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Assemble, install, test, and commission a standard gas pressure

reducing and metering station
Level

Credits

10

Purpose

People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate and identify
standard gas pressure reducing and metering station equipment,
documentation, and procedures for equipment assembly and station
installations; prepare site for installing a standard gas pressure reducing and
metering station; assemble and install a standard gas pressure reducing and
metering station; commission and test a gas pressure reducing and metering
station; reinstate site; and complete reporting and documentation.

Subfield

Gas Industry

Domain

Gas Network Operations

Status

Registered

Status date

20 November 2006

Date version published

20 November 2006

Planned review date

31 December 2011

Entry information

Prerequisite: Unit 23088, Demonstrate knowledge of

standard gas pressure control equipment, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.

Replacement information

This unit standard replaced unit standard 12511 and unit

standard 12514.

Accreditation

Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and

industry.

Standard setting body (SSB)

NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)

(MITO)

Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference

0114

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 not limited to, workplace assessment. The
range statements relate to enterprise specific equipment, procedures, and
processes.

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The current version of the following documents must be complied with:

Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
NZS 5258:2003 Gas distribution networks available at http://www.standards.co.nz/;
NZS 5259:2004 Gas measurement available at http://www.standards.co.nz/.

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.
Standard gas pressure reducing and metering stations exclude pilot-operated
regulators, and active monitor and automatic stream selection configurations.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1
Locate and identify standard gas pressure reducing and metering station equipment,
documentation, and procedures for equipment assembly and station installations.
Performance criteria
1.1

Company procedures for the assembly and installation of standard pressure

reducing stations, regulators, meters, and ancillary equipment are located and
interpreted in relation to specified job requirements.
Range

1.2

installation site specific, authorisation, manufacturers information,

test certificates, equipment operating manuals, safety procedures,
operating procedures.

Job instructions are confirmed in accordance with company procedures.

Range

location, condition, size, position, pressure settings.

1.3

Potential environmental and safety hazards are identified in accordance with

company procedures.

1.4

Equipment and materials for troubleshooting and rectifying faults in standard

pressure reducing and metering stations are identified and described in terms of
type and function.
Range

1.5

may include but is not limited to valves, pipe, filter, pipe

supports, regulator, meter, gaskets, bolts, gauges, test points,
paint, test equipment, tools, fittings.

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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Resource requirements are identified and sourced in accordance with company

procedures.
Range

plant, tools, materials, documentation, system components,

personnel, communication equipment.

Element 2
Prepare site for installing a standard gas pressure reducing and metering station.
Performance criteria
2.1

Safety hazards are identified, and isolated, removed, or minimised in

accordance with company procedures.
Range

2.2

may include signage, barriers, personal protective equipment,

safe access and egress, gas escape, fire, explosion, asphyxiation,
other utilities, temporary traffic control, environmental protection,
excavations.

Installation equipment and materials are prepared, handled, and positioned in

accordance with company procedures and manufacturers instructions.

Element 3
Assemble and install a standard gas pressure reducing and metering station.
Performance criteria
3.1

Assembly and installation of standard gas pressure reducing station regulators,

meters, and ancillary equipment comply with manufacturer's requirements and
company procedures.
Range

may include but is not limited to site specific, lubrication,

calibration, structure, corrosion, relief valve setting, filters,
pressure differential, slam shuts.

3.2

Installation equipment is used in accordance with company procedures and

manufacturer's instructions.

3.3

Components and component parts are fitted and adjusted in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions.

3.4

Assembly and installation comply with company safety procedures.

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Element 4
Commission and test a gas pressure reducing and metering station.
Performance criteria
4.1

Standard gas pressure reducing and metering station is purged and

commissioned in accordance with company procedures, manufacturers
instructions and site requirements.
Range

4.2

includes but is not limited to additional stream(s), relief valves,

regulators, meters, liaison, location, pressure settings, functional
tests, diagnosis.

Standard gas pressure reducing and metering station is tested for soundness
and integrity in accordance with company procedures and manufacturer's
instructions.
Range

may include but is not limited to pressure settings, soap test,

gauges, filters, reliefs, flow, temperature.

Element 5
Reinstate site.
Performance criteria
5.1

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

5.2

Tools, equipment, and materials are removed from site in accordance with job
requirements and company procedures.

5.3

Worksite is reinstated and made safe in accordance with company procedures.

Element 6
Complete reporting and documentation.
Performance criteria
6.1

Information is communicated to other parties, both internal and external, in

accordance with company procedures.
Range

6.2

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.

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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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