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Sort plastics for recycling at a resource recovery facility
Level
2
Credits
1
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who are currently working in the resource
recovery industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to sort plastics for recycling at
a resource recovery facility.
Subfield
Resource Recovery
Domain
Recycling and Recovery
Status
Registered
Status date
25 February 2008
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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All work practices must comply with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
The New Zealand Waste Strategy: Towards zero waste and a sustainable New
Zealand, 2002, published by Ministry for the Environment, available at
http://www.mfe.govt.nz.
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References for this unit standard include:
Plastic Identification Codes available at http://www.reducerubbish.govt.nz;
The Plastic Identification Code, available at http://www.plastics.org.nz.
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Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used
throughout operations in accordance with company procedures.
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Definitions
Company procedures means the documented methods for performing work activities
and includes health and safety, environmental, and quality management
requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Resource recovery facility refers to a facility that receives materials from the waste
stream for resource recovery, treatment, or disposal. Terms used to describe such
facilities include transfer station and recycling centre.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Sort plastics for recycling at a resource recovery facility.
Performance criteria
1.1
Job requirements are confirmed in accordance with company procedures.
1.2
Hazards of working with plastic and plastic sorting equipment are identified,
assessed, and controlled in accordance with company procedures and
legislation.
Range
1.3
equipment may include conveyor belt;
control includes but is not limited to – personal protective
equipment.
Types of plastic are identified and sorted in accordance with company
procedures and job instructions.
Range
types – as listed in a plastics identification code;
sorting may be for transport or processing depending on the
workplace;
evidence is required of sorting at least three types.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
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