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Finish product to specification for composites

Level / 3
Credits / 5

PurposePeople credited with this unit standard are able to finish a product to specification by preparing for finishing, finishing the item to a product specification, and carrying out specified safety precautions.

Subfield / Composites
Domain / Production Composites
Status / Registered
Status date / 26 September 2001
Date version published / 21 August 2009
Planned review date / 31 December 2011
Entry information / Open.
Accreditation / Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) / Boating Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0136

This AMAP can be accessed at

Special notes

1Definitions

Equipment refers to applicators, dispensers, measuring devices, cutters and cleaning utensils.

Process specification refers to the documented order and method of applying the materials to manufacture the item (time, materials, temperature, application rates).

Product specification refers to the documented requirements of the manufactured item.

Worksite procedures refer to the documented procedures for the machine and worksite.

2All worksite procedures must meet recognised codes of practice such as the Code of Practice for Health and Safety in the Manufacture of Composites Based on Synthetic Resins (Fibreglass), 1998. This code, and other relevant codes of practice, are available from the Composites Association of NewZealand, PO Box 75 345, Manurewa, Manukau 2243, or at They include obligations required under current legislation. All worksite procedures must also meet documented worksite safety procedures (where these exceed the code) for personal, product and worksite safety.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Prepare for finishing of product.

Performance criteria

1.1Equipment is confirmed as being in working condition.

1.2Equipment matches the requirements of the product and process specifications.

1.3Safety equipment is complete, in working order, matches the requirements of the task, and is used in accordance with the code of practice.

1.4Materials match the requirements of the product specification.

1.5Materials are prepared in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.

Element 2

Finish the item.

Performance criteria

2.1Product specifications are met.

2.2Remedial action ensures that item meets product specifications.

Element 3

Carry out specified safety precautions while finishing the product to specification.

Performance criteria

3.1Materials are handled according to safety data sheet recommendations and the code of practice.

3.2Safety equipment is used according to worksite procedures.

Please note

Providers must be 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 accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation 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.

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 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018