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Title / Rotate or replace die blankets at a rotary die cutter in the corrugated packaging industry
Level / 2 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of workplace practices for rotating or replacing die blankets; rotate or replace die blankets in accordance with workplace practices; and follow safety requirements for the machine being used.
Classification / Fibreboard Packaging > Corrugated Case Converting
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and safety prerequisites / Unit 340, Demonstrate knowledge of safe working practices in the printing and graphic pre-press industries, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Recommended skills and knowledge / Unit 10121, Demonstrate knowledge of rotary die cutting machinery in the corrugated packaging industry, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1 All workplace practices must meet any applicable and recognised codes of practice, and documented workplace health, safety, and environmental procedures for personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters, and the obligations required under current law including the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Resource Management Act 1991, Privacy Act 1993 and their subsequent amendments.
2 Workplace practices refer to the documented procedures for the machine and/or workplace.
3 It is recommended that rotation or replacement of die blankets is assessed under conditions where third party assistance is provided during the manual rotation of the cylinder.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of workplace practices for rotating or replacing die blankets.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Intervals between blanket rotation, and the specified sequence of rotation, are described.
1.2 All sequential steps in physically rotating or changing die blankets are described.
1.3 Conditions requiring die blanket rotation or replacement are described in terms of the indicative faults arising.
Range indicative faults may include – gaps between mats, grooves in mats, knives failing to cut cleanly, knives cutting only intermittently, board failing to fold at crease lines, board splitting at crease line when pressure is increased, variations in crease depths.
1.4 Effects of excessive pressure on the die blankets are described in terms of the damage that may result.
1.5 Procedures for trimming or skimming the die blankets are explained in terms of workplace practices.
Outcome 2
Rotate or replace the die blankets in accordance with workplace practices.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Die blankets are rotated or replaced ensuring that there are no gaps between the blanket segments and that no damage is caused to the die blankets.
2.2 Rotation or replacement is achieved within the time allowed.
Outcome 3
Follow safety requirements for the machine being used.
Range operating manual, workplace practices.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Machine start up, shut down and emergency procedures in the workplace are explained.
3.2 Hazard control measures, as circulated by the company, are described and followed.
3.3 Hazards or potential hazards in the workplace are identified and reported in accordance with workplace practices.
Replacement information / This unit standard and unit standard 10122 have been replaced by unit standard 27792.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 / 18 February 1998 / 31 December 2015
Revision / 2 / 27 March 2001 / 31 December 2015
Review / 3 / 27 April 2005 / 31 December 2015
Rollover / 4 / 12 December 2008 / 31 December 2015
Review / 5 / 20 September 2012 / 31 December 2019
Rollover / 6 / 10 December 2015 / 31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0005
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.
CompetenzSSB Code 101571 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 / / New Zealand Qualifications Aut