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Hot tap, test, and drill a steel pipe in a gas distribution network
Level Credits Purpose 4 12 People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate and identify procedures, documentation, and equipment for hot tapping on steel pipes; prepare for and perform hot tap; reinstate site; and complete reporting and documentation. Gas Industry Gas Network Construction Registered 20 November 2006 20 November 2006 31 December 2011 Open. Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO) 0114

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Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference

This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. Special notes 1 This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment. The range statements relate to enterprise specific equipment, procedures, and processes. The current version of the following documents must be complied with: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Resource Management Act 1991; Approved Code of Practice for Excavation and Shafts for Foundations; NZS 5258:2003 Gas distribution networks available at http://www.standards.co.nz/.

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10983 version 4 Page 2 of 4 3 All work practices must comply with regulations and codes of practice pertaining to the gas industry. A full list of applicable regulations and codes is available from the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO). Definitions Company procedures means the documented methods for performing work activities and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements. Dummy run means removing and resetting the completion plug prior to the drilling operation. Hot tapping for this unit standard excludes carrying out the welding but includes an understanding of how it applies to hot tapping.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1 Locate and identify procedures, documentation, and equipment for hot tapping on steel pipes. Performance criteria 1.1 Company procedures for hot tapping on steel pipes are located and interpreted in relation to specified job requirements. Range 1.2 may include manufacturers instructions, operating manuals.

Job instructions are confirmed in accordance with company procedures. Range site location, contingency plans, wall thickness/pressure calculations; may include utility plans and/or mark-outs, hot work permit, consents, easements, flow rate calculations, cutter size calculation, welding procedure.

1.3 1.4

Potential environmental and safety hazards are identified in accordance with company procedures. Hot tapping equipment, components, and materials are identified and described in terms of type and function. Range may include welding equipment, hot tap machine, nitrogen bottle, compressor, hoses, fittings, materials, valves, drills, adapters, ultrasonic device, gas detection equipment, fire extinguisher, breathing apparatus, gauges.

1.5

Equipment is described in terms of potential hazards of incorrect application and operation, and the steps to avoid them are described in accordance with company procedures.

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10983 version 4 Page 3 of 4 1.6 Resource requirements are identified and sourced in accordance with company procedures. Range Element 2 Prepare for and perform hot tap. Performance criteria 2.1 Safety hazards are identified, and isolated, removed, or minimised in accordance with company procedures. Range may include signage, barriers, personal protective equipment, safe access and egress, gas escape, fire, explosion, asphyxiation, other utilities, temporary traffic control, environmental protection, excavations. plant, tools, materials, documentation, system components, personnel, communication equipment.

2.2

Pipe, equipment, and fittings are prepared, handled, and positioned in accordance with company procedures and manufacturers instructions. Range may include pipe condition, pipe strain, ultrasonic test, cathodic protection, weld alignment, proximity of welds and fittings, pipe supports.

2.3

The welded attachment and hot tap machine are checked and tested in accordance with company procedures and manufacturers instructions. Range leak test; checks include but are not limited to tightness of bolts, packing nuts, seals; tests may include but are not limited to ultrasonic, hydrostatic, air pressure, nitrogen pressure.

2.4

Hot tap equipment is operated in accordance with company procedures and manufacturers instructions. Range dummy run, drilling, coupon retrieval, depressurising of machine, removal of machine, completion of fitting.

Element 3 Reinstate site. Performance criteria 3.1 Equipment and materials left temporarily on site are stored safely and securely, or arrangements are made for their collection in accordance with company procedures.

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10983 version 4 Page 4 of 4 3.2 3.3 Tools, equipment, and materials are removed from site in accordance with job requirements and company procedures. Worksite is reinstated and made safe in accordance with company procedures.

Element 4 Complete reporting and documentation. Performance criteria 4.1 Information is communicated to other parties, both internal and external, in accordance with company procedures. Range 4.2 may include but is not limited to special conditions, completion notice, additional work.

Records and documents are completed and processed in accordance with company procedures.

Please note Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Accreditation 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 Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO) info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.

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