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Title / Fix full concrete roof tiles
Level / 4 / Credits / 8
Purpose / People credited with this unit are able to: lay out concrete roof tiles; fix full concrete roof tiles; and maintain a safe working environment.
Classification / Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying > Roofing
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and the Building Act 2004.
2Performance must comply with current legislation, regulations, and codes. For more detailed information about which regulations and codes are relevant, please refer to the assessors’ page of the Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying Industry Training Organisation Ltd website New Zealand Standard (NZS) 4206:1992 Concrete interlocking roofing tiles which is within this unit standard is available from
3Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the company. They include requirements documented in company and site health and safety plans, quality assurance documents, and contract work programmes;
Site procedures refer to the procedures which are required to be observed for safe work practices at a particular site;
Job specifications refer to the documented information found in construction drawings, project specification documents, legislation, regulations, and codes;
Manufacturers’ recommendations refer to product information and product data sheets provided by the manufacturer of any given product.
4This unit standard applies to both new roof and re-roofing installations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Lay out concrete roof tiles.
Evidence requirements
1.1Laid tiles conform to the requirements of the job specifications and NZS 4206:1992.
1.2Tile parts or manufacturing scrap are removed to enable tiles to sit to line on finished roof in accordance with company requirements.
1.3Laid tiles interlock as designed and vertical and diagonal alignment is maintained in accordance with tile manufacturer’s recommendations and company requirements.
Outcome 2
Fix full concrete roof tiles.
Evidence requirements
2.1Fixing system and fixing pattern adopted conform with the requirements of NZS 4206:1992 and the job specification where this exceeds the standard.
2.2Application of specified fixing is in accordance with the requirements of NZS 4206:1992.
2.3Tiles damaged and not meeting manufacturer’s recommendations during roofing work are replaced in accordance with company requirements.
2.4Rejected tiles and unusable tile sections are removed from the roof in accordance with site procedures.
2.5Surplus material is removed, and roof and site are left in a condition which enables further work to be carried out, in accordance with company requirements.
Outcome 3
Maintain a safe working environment.
Evidence requirements
3.1Work practices are carried out without injury to people or damage to equipment, building, or plant, in accordance with legislation, regulations, codes, health and safety in employment guidelines, and company requirements.
3.2Personal protective equipment for the task at hand is selected and worn in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and site procedures.
Rangeincludes but is not limited to – hard hat, sunblock, ear muffs, safety glasses, gloves, knee pads, high visibility clothing, safety harness.
3.3Work area is cordoned off and safety notices and notification of work signs are distributed and erected, in accordance with site procedures.
3.4Work area is kept clear of debris and unnecessary items in accordance with site procedures.
Replacement information / This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 30021.This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 24 April 1997 / 31 December 2020
Review / 2 / 28 April 1997 / 31 December 2020
Review / 3 / 27 October 2006 / 31 December 2020
Rollover and Revision / 4 / 22 August 2008 / 31 December 2020
Review / 5 / 16 March 2017 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0227
This CMR can be accessed at
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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.
The Skills OrganisationSSB Code 100401 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 / / New Zealand Qualifications Aut