NZQA Expiring unit standard 3713 version 7 Page 1 of 6. Print single colour work on a sheet-fed registering offset press

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1 Page 1 of 6 Title Print single colour work on a sheet-fed registering offset press Level 3 Credits 10 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of factors affecting printing standards; print single colour sheet-fed offset work in both black and coloured ink including halftones; maintain the operation of the feeder system; maintain operation of the printing unit ensuring the quality of the printed product meets the job requirements; monitor operation of the delivery section; check job is complete before wash up; and undertake post-press tasks. Classification Printing > Printing - Sheet-Fed Available grade Achieved Entry information Critical health and safety prerequisites Prerequisite: Unit 3711, Make ready a sheet-fed registering offset printing press for single colour work, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Explanatory notes 1 All workplace practices must meet any applicable and recognised codes of practice, and documented workplace health, safety, and environmental procedures for personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters, and the obligations required under current law including the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments. 2 Workplace practices refer to the documented procedures for the machine and/or workplace. 3 Jobs undertaken for this unit standard must include work for a minimum sheet size of A3 and must include halftones. 4 Candidates undertaking this unit standard must provide evidence of normal colour vision. Further information on PrintNZ Training s policy for colour vision can be obtained from PrintNZ Training, PO Box 31131, Lower Hutt Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1

2 Page 2 of 6 Demonstrate knowledge of factors affecting printing standards. 1.1 Characteristics of an acceptable print are listed. colour consistency and registration maintained, correct position, correct substrate, standard maintained to approved sample. 1.2 Factors which affect the print quality are listed. customer s requirements, speed of the press, width or thickness of the substrate, general condition of the press. 1.3 Factors which affect the printing speed for the job are listed. quality requirements, ink being used, substrate being used, register requirements, press condition. Outcome 2 Print single colour sheet-fed offset work in both black and coloured ink including halftones. minimum sheet size A Press start up and shut down procedures are followed during the print run in accordance with machine operating manual, workplace practices and Occupational Health and Safety requirements. 2.2 Potential hazards for the equipment being used are identified and reported in accordance with workplace practices. 2.3 Single colour work is printed to meet the specifications of the job documentation and ensuring that production standards and quality are maintained throughout the run. Outcome 3 Maintain the operation of the feeder system. 3.1 The feeder stack is monitored ensuring that continuous feeding to the head and side lays is achieved. 3.2 Substrate is added to the feeder to provide a continuous supply. 3.3 The sheet pick-up and transport system is monitored and adjusted as required ensuring continuous operation.

3 Page 3 of 6 check for feeder head and/or sucker bar, sheet separation, sheet detectors, anti-static devices, feedboard grippers or suction, pile height. 3.4 Side lay and head lays are monitored and transfer gripper system is adjusted as required to ensure registration is maintained. check for sheet detection devices, lay positioning. Outcome 4 Maintain operation of the printing unit ensuring the quality of the printed product meets the job requirements. 4.1 The plate and plate cylinder are monitored and adjusted. plate and plate cylinder; plate or image position. 4.2 The blanket and blanket cylinder are monitored and adjusted. blanket condition, blanket cylinder and bearers. 4.3 The impression cylinder is monitored and adjusted. cylinder and bearers, specialist finishing processes. 4.4 Control of ink colour, condition and inking system are monitored and maintained. ink density, mixing, matching, ink additives, transfer of ink to plate. 4.5 The damping system is monitored and adjusted. fountain level, dampening settings. Outcome 5 Monitor operation of the delivery section. 5.1 The sheet transfer and control system is monitored and adjusted ensuring that continuous delivery to the delivery pile is achieved. may include, but is not limited to sheet transfer components, anti-static devices, sheet slow-down devices, sheet release system, infra-red drying unit.

4 Page 4 of The set-off prevention devices are monitored and adjusted as required to prevent set-off. sheet drop, spray powder, other anti set-off or sheet drying devices. 5.3 Product bar code tolerances are maintained throughout the print run. readability, printing tolerances. 5.4 Quality control guides are used to maintain required production standards. quality control strips, densitometers. 5.5 Faults encountered during the print run are reported or rectified in accordance with workplace practices. print faults spots, set-off, ghosting, over or under impression, slur, show-through, ink contamination, bleeds, creasing, misregister, static, ink and water balance, plate blinding, colour variation, coating build up, shift in image position, image appearing washed out; delivery faults circumferential creasing, lay edge corners turning under, tears in lay edge, black lines or marks on non-image areas. Outcome 6 Check job is complete before wash up. 6.1 Quantity printed is checked against job documentation before wash up is commenced or plate removed from cylinder. 6.2 Discrepancies in quantity are rectified or reported in accordance with workplace practices. Outcome 7 Undertake post-press tasks. 7.1 Correct shut down sequence is followed in accordance with machine operating manual, workplace practices and Occupational Health and Safety requirements. 7.2 Job documentation is completed in accordance with workplace practices. may include, but is not limited to job sheets, time sheets, electronic data storage.

5 Page 5 of Amendments and variations are noted on job documentation for future reference. 7.4 Post-press tasks are carried out as required by the job documentation and in accordance with workplace practices. indicate lay and grip edge, knock up and sort job, file plates. 7.5 Printed substrate is prepared for forwarding to the next production process. Replacement information This unit standard, unit standard 3710, unit standard 3711, unit standard 3712, and unit standard 3714 have been replaced by unit standard and unit standard This unit standard and unit standard 3712 replaced unit standard 361. This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below. Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 31 March December 2019 Revision 2 20 July December 2019 Review 3 25 May December 2019 Review 4 22 October December 2019 Rollover and Revision 5 12 December December 2019 Review 6 18 June December 2019 Rollover 7 10 December December 2019 Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0005 This CMR can be accessed at Please note Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

6 Page 6 of 6 Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR 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.