

iliar

isat

ion a

nd d

emonst

ration

activi

ties

1.3

des

crib

e hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y le

gis

lation,

regula

tions,

sa

fe w

ork

ing p

ract

ices

and p

roce

dure

s an

d

com

pan

y hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y polic

ies

and w

ork

pla

ce

pro

cedure

s th

at a

pply

when

dem

onst

rating a

nd

usi

ng p

lant

and e

quip

men

t

2

Est

ablis

h t

he

rele

vant

oper

atin

g a

nd u

sing

pro

cedure

s on p

lant

or

equip

men

t re

leva

nt

to t

he

occ

upat

ional

are

a.

2.1

id

entify

and e

xtra

ct info

rmation r

elating t

o c

orr

ect

oper

atin

g a

nd u

se p

roce

dure

s fo

r re

leva

nt

types

of

pla

nt

and e

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Further information

Our customer service numbers are:

BTEC and NVQ 0844 576 0026

GCSE 0844 576 0027

GCE 0844 576 0025

The Diploma 0844 576 0028

DiDA and other qualifications 0844 576 0031

Calls may be recorded for training purposes.

Useful publications

Related information and publications include:

Centre Handbook for Edexcel QCF NVQs and Competence-based Qualifications published annually

functional skills publications – specifications, tutor support materials and question papers

Regulatory Arrangements for the Qualification and Credit Framework (published by Ofqual, August 2008)

the current Edexcel publications catalogue and update catalogue.

Edexcel publications concerning the Quality Assurance System and the internal and standards verification of vocationally related programmes can be found on the Edexcel website.

NB: Some of our publications are priced. There is also a charge for postage and packing. Please check the cost when you order.

How to obtain National Occupational Standards

CITB-ConstructionSkills Bircham Newton King’s Lynn Norfolk PE31 6RH

Telephone: 01485 577577 Fax: 01485 577793 Email: [email protected]


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Professional development and training

Edexcel supports UK and international customers with training related to NVQ and BTEC qualifications. This support is available through a choice of training options offered in our published training directory or through customised training at your centre.

The support we offer focuses on a range of issues including:

planning for the delivery of a new programme

planning for assessment and grading

developing effective assignments

building your team and teamwork skills

developing student-centred learning and teaching approaches

building functional skills into your programme

building effective and efficient quality assurance systems.

The national programme of training we offer can be viewed on our website (www.edexcel.com/training). You can request customised training through the website or by contacting one of our advisers in the Training from Edexcel team via Customer Services to discuss your training needs.

The training we provide:

is active

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builds on best practice

may be suitable for those seeking evidence for their continuing professional development.

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Annexe B: Quality assurance

Key principles of quality assurance

A centre delivering Edexcel qualifications must be an Edexcel recognised centre and must have approval for qualifications that it is offering.

The centre agrees as part of gaining recognition to abide by specific terms and conditions around the effective delivery and quality assurance of assessment; the centre must abide by these conditions throughout the period of delivery.

Edexcel makes available to approved centres a range of materials and opportunities to exemplify the processes required for effective assessment and provide examples of effective standards. Approved centres must use the guidance on assessment to ensure that staff who are delivering Edexcel qualifications are applying consistent standards.

An approved centre must follow agreed protocols for: standardisation of assessors; planning, monitoring and recording of assessment processes; internal verification and recording of internal verification processes; and for dealing with special circumstances, appeals and malpractice.

Quality assurance processes

The approach to quality assured assessment is made through a partnership between a recognised centre and Edexcel. Edexcel is committed to ensuring that it follows best practice and employs appropriate technology to support quality assurance process where practicable. Therefore, the specific arrangements for working with centres will vary. Edexcel seeks to ensure that the quality assurance processes that it uses do not place undue bureaucratic processes on centres and works to support centres in providing robust quality assurance processes.

The learning outcomes and assessment criteria in each unit within this specification set out the standard to be achieved by each learner in order to gain each qualification. Edexcel operates a quality assurance process, which is designed to ensure that these standards are maintained by all assessors and verifiers.

For the purposes of quality assurance all individual qualifications and units are considered as a whole. Centres offering these qualifications must be committed to ensuring the quality of the units and qualifications they offer, through effective standardisation of assessors and internal verification of assessor decisions. Centre quality assurance and assessment processes are monitored by Edexcel.


