NZQA registered unit standard
5694 version 5
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Title
Develop plans and procedures to manage the plant and equipment of
a public swimming pool
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop
systems for the routine cleaning, maintenance, and repair of
public swimming pool plant and equipment; develop safe
practices for the operation of public swimming pool plant and
equipment; organise cleaning and maintenance supplies and
services for public swimming pool plant and equipment; and
develop and implement procedures for the repair and
replacement of the plant and equipment of a public swimming
pool.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Aquatics
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
A public swimming pool includes the pool or pools, their fixtures and surrounds, shower
and changing areas, fun equipment, play areas, and attached facilities where they exist.
2
Swimming pool plant and equipment includes but is not limited to – vacuuming
equipment; filtration, circulation, disinfection, and dosing systems; associated
equipment.
3
Underpinning skills and knowledge useful for this unit standard could be evidenced
by the holding of Unit 5687, Develop and implement plans for maintaining a safe
aquatic facility; and Unit 7019, Plan and establish procedures to manage the plant of
a recreation facility.
4
Competence in this unit standard includes compliance with the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992 (HSE Act), as it applies to the elimination of significant hazards,
isolation of significant hazards when elimination is not possible, and minimisation of
significant hazards when elimination and isolation are not possible.
5
Competence in this unit standard includes compliance with the New Zealand Standards
relating to public swimming pool operation:
NZS 5826:2000, Pool water quality
NZS 4441:2008, Swimming pool design Standard, available from
http://www.standards.co.nz.
6
Swimming pool patrons include swimmers and spectators.
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Definition
Public swimming pool is as defined in NZS 5826.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Develop systems for the routine cleaning, maintenance, and repair of public swimming pool
plant and equipment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Systems developed for cleaning meet facility standards.
Range
1.2
Systems developed for the maintenance and repair of plant and equipment meet
facility standards and HSE Act requirements and are in accordance with
manufacturers’ instructions.
Range
1.3
systems – timing, sequencing, staffing, security arrangements;
standards – safety, frequency, visible cleanliness, odour, impact on
patron use.
systems – preventative inspection, maintenance schedules,
signage, movement of equipment, record of work completed.
Monitoring of usage and condition meets identified facility planning needs.
Range
needs – additional equipment, replacement, redundancy of plant
and equipment.
Outcome 2
Develop safe practices for the operation of public swimming pool plant and equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Procedures and techniques developed for operating plant and equipment meet
HSE Act requirements and are in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions and
the safety needs of the staff involved.
2.2
Staff training programmes are developed for implementing facility policy on
operating procedures, safety procedures, and maintenance programmes.
Range
staff training programmes may include – on-job training, refresher
courses, specialist training with outside agencies, pre-season
training.
Outcome 3
Organise cleaning and maintenance supplies for public swimming pool plant and equipment.
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Evidence requirements
3.1
Record keeping procedures supply stock and equipment information to facility
standards.
Range
3.2
Security procedures maintain the safety of facility staff and patrons.
Range
3.3
purchasing, consumption, use, stock turnover, expiry dates.
procedures may include – unauthorised access, record of
keyholders, pin number holders, safe codes.
Purchasing procedures balance availability and economy of supply with facility
standards for service.
Outcome 4
Develop and implement procedures for the repair and replacement of the plant and
equipment of a public swimming pool.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Inspection procedures of plant and equipment developed assesses needs.
Range
needs – repair, replacement, selection, purchase.
4.2
Preparation of budget for plant and equipment meets facility standards for
financial analysis and planning.
4.3
Measures developed for the use and condition of plant and equipment establish
criteria and priorities for action.
Range
4.4
criteria – frequency of breakdown, maintenance costs, types of
breakdowns, wear and tear on plant and equipment.
Selection and purchasing criteria and procedures developed meet facility
standards and objectives.
Range
criteria – economy and/or value for money, within budget, back up
including parts and servicing.
Planned review date
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 June 1996
31 December 2012
Revision
2
14 February 2000
31 December 2012
Review
3
22 January 2002
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
4
12 February 2010
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
5
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0099
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, 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 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.
Comments on this unit standard
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