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Title / Measure leather
Level / 3 / Credits / 10
Purpose / This unit standard is for people who work in the leather manufacturing sector of the fellmongery or leather processing industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret company processing requirements; set up leather measuring machinery for operation; operate measuring machinery and measure leather; describe the effects of incorrect leather measurement operations; describe processing stages preceding and following leather measurement operations; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification / Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing Skills
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
2 Definitions
Company specifications are criteria set by the company related to materials, processes and practices.
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policies, procedures and practices related to activities in the workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Interpret company processing requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Processing details are interpreted from company production information.
Range includes but is not limited to – batch identification, skin or hide type, number of skins or hides, processing instructions, comments, and special requirements.
1.2 Production planning priorities are identified in accordance with company and customer requirements.
1.3 Departures from company specifications are checked and authorised in accordance with company requirements.
1.4 The completion of lead-in production processes is checked against production information and confirmed before processing commences.
Outcome 2
Set up leather measuring machinery for operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Safety checks prior to machinery start-up are carried out in accordance with company requirements.
2.2 Any machines failing safety checks are reported in accordance with company requirements.
2.3 Any machinery calibrations and adjustments meet company specifications for the measurements required.
2.4 Measuring machinery is set up and tested in accordance with leather processing requirements, production planning priorities, and company specifications.
2.5 Set-up permits leather to be measured within company specified tolerances and process speed requirements.
Outcome 3
Operate measuring machinery and measure leather.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Start-up, operation, monitoring, maintenance, shutdown, and cleaning of measuring machinery meet company requirements.
3.2 Leather is presented and fed into measuring machinery in accordance with company specifications.
3.3 Feed-in of leather is coordinated with co-workers in accordance with company requirements.
3.4 Area measurements are recorded for each unit and batch of leather in accordance with company specifications.
3.5 Any machine stoppages, blockages, and breakdowns are handled and reported in accordance with company requirements.
3.6 Leather batches are processed in accordance with production priorities and company quality and speed requirements.
3.7 Measurement accuracy and recording meet company quality tolerance specifications.
3.8 Measured leather is presented, stacked, and transferred to the next stage of processing in accordance with company specifications.
3.9 Process control checks and documentation are completed in accordance with company requirements.
Outcome 4
Describe the effects of incorrect leather measurement operations.
Evidence requirements
4.1 The effects of incorrect leather measurement operations are described in terms of the cost to the tannery.
Range effects include but are not limited to – damage, requirements for rework, customer dissatisfaction, financial loss.
Outcome 5
Describe processing stages preceding and following leather measurement operations.
Range processing stages include but are not limited to – key steps, production outcomes, quality outcomes, effects of non-conformance.
Evidence requirements
5.1 Production requirements of the preceding processing stages are described in accordance with company specifications.
5.2 Production requirements of the following processing stages are described in accordance with company specifications.
Outcome 6
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
6.1 Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by product flow and organisational requirements.
6.2 The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of following co-workers.
6.3 Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to maintain and improve task and product quality.
6.4 Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and equipment.
6.5 Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and operator space.
6.6 Any machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.7 Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 7
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
7.1 Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
7.2 Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements to minimise the risk injuries to the operator and others.
7.3 Any unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.4 Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness comply with organisational and statutory requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 28 August 1996 / 31 December 2015
Revision / 2 / 23 March 1999 / 31 December 2015
Revision / 3 / 20 February 2002 / 31 December 2015
Revision / 4 / 16 January 2003 / 31 December 2015
Revision / 5 / 14 October 2004 / 31 December 2015
Review / 6 / 14 December 2007 / 31 December 2015
Review / 7 / 21 February 2013 / 31 December 2015
Rollover / 8 / 20 March 2015 / 31 December 2017
Rollover / 9 / 17 September 2015 / 31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0033
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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.
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