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Identify and apply health and safety procedures for the boatbuilding
industry
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard introduces learners to workplace health and safety
legislation and enables them to play an active role in ensuring the health and
safety of themselves and others in the workplace.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the purpose of
health and safety planning; identify the hazards and identify and apply hazard
controls in the boatbuilding industry; and describe accident/emergency
procedures and management.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Boatbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
27 October 2006
Date version published
27 October 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Boating Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0136
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Legislation applicable to this unit standard includes the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, and
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
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Resource material for this unit standard includes the ACC series, Small Business
(Boat Building). In particular: How to manage hazards: for boat building (ACC 1313),
ACC 2003 and Emergencies and incident investigation: for boat building (ACC 1314),
ACC 2003.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the purpose of health and safety planning.
Performance criteria
1.1
The reasons for planning and compliance are described in terms of the
boatbuilding industry.
Element 2
Identify the hazards in the boatbuilding industry.
Performance criteria
2.1
Key industry hazards are identified in terms of the boatbuilding industry.
2.2
Hazard risks are ordered according to severity.
Range
includes emergency risk, health risk.
Element 3
Identify and apply hazard controls in the boatbuilding industry.
Performance criteria
3.1
Strategies for reduction or elimination of health and safety hazards are identified
in accordance with Health and Safety legislation.
3.2
Methods of eliminating, isolating, and minimising are identified for key industry
hazards.
3.3
Storage methods for chemicals are identified and applied in accordance with
hazard information documents.
Range
3.4
information documents may include OSH approved codes of
practice or material safety data sheets (MSDS).
Personal protective equipment for safety is identified and used in accordance
with MSDS and manufacturer instructions.
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3.5
Hazard information documents are described in terms of information type.
Range
3.6
Hazard control documents are described in terms of their applications.
Range
3.7
MSDS, safety cards, safety posters, hazchem code, safety and
risk codes, ACC related publications.
hazard worksheet/record, hazard register, risk assessment
documentation, training and supervision documents, ACC
documents.
Hazard record is developed for workplace.
Range
‘proforma’ format as shown in ACC publication, How to manage
hazards: for boat building or equivalent.
Element 4
Describe accident/emergency procedures and management.
Performance criteria
4.1
Emergency situations are described in terms of the boat building industry.
4.2
Procedures for dealing with emergencies are outlined with reference to ACC
publication, Emergencies and incident investigation: for boat building.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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.
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 Boating Industry Training Organisation info@bia.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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