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The Edexcel quality assurance processes will involve:

gaining centre recognition and qualification approval if a centre is not currently approved to offer Edexcel qualifications

annual visits to centres by Edexcel for quality review and development of overarching processes and quality standards. Quality review and development visits will be conducted by an Edexcel quality development reviewer

annual visits by occupationally competent and qualified Edexcel Standards Verifiers for sampling of internal verification and assessor decisions for the occupational sector

the provision of support, advice and guidance towards the achievement of National Occupational Standards.

Centres are required to declare their commitment to ensuring quality and appropriate opportunities for learners that lead to valid and accurate assessment outcomes. In addition, centres will commit to undertaking defined training and online standardisation activities.


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Annexe C: Centre certification and registration

Edexcel Standards Verifiers will provide support, advice and guidance to centres to achieve Direct Claims Status (DCS). Edexcel will maintain the integrity of Edexcel QCF NVQs through ensuring that the awarding of these qualifications is secure. Where there are quality issues identified in the delivery of programmes, Edexcel will exercise the right to:

direct centres to take actions

limit or suspend certification

suspend registration.

The approach of Edexcel in such circumstances is to work with the centre to overcome the problems identified. If additional training is required, Edexcel will aim to secure the appropriate expertise to provide this.

What are the access arrangements and special considerations for the qualifications in this specification?

Centres are required to recruit learners to Edexcel qualifications with integrity.

Appropriate steps should be taken to assess each applicant’s potential and a professional judgement made about their ability to successfully complete the programme of study and achieve the qualification. This assessment will need to take account of the support available to the learner within the centre during their programme of study and any specific support that might be necessary to allow the learner to access the assessment for the qualification. Centres should consult Edexcel’s policy on learners with particular requirements.

Edexcel’s policy on access arrangements and special considerations for Edexcel qualifications aims to enhance access to the qualifications for learners with disabilities and other difficulties (as defined by the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act and the amendments to the Act) without compromising the assessment of skills, knowledge, understanding or competence. Please refer to Access Arrangements and Special Considerations for BTEC and Edexcel NVQ Qualifications for further details. www.edexcel.com.


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Annexe D: Additional requirements for qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF

Contents

Purpose of document 140

Background 141

Additional requirements for qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF 142

Introduction 142

Assessment requirements 142

Quality assurance requirements 144


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Purpose of document

1 The purpose of this document is to make clear what additional requirements are needed to assess and quality assure qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF.

2 When an SSC/SSB and awarding organisation wants to use the title NVQ in the naming of a qualification within the QCF, the awarding organisation is required to make sure this qualification is assessed and quality assured in accordance with these additional requirements and other requirements described in the SSC/SSB assessment strategy.

3 The aims of these additional requirements are to

ensure that all competence based qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF are

o assessed consistently

o quality assured consistently

maintain the integrity of qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF

establish the NVQ brand within the QCF

keep bureaucracy associated with assessment and quality assurance of qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF to a minimum.


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Background

4 1 “At the heart of an NVQ is the concept of occupational competence; the ability to perform to the standards required in employment across a range of circumstances and to meet changing demands. NVQs are first and foremost about what people can do. They go beyond technical skills to include planning, problem solving, dealing with unexpected occurrences, working with other people and applying the knowledge and understanding that underpins overall competence”.

5 NVQs are based entirely on National Occupational Standards (NOS) developed by an SSC/SSB, which describe the competence needed in an occupational role.

6 Qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF must comply with the rules of combination determined by the SSC/SSB. Awarding organisations are not allowed to develop another qualification that does not use the title NVQ within the QCF, if it uses the same rules of combination as a qualification that does use the title NVQ within the QCF.

7 The QCF offers increased flexibility in the way occupational competence can be assessed and demonstrated. Qualifications that use the title NVQ in the title within the QCF are just one way of assessing and demonstrating occupational competence. SSCs/SSBs are free to work with their awarding organisations to agree what qualifications will be used to assess occupational competence. Qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF, are not a preferred method for assessing occupational competence and all qualifications accredited through the QCF have equal status.

8 When developing a qualification for the QCF, including qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF, an awarding organisation must be a recognised awarding organisation and must meet the Qualification Requirements in the Regulatory Arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit Framework, published by The Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in August 2008.

9 The qualification regulators confirmed that a group of SSCs and SSBs would be free to develop specific, additional requirements about the way in which qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF will be assessed and quality assured. For those recognised awarding organisations that want to assess occupational competence through the use of qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF, it has been agreed by SSCs and SSBs that the following additional requirements must be met.

