NZQA registered unit standard
17529 version 4
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Title
Conduct safety audit for an abrasive blasting and protective coating
operation
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: conduct,
record, and report a safety audit for an abrasive blasting and
protective coating operation; and identify, report, and
implement corrective actions for an abrasive blasting and
protective coating operation.
Classification
Industrial Coatings > Protective Coatings
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 17547, Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety for
blaster coating operations, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and documents relevant to this unit standard include:
Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
2
Recommended website:
NZ Abrasive Blasting Association Inc. – http://www.nzaba.co.nz/.
3
Definition
Company procedures refer to documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements.
They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, manufacturer’s instructions, or policy
statements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Conduct, record, and report a safety audit for an abrasive blasting and protective coating
operation.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
17529 version 4
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Personal protective equipment is fitted and worn in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions and company procedures.
1.2
Inspection and/or safety checklist is completed and recorded in accordance with
company procedures and HSE Regulations Parts 1 and 2.
1.3
Audit checks that a job safety analysis was completed in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
first aid and emergency precautions, set-up of the job, equipment,
working conditions, effect on environment;
may include – permits, access equipment.
1.4
Audit checks that reassessment of job safety analysis was conducted in
accordance with company procedures.
1.5
Audit checks that identified hazards were inspected in the workplace and rated
for their potential to cause injury in accordance with the HSE Act.
1.6
Safety audit is recorded in accordance with company procedures.
Range
1.7
recording includes but is not limited to – inspection checklist, jobsafety analysis, hazard identification, hazard rating.
Results of safety audit are reported to relevant personnel in accordance with
company procedures.
Outcome 2
Identify, report, and implement corrective actions for an abrasive blasting and protective
coating operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Corrective actions are identified and recorded in accordance with company
procedures.
2.2
Corrective actions are implemented in accordance with company procedures.
2.3
Safety outcomes from the implemented corrective actions are monitored and
any non-compliance is reported for further action in accordance with company
procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
17529 version 4
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 August 2000
31 December 2012
Review
2
20 November 2006
31 December 2013
Review
3
18 October 2012
31 December 2016
Review
4
16 April 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0114
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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.
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.
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016