NZQA registered unit standard / 23272 version 2
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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of the legislation and regulatory standards used in the flooring industry
Level / 2 / Credits / 3
Purpose / This unit standard is for people entering the flooring industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the legislation and regulatory standards used in the flooring industry.
Classification / Construction Trades > Flooring
Available grade / Achieved

Explanatory notes

Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must comply with the following legislation – the Building Act 2004, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996; the following BRANZ bulletins – 330, Thin flooring material – 2 Preparation and laying (1995); 515, Measuring moisture in timber and concrete (2009); 329, Thin flooring materials – 1 Selection and maintenance (1995); 360, Floor levelling compounds (1997); 370, Slip resistance of floors (1998); 371, Particleboard flooring (1998); 379, Preventing moisture problems in existing buildings (1998); 382, Curing concrete (1999); 390, Laying timber strip flooring over timber joists (1999); 447, Preventing construction moisture problems in new buildings (2004); 460, Internal moisture control (2005); 457 Ventilation of enclosed subfloor spaces (2005); and the following standards – NZS/AS 1884:1985 Floor coverings – Resilient sheet and tiles – laying and maintenance practices; AS/NZS 2455.1:2007 Textile floor coverings – Installation practice – General; AS/NZS 2455.2:2007 Textile floor coverings – Installation practice – Carpet tiles, available at

Outcomes and evidence requirements

Outcome 1

Demonstrate knowledge of the legislation and regulatory standards used in the flooring industry.

Evidence requirements

1.1Regulatory standards used in the flooring industry are identified and described in terms of their function.

1.2Legislation that impacts on the flooring industry is identified and described in terms of its requirements.

1.3Industry bulletins used in the flooring industry are identified and described in terms of their function.

1.4Sources of regulatory standards and industry bulletins are identified and described in terms of their availability.

Planned review date / 31 December 2015

Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions

Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment
Registration / 1 / 26 March 2007 / 31 December 2012
Review / 2 / 18 February 2011 / N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0175

This AMAP can be accessed at

Please note

Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, 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.

Consent 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 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

Please contact Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.

Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101562 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018