Assessor Resource
MEM20004A
Gain entry
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
The unit applies to gaining entry into commercial and domestic locks. The basis for entry includes lockout (keys inside), lost keys (rekeys) and malfunction. Applications include locks for doors and windows.
It requires an ability to safely gain straightforward entry to mechanical locking devices, taking into account factors that ensure conformance to specifications and operational performance.
These include locksmithing principles, ethics, techniques, procedures and safe work practices.
Where specialised skills are required to gain entry and to reinstate both mechanical and electronic locking systems in automotive or fire and security containers, the appropriate units should be selected.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 4
This unit covers gaining entry and straightforward return to service of general types of mechanical locks.
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