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Title / Set up a machine shearing handpiece, and maintain down-tube of shearing plant
Level / 2 / Credits / 6
Purpose / This unit standard is for people who are working in an entry level role as shepherds or farm workers.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: set up and maintain a machine shearing handpiece; andidentify, adjust, and lubricate essential components of a down-tube to maintain operational performance.
Classification / Wool Harvesting > Shearing
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Evidence requirements must be consistent with workplace procedures and all relevant legislation and subsequent amendments; this includes but is not limited to:
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
2Definition
Workplace procedures refer to written and verbal policies and procedures on safety, operation and production set down by the employer or organisation.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Set up and maintain a machine shearing handpiece.
Evidence requirements
1.1Set lead and throw in accordance with sheep breed and comb type.
1.2Adjust tension settings to allow cutter and combs to cut wool cleanly and minimise friction.
1.3Identify handpiece components in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
1.4Lubricate working surfaces and moving parts of a handpiece in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
1.5Check handpiece to ensure components meet safety criteria in accordance with workplace procedures.
Rangecomb screws tight, fork yoke pins in, starting tension on.
Outcome 2
Identify, adjust, and lubricate essential components of a down-tube to maintain operational performance.
Rangelong tube assembly components –tube spring, long gut
short tube assembly components –elbow spine drive & cogs, short gut, correct setting for worm drive bayonet
Evidence requirements
2.1Identify and adjust down-tube components.
2.2Lubricate down-tube components.
Planned review date / 31 December 2021Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 30 September 1998 / 31 December 2021
Review / 2 / 26 July 2003 / 31 December 2021
Review / 3 / 21 August 2009 / 31 December 2021
Review / 4 / 18 May 2017 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0052
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2019