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Title / Assemble and fit traditional drawers to a cabinet using wooden runners
Level / 3 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare to assemble and fit, and assemble and fit, traditional drawers to a cabinet using wooden runners.
Classification / Furniture > Furniture Making
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1This unit standard may be assessed against on-job or off-job.
2This unit standard does not cover fitting drawers using manufactured runners. These skills and knowledge are covered in Unit 25556, Assemble and fit drawers to a cabinet using manufactured runners.
3Personal protective equipment, appropriate to job requirements, is to be selected and used in accordance with worksite policies and procedures and manufacturer’s instructions.
4Definitions
Manufacturer’s instructions are instructions provided by manufacturers of substances, equipment, and machinery used in furniture making. These instructions may include details on safe and correct handling, use and storage of substances and/or details on substance properties. Examples are labels on substance containers, product data sheets, and operator’s manuals.
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are documents containing information on toxic substances used in the worksite. It is a requirement of the Environmental Risk Management Authority that all worksites using toxic substances have an SDS.
Worksite policies and procedures refer to documented policies and to documented or other directions provided to staff. These may include, but are not limited to, ways of managing health and safety, environmental considerations, quality, and production, and must conform to legislation. Examples include standard operating procedures, company health and safety plans, on-site briefings, and supervisor’s instructions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to assemble and fit traditional drawers to a cabinet using wooden runners.
Evidence requirements
1.1Job specifications are obtained and explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Rangetype of cabinet, number of drawers, size of drawers, drawer runner size.
1.2Equipment is selected in accordance with job specifications and confirmed as being in safe working order in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
1.3Drawer components are selected in accordance with job specifications.
1.4Adhesive is selected in accordance with job specifications.
1.5Safety considerations related to the use of selected adhesive are explained in accordance with SDS.
Outcome 2
Assemble and fit traditional drawers to a cabinet using wooden runners.
Evidence requirements
2.1Drawer components are checked for defects in accordance with job specifications.
Rangephysical defects, dimensional variations.
2.2Wooden drawer runners are attached to the carcase ends in accordance with job specifications.
2.3Drawer sides are fitted to draw runners and checked for clearance.
2.4Drawers are assembled in accordance with job specifications.
2.5Drawers are fitted to give an even, parallel clearance in accordance with job specifications.
Rangeone of – hand planing, sanding.
2.6Drawer stops are fitted in accordance with job specifications.
2.7Machine and work area are made clean, clear, and safe in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Planned review date / 31 December 2014Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 19 June 2009 / 31 December 2011
Revision / 2 / 17 September 2010 / N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0173
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
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CompetenzSSB Code 101571 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2019