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Title / Describe the storage, handling, transporting, and fitting of gas meters up to 25 cubic metres capacity
Level / 2 / Credits / 2
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the storage, handling, transporting, and fitting of gas meters up to 25 cubic metres capacity.
Classification / Gas Industry > GasMeasurement
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment. The range statements relate to enterprise specific equipment, procedures, and processes. The unit standard is intended to assess knowledge of the storing, handling, transporting, and fitting of diaphragm type domestic gas meters.
2The current version of the following documents must be complied with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
NZS 5258:2003 Gas distribution networks available at
NZS 5259:2004 Gas measurement available at
3All work practices must comply with regulations and codes of practice pertaining to the gas industry.
4Definitions
Company proceduresmeans the documented methods for performing work activities and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the storage, handling, transporting, and fitting of gas meters up to 25 cubic metres capacity.
Evidence requirements
1.1Storage requirements for meters are described in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and company procedures.
Rangepackaging, protection, position, orientation, environment.
1.2Handling requirements for meters are described in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and company procedures.
Rangevisual inspection, meter identification, packaging, protection, position, orientation, securing, seals.
1.3Transportation requirements for meters are described in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and company procedures.
Rangepackaging, protection, position, orientation, securing, seals.
1.4Fitting requirements for gas measuring system kits are described in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and company procedures.
Rangeprotection, position, orientation, securing, seals.
Replacement information / This unit standard replaced unit standard 20441.This unit standard and unit standard 12510were replaced by unit standard 30382.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the unit standard must take place by the last date for assessments set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 20 November 2006 / 31 December 2020
Review / 2 / 17 August 2017 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0014
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.
MITO New Zealand IncorporatedSSB Code 101542 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018