NZQA registered unit standard
19620 version 3
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Title
Interpret and apply scaffolding health and safety legislative
requirements
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
–
describe the legislative requirements for scaffolding in the
HSE Act;
–
complete and process required health and safety
scaffolding industry forms;
–
describe PPE in the scaffolding industry;
–
interpret legislative requirements that relate to public
protection in the scaffolding industry; and
–
interpret health and safety legislative requirements that
relate to inspection of scaffolding equipment.
Classification
Lifting Equipment > Elementary Scaffolding
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard has been developed for learning and assessment in job or off-job
in a simulated environment
2
All tasks must be carried out in accordance with the Best Practice Guide (BPG)
based on:
a quality management systems;
b designer’s requirements and manufacturers' operating instructions; and
government and local government legislation, regulations, bylaws, Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995;
c the most up to date version of the:
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/information-guidance/all-guidanceitems/scaffolding-best-practice-guideline-for-scaffolding-in-new-zealand, and all
subsequent amendments and replacements.
3
Definitions
Scaffolding is defined in the BPG and in the Health and Safety in in Employment
Regulations 1995.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the legislative requirements for scaffolding in the HSE Act.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Describe the responsibilities of scaffolders under the HSE Act.
1.2
Describe and explain hazard management procedures for scaffolding in terms
of hazard identification sheets and proximity to power lines.
1.3
Describe and explain training and competency requirements for scaffolders.
Outcome 2
Complete and process required health and safety scaffolding industry forms.
Range
notifications, inspections, registers.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Complete scaffolding industry health and safety notification forms.
2.2
Complete scaffolding industry health and safety inspection documentation.
2.3
Complete scaffolding industry health and safety registers.
Outcome 3
Describe PPE in the scaffolding industry.
Range
PPE includes but is not limited to – hard-hats, boots, clothing, eye protection,
safety lines, belts, harness.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Describe PPE to be carried by scaffolders in industry.
3.2
Describe and explain use of PPE in industry.
3.3
Describe and explain maintenance and inspection of PPE in industry.
Outcome 4
Interpret legislative requirements that relate to public protection in the scaffolding industry.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Interpret the legislative requirements for catch fans in terms of their relevance to
health and safety in the scaffolding industry.
4.2
Interpret the legislative requirements for screening and containment sheeting in
terms of their relevance to health and safety in the scaffolding industry.
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SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
4.3
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Interpret the legislative requirements for safety nets in terms of their relevance
to health and safety in the scaffolding industry.
Outcome 5
Interpret health and safety legislative requirements that relate to inspection of scaffolding
equipment.
Range
equipment – planks, fittings, components.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Interpret the equipment inspection requirements in terms of their relevance to
health and safety in the scaffolding industry.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 November 2002
31 December 2016
Review
2
23 March 2006
31 December 2016
Review
3
16 July 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
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 (CMRs). 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.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
19620 version 3
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation at reviewcomments@skills.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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