1 NCVQ’s NVQ Criteria and Guidance 1995.


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Additional requirements for qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF

Introduction

10 Qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF must be assessed and quality assured in accordance with the following additional requirements.

Assessment requirements

11 When a qualification uses the title NVQ within the QCF, awarding organisations are required to make sure their recognised assessment centres understand how learners are to be assessed.

12 Assessment methodologies must meet the assessment strategy developed in partnership between the relevant SSC or SSB and awarding organisations for the qualification. The assessment strategy must be published and made available separately and will include the requirements for assessment of qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF. The assessment criteria for each unit will be part of the units that make up the qualification.

13 Learners must complete real work activities in order to produce evidence to demonstrate they have met the NOS and are occupationally competent.

14 When a learner cannot complete a real work activity, simulation is allowed.

15 Simulation is allowed when

a learner is required to complete a work activity that does not occur on a regular basis and therefore opportunities to complete a particular work activity do not easily arise

a learner is required to respond to a situation that rarely occurs, such as responding to an emergency situation

the safety of a learner, other individuals and/or resources will be put at risk.

16 When simulation is used, assessors must be confident that the simulation replicates the workplace to such an extent that learners will be able to fully transfer their occupational competence to the workplace and real situations.

17 Units that must not be assessed by simulation must be identified by the SSC/SSB in the assessment strategy for the qualification or family of qualifications.


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18 Learners must be assessed by assessors:

who are occupationally competent in the occupational areas they are assessing where they have sufficient and relevant technical/occupational competence in the unit, at or above the level of the unit being assessed and as defined by the assessment strategy for that qualification

2who must hold or be working towards a suitable assessor qualification to confirm they understand assessment and how to assess learners

must be fully conversant with the unit(s) against which the assessments and verification are to be undertaken.

19 All assessors must carry out assessment to the standards specified in the A units.

20 All assessment decisions made by a trainee assessor must be checked by a qualified assessor or an assessor recognised by an awarding organisation.

21 Trainee assessors must have a plan, which is overseen by the recognised assessment centre, to achieve the relevant assessor qualification(s) within an agreed timescale.

2 Currently an assessor could hold unit A1 and/or unit A2. Or from the past unit D32 and/or unit D33. SSCs also identify other suitable equivalent qualifications.


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Quality assurance requirements

22 When a qualification uses the title NVQ within the QCF, awarding organisations are required to make sure their recognised assessment centres understand how the qualification will be quality assured.

23 Qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF, must be verified:

internally by an internal verifier, who is accountable to the assessment centre

externally by an external verifier, who is accountable to the awarding organisation or an agent of the awarding organisation.

24 With reference to internal verification, internal verifiers must:

3hold or be working towards a suitable internal verifier qualification to confirm they understand how to internally verify assessments

have sufficient and relevant technical/occupational familiarity in the unit(s) being verified

be fully conversant with the standards and assessment criteria in the units to be assessed

understand the awarding organisation’s quality assurance systems and requirements for this qualification.

25 Trainee internal verifiers must have a plan, which is overseen by the recognised assessment centre, to achieve the internal verifier qualification within an agreed timescale.

26 With reference to external verification, external verifiers must:

4hold or be working towards a suitable external verification qualification to confirm they understand and are able to carry out external verification

have no connections with the assessment centre, in order to maintain objectivity

have sufficient and relevant technical/occupational understanding in the unit(s) being verified

be fully conversant with the standards and performance criteria in the units to be assessed

understand the awarding organisation’s quality assurance systems for this qualification.

27 Trainee external verifiers must have a plan, which is overseen by the awarding organisation, to achieve the external verifier qualification within an agreed timescale.

3 Currently an internal verifier needs to hold unit V1. Or from the past unit D34. SSCs also identify other suitable equivalent qualifications. 4 Currently an external verifier needs to hold unit V2. Or from the past unit D35.


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28 Awarding organisations must decide the frequency of external monitoring activities. Any decision must be based on:

the risks associated with a qualification that is designed to help a learner demonstrate occupational competence

an evaluation of the centre’s performance and past record.

29 Awarding organisations will have in place suitably constituted audit processes, which are supported by naturally occurring quality assurance and monitoring systems that already exist in workplace assessment environments.


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Annexe E: Assessment Requirements/Strategy

The ConstructionSkills Assessment Strategy will be available on the Edexcel website, along side the full specification on the construction NVQ/competence page.

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