Purpose People credited with this unit are able to: calculate and establish the set out for concrete and clay roof tiles on a given roof; load tile battens for concrete roof tiles onto roof; cut and fit battens for concrete roof tiles; fix battens for concrete roof tiles; and maintain a safe working environment.
|Subfield |Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying |
|Domain |Roofing |
|Status |Registered |
|Status date |27 October 2006 |
|Date version published |22 August 2008 |
|Planned review date |30 April 2013 |
|Entry information |Open. |
|Accreditation |Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. |
|Standard setting body (SSB) |The Skills Organisation |
|Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference |0227 |
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and the Building Act 2004.
2 Performance must comply with current legislation, regulations, and codes. For more detailed information about which regulations and codes are relevant, please refer to the assessors’ page of The Skills Organisation Ltd website http://www.skills.org.nz. New Zealand Standard (NZS) 4206:1992 Concrete interlocking roofing tiles which is within this unit standard is available from http://www.standards.co.nz.
3 Definitions Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the company. They include requirements documented in company and site health and safety plans, quality assurance documents, and contract work programmes; Site procedures refer to the procedures which are required to be observed for safe work practices at a particular site; Job specifications refer to the documented information found in construction drawings, project specification documents, legislation, regulations, and codes; Manufacturers’ recommendations refer to product information and product data sheets provided by the manufacturer of any given product.
4 This unit standard applies to both new roof and re-roofing installations.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Calculate and establish the set out for concrete and clay roof tiles on a given roof.
Performance criteria
1.1 Set out calculations meet manufacturer’s recommendations for the type of tile specified in accordance with NZS 4206:1992.
1.2 Set out is established on roof framing to enable finished roof to comply with NZS 4206:1992
