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Title / Prepare for horizontal directional drilling operations and disestablish the site afterwards
Level / 4 / Credits / 6
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and check the site for horizontal directional drilling operations; set up equipment and materials for the pilot bore and installation tasks; and disestablish the site after completing horizontal directional drilling operations.
Classification / Infrastructure WorksInfrastructure Works Utilities
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Thefollowing legislation and requirements must be complied with:
Resource Management Act 1991;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Local Government Act 2002;
Territorial authority requirements.
The following legislation and other requirements may apply to this unit standard:
Electricity Act 1992;
Gas Act 1992;
Telecommunications Act 2001;
Notices under legislation;
Road controlling authority requirements.
2Assessment against this unit standard must be based on evidence from a workplace context.
3Personal protective equipment appropriate to job requirements is to be selected and used in accordance with company requirements and manufacturer’s instructions.
4Although excavation is normally required, this unit standard does not include the knowledge and skills of operating a mobile excavator, and road opening and restoration.
5Definitions
Company requirementsinclude the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the company or a specific site. Requirements are documented in the company’s health and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work programmes, quality assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Job requirements refer to requirements of the job at hand that are not covered by job specifications.
Job specifications refer to instructions (oral, written, and/or graphic) that specify the result or results to be achieved and/or how the work is to be done in relation to a specific job.
Manufacturer’s instructions may include specifications; installation, handling, use, and maintenance instructions; and safety data sheets.
Pull back may include push back.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare and check the site for horizontal directional drilling operations.
Evidence requirements
1.1Public and work area protection is set up as directed by the site supervisor and/or STMS (Site Traffic Management Supervisor).
1.2On-site hazards are identified and reported and/or controlled in accordance with company requirements.
1.3On-site environmental controls are implemented in accordance with job requirements and specifications
1.4General site layout, existing services, and ground conditions are visually inspected, and any possible problems identified for the pilot bore and/or pull back operation or operations are reported in accordance with company requirements.
1.5Pipe alignments set-out is undertaken in accordance with job and company requirements.
1.6Any potential problems with setting up the product pipe ready for installation are identified and reported in accordance with company requirements.
1.7Surfaces are opened and pits excavated as required for entry and exit works and for visual inspection during the pilot bore and pull back operations in accordance with company requirements.
Outcome 2
Set up equipment and materials for the pilot bore and installation tasks.
Rangeequipment includes but is not limited to – pilot bore and pull back equipment, hand tools;
materials include but are not limited to – drilling fluid, product to be installed, fuel, water supply.
Evidence requirements
2.1Equipment is checked to establish its fitness for the operation and to identify any faults and maintenance needs. Any problems are reported in accordance with company requirements.
2.2Communication systems are established and confirmed in accordance with company requirements.
2.3Equipment and materials are set up and secured as required by the site supervisor and manufacturer’s instructions.
2.4Set-up systems are pre-tested in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, company requirements, and job requirements.
Outcome 3
Disestablishthe site after completing horizontal directional drilling operations.
Evidence requirements
3.1Site is disestablished in accordance with job specifications and company requirements, and as required by the site supervisor.
Rangesite securing devices, removal and/or disposal of materials, removal of plant and equipment.
Planned review date / 31 December 2019Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 17 December 2003 / 31 December 2014
Review / 2 / 12 December 2008 / 31 December 2016
Review / 3 / 19 February 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0101
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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.
Comments on this unit standard
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Infrastructure ITOSSB Code 101813 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018