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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of protecting under depth gas transmission pipelines
Level / 4 / Credits / 4
Purpose / This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in the gas transmission industry.
People credited with this unit standard able to: describe the reasons and requirements for protecting under depth gas transmission pipelines; demonstrate techniques for protecting under depth gas transmission pipelines; and communicate information related tomanaging under depth gas transmission pipelines.
Classification / Gas Industry > GasTransmission Operations
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with relevant site requirements, and the following legislation and standard:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Health and Safety in Employment (Pipelines) Regulations 1999;
Resource Management Act 1991;
NZS/AS 2885.1:1997Pipelines – Gas and liquid petroleum – Design and construction.
2Definition
Company proceduresrefer to the documented methods for performing work activities and include health and safety, environmental, site requirements, and quality management requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the reasons and requirements for protecting under depth gas transmission pipelines.
Evidence requirements
1.1The need to restore minimum cover for under depth gas transmission pipelines is described in accordance with company procedures.
1.2The need to protect under depth gas transmission pipelines from third party damage is described in accordance with company procedures.
1.3Bridging drains for farm use and access are described in accordance with company procedures.
1.4Drainage requirements across the pipeline and surrounding areas are described in accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate techniques for protecting under depth gas transmission pipelines.
Evidence requirements
2.1Under depth gas transmission pipeline protection techniques are described in terms of company procedures.
Rangeculvert, concrete slabs, controlled fill, fluming, gabions.
2.2Methods of reinforcing under depth gas transmission pipelines to protect them from erosion and/or damage are described in accordance with their use and company procedures.
Rangestock, water, vehicle.
2.3Under depth gas transmission pipelinedimensions are determined in accordance with company procedures.
Rangewaterflow, depth of drain, purpose (bridging), under depth pipe and drains, size of existing culverts.
2.4Methods of installation for under depth gas transmission pipelines are determined in accordance with the conditions and company procedures.
Rangeconditions – gradient, level, foundations, bedding, construction, cover, erosion, environmental impact.
2.5Safety methods during excavation and placement of under depth gas transmission pipelines are described in accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 3
Communicate information related to protecting under depth gas transmission pipelines.
Evidence requirements
3.1Information is communicated to other parties, internal and external, in accordance with company procedures.
Rangemay include but is not limited to – special conditions, completion notice, additional work, photographs, survey, as-built drawings.
Replacement information / This unit standard and unit standard 9555were replaced by unit standard 30378.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 / 6 February 1997 / 31 December 2020
Revision / 2 / 3 August 2000 / 31 December 2020
Review / 3 / 24 January 2002 / 31 December 2020
Review / 4 / 22 May 2009 / 31 December 2020
Review / 5 / 17 August 2017 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0014
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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.
MITO New Zealand IncorporatedSSB Code 101542 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018