Field Service Sector
Review of Industrial Rope Access unit standards
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
Lifting Equipment |
Industrial Rope Access |
15757, 19358-19363, 23229, 28898 |
The Skills Organisation (Skills) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published April 2021
Planned review date December 2025
Summary
Skills and the Industrial Rope Access sector stakeholders held meetings in February and March 2020 to discuss the graduate outcomes and conditions that had to be met for the New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Rope Access (Level 3) [Ref: 2358] qualification. The existing unit standards were reviewed alongside the qualification conditions and the industry approved best practice guidelines for the sector.
Main changes
· Titles of unit standards 19358, 19359, and 19362 were amended to better align with the outcomes of the standards.
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold.
Key to review category |
|
A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID |
D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |
Service Sector > Lifting Equipment > Industrial Rope Access
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
15757 |
Use, install and disestablish temporary proprietary height safety systems when working at height |
3 |
4 |
B |
19358 |
Describe legislative requirements for the industrial rope access industry Demonstrate knowledge of legislative requirements for the industrial rope access industry |
3 |
3 |
B |
19359 |
Inspect and maintain height safety equipment Identify, inspect and maintain height safety equipment |
3 |
3 |
B |
19360 |
Plan and prepare for basic industrial rope access work |
3 |
3 |
B |
19361 |
Set up and dismantle basic industrial rope access systems |
3 |
14 |
B |
19362 |
Carry out elementary on-rope skills Prepare and use industrial rope access systems |
3 |
14 |
B |
19363 |
Carry out simple patient recovery by rope techniques |
3 |
15 |
B |
23229 |
Use safety harness system when working at height |
3 |
4 |
B |
28898 |
Prepare, install, inspect, use and dismantle basic industrial rope access systems |
3 |
20 |
B |