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REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Perform tube and pipe product tests and interpret results

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
119054	Perform tube and pipe product tests and interpret results
ORIGINATOR
SGB Manufacturing and Assembly Processes
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology			Manufacturing and Assembly
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

Learners who are involved in performing process tests and interpreting test results within a continuous steel tube and pipe manufacturing process require the skills, values and knowledge reflected in this unit standard.

Qualifying learners can prepare for, perform product tests and interpret resulting test results within a steel tube and pipe production process. They will understand the importance of accurate measurement and how this is achieved. This will include preparing test samples, testing samples, recording measurements obtained, interpreting test results, identifying deviations and taking corrective action.

The learning outcomes in this unit standard also contribute to the exit level outcomes required for the National Certificate in Steel Tube and Pipe Manufacturing (Seamless Hot-Finished, Welded or Cold-Formed) (NQF level 4) and related qualifications.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

It is assumed that the learner is competent in:

Communication and Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 3 or equivalent

The unit standard "Set up process for tube and pipe production"

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

The ranges, as indicated under the specific outcomes, determine the scope and level of this unit standard

The learner should be able to work autonomously with minimal supervision

Work is generally, but not exclusively, carried out in a team environment

Product quality is verified

Samples are identified, processed, stored or dispatched in line with quality plans, customer requirements and organisational specifications

Sample segregation is maintained

Non-conformances in process and defects in equipment is timeously identified, actioned and continuously monitored

Accurate product test data is recorded, process documentation is timeously processed and affected parties liased with

Applicable procedures are followed and understood

Strategies, options and choices are described an discussed

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Plan and prepare for activity.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Plan the process against schedule requirements.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Interpret job requirements and determine sequence of activities.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Communicate requirements with appropriate personnel.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Plan and prepare includes acquiring all required documentation and test standards.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Identify, select, mark and process product samples.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Prepare Samples.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Apply sampling procedure.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Sample procedures includes compliance with customer requirements, quality plans and specifications.

Specifications include local and international specifications.

Product sampling includes samples for on-plant product and laboratory product tests.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Perform on-plant product tests and interpret test results.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Prepare equipment.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Perform tests.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Record test results.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Interpret test results.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

On-plant product tests include using destructive and non-destructive test methods.

On-plant product destructive tests include flattening, flaring and bending.

Laboratory product tests include Charpies, ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield, hardness, X-ray, chemical analysis and carbon equivalent index (CEI) testing.

On-plant non-destructive product tests include outside diameter, inside diameter, thickness, length, ovality, eccentricity, straightness measurement/testing and dye-penetrant testing.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Demonstrate understanding of laboratory product tests/testing processes.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Understand and interpret test results.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Understand cause/effect relationship between test results and process variables.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Product includes input raw materials, consumables and manufactured product.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5

Identify defects, non-conformances and hazardous conditions and take corrective action.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Defects, non-conformances and hazardous conditions are identified.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Corrective action and preventative methods for the non-conformances are applied and taken.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 6

Work safely with due care for self, fellow workers, equipment, materials and the environment.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Apply safety, health, environmental and quality procedures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Appropriate safety equipment and clothing are utilised.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against this qualification must be registered as an assessor with the relevant Education, Training, Quality, Assurance (ETQA) Body, or with an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.

Any institution offering learning that will enable the achievement of this Qualification must be accredited as a provider with the relevant Education, Training, Quality, Assurance (ETQA) Body, or with an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.

Assessment and moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant Education, Training, Quality, Assurance (ETQA) Body, or by an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA, according to the ETQA's policies and guidelines for assessment and moderation.

Moderation must include both internal and external moderation of assessments at exit points of the Qualification, unless ETQA policies specify otherwise. Moderation should also encompass achievement of the competence described both in individual Unit Standards as well as the integrated competence described in the Qualification.

Anyone wishing to be assessed against this Qualification may apply to be assessed by any assessment agency, assessor or provider institution that is accredited by the relevant ETQA.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

Names & functions of:
> Product sampling and test equipment
> Documentation
> Personal protective equipment
> Sample identification system

Attributes, descriptions, characteristics & properties:
> Different sample preparation methods
> Different tests and their relevance

Purpose of:
> Product
> Recording test results
> Testing product for conformance with standard

Sensory cues
> Sensory cues (what I see, hear, smell, feel) utilised for identifying material and equipment defect

Processes, events, causes and effects, implications:
> Defects and non-conformances and their effect on the product and customer relations
> Implications of undetected defects and non-conformances
> Cause/effect relationship between test results and process variables

Procedures and techniques:
> Preparing test equipment
> Testing product
> Interpreting test results
> Problem solving
> Defect and non-conformance identification
> Taking appropriate corrective action
> Applicable emergency procedures

Regulations, legislation, agreements, policies, standards:
> Applicable health, safety and environmental legislation
> Applicable company policies and procedures
> Applicable material quality specifications and requirements

Theory: rules, principles, laws:
> Applicable metallurgical rules, principles and laws

Relationships, systems:
> Effects of defect and non-conformance identification on the environment

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify problems related to application of tests and take corrective action.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Interact with production personnel, laboratory staff and others.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Manage resources and my own time.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Compare test results with specifications.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Information is clearly conveyed between team members, production personnel, laboratory staff and others.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use test equipment according to international standards.

Use technology to communicate with role-players.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Understand my role in the manufacturing process and the effects of my activities on the larger production process.

Justify my product testing actions as appropriate.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

N/A

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

N/A

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	49403	Further Education and Training Certificate: Steel Tube and Pipe Manufacturing (Seamless Hot-Finished OR Welded OR Cold-Formed)	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2012-06-30	MERSETA

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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