Sub-Field: Lifting Equipment

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INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS Carry out elementary on-rope skills

level: 3 credit: 14 planned review date: December 2010 sub-field: Lifting Equipment purpose: People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to use industrial rope access systems; use industrial rope access systems; and secure gear and equipment. entry information: Open. accreditation option: Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. moderation option: A centrally established and directed national moderation system has been set up by The Skills Organisation. special notes: 1 Evidence requirements are to be satisfied in the workplace environment(s) or an equivalent environment closely resembling a real workplace.

2 All tasks must be carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures based on: a quality management systems; b designer’s requirements and manufacturer’s operating instructions; and c government and local government legislation, regulations, and bylaws.

3 Those undertaking assessment against this unit standard should note that work in the industrial rope access industry usually takes place at heights well above ground level, and therefore requires a relevant level of physical fitness and ability to work at heights.

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4 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE) and consequential standards:  AS/NZS 1891:1995 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices  AS/NZS 4488:1997 Industrial rope access systems.

In addition, candidates should be familiar with industry codes, guidelines, and requirements in the industrial rope access industry.

Elements and Performance Criteria element 1

Prepare to use industrial rope access systems. performance criteria

1.1 Equipment carried matches double rope technique (DRT) professional practice requirements.

Range: equipment includes but is not limited to – harness, ascenders, descenders, attachments, helmet, ropes, pulleys, webbing, personal protective equipment, fall arrest equipment, edge protection.

1.2 Knots are tied in accordance with enterprise procedures.

Range: knots include but are not limited to – bowline, figure eight, clove hitch, tape knot, figure eight on the bight, figure nine, fisherman’s knot, alpine butterfly, prussic knot, threaded figure eight.

1.3 Industrial rope access systems meet safety requirements of workplace.

Range: requirements include but are not limited to – anchors, back-up anchors, rope and attachments, personal rope access equipment.

element 2

Use industrial rope access systems. performance criteria

2.1 Attachments to industrial rope access system are checked to ensure enterprise safety procedures are met.

Range: personal checks, buddy system.

2.2 Personal industrial rope equipment is employed in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications and enterprise procedures.

Range: equipment includes but is not limited to – harness, ascenders and descenders, attachments, helmet, ropes, pulleys, webbing and personal protective equipment, fall arrest equipment.

2.3 DRT meets industry requirements.

Range: techniques include but are not limited to – descending, ascending, descend to ascend, ascend to descend, locking off, knot bypass, line change over, re-belay bypass, belaying using auto locking devices; securing of tools, plant and equipment over 8 kg. element 3

Secure gear and equipment. performance criteria

3.1 Equipment and tools are secured to enterprise procedures.

3.2 Work site is left safe and secure to enterprise procedures.

Comments on this unit standard

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Please Note Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated inter- institutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0183 which can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.

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