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Title / Use and care for hand tools used for infrastructure works
Level / 2 / Credits / 2
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate correct use of hand tools for infrastructure works, and clean and store the tools.
Classification / Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Equipment
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Assessment against this unit standard must take place in a workplace environment. Assessment parameters will be dependent on company and site specific equipment, procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply with legislative requirements.
2Range
evidence is required for 10 types of hand tools such as – shovel, pick, crowbar, pinch bar, handsaw, hacksaw, pipe cutter, bolt cutters, rasp, trowel, float, cold chisel, claw hammer, sledge hammer, screwdriver, spanner, multi-grip, clamp, socket set, tape measure, string line, scale rule, spirit level, brush.
3Personal protective equipment appropriate to job requirements is to be selected and used in accordance with company requirements and manufacturer’s instructions.
4Tools used on sanitary sewage operations must not be used on live potable water mains.
5Definitions
Companyrequirementsinclude the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements, which may apply across the company or to a specific site. Requirements are documented in the company’s health and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work programmes, quality assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Manufacturer’s instructions may include specifications, safety data sheets, and instructions for installation, handling, use, and maintenance.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate correct use of hand tools for infrastructure works.
Evidence requirements
1.1Tools selected are fit for purpose and confirmed to be in a serviceable condition.
1.2Tools are used in accordance with requirements of the task, avoiding damage to the tool or undue wear, and without risk of harm to people and damage to property.
Outcome 2
Clean and store the tools.
Evidence requirements
2.1Tools are cleaned and stored after use in accordance with company requirements and, where applicable, manufacturer’s instructions.
Planned review date / 31 December 2015Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 26 January 2007 / N/A
Review / 2 / 21 November 2008 / N/A
Review / 3 / 18 February 2011 / N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0101
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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Infrastructure ITOSSB Code 101813 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018