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Title
Follow safe work practices in the cleaning industry
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
6
This unit standard is for people in the cleaning industry.
People credited with unit standard are able to: ensure safety of
cleaner and the public during cleaning operations; handle
equipment safely; handle cleaning agents; take personal safety
measures; and demonstrate safe work practices.
Classification
Cleaning and Caretaking > Cleaning Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Competence demonstrated during assessment against this standard must comply
with the requirements of:
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997;
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Smoke-Free Environments Act 1990;
Food Hygiene Regulations 1974;
Food (Safety) Regulations 2002;
AS/NZS 1892.5:2000 Portable ladders – Selection, use and care;
Code of Practice for Manual Handling, Occupational Safety and Health, 2001;
Code of Practice for the Preparation of Safety Data Sheets, available from
http://www.osh.govt.nz/order/catalogue/69.shtml;
Best practice guidelines for working at heights in New Zealand, Occupational Safety
and Health, 2012.
2
Equipment and cleaning agents must be used in accordance with manufacturer’s
recommendations.
3
Definitions
Industry best practice refers to enterprise or establishment or facility requirements,
practices, policy, procedures, methods and protocols which are in accordance with
applicable legislation, regulations and New Zealand Standards.
Sharps refers to potential health and commercial hazards to cleaners such as
needles (contaminated or otherwise), ampoules, and any potentially skin penetrating
objects in the health and commercial area.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Ensure safety of cleaner and the public during cleaning operations.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Responsibilities and rights of employees under the Health and Safety in
Employment Act are identified and described.
Range
1.2
The order of hazard management controls are described in terms of eliminating,
isolating, and minimising hazards.
Range
1.3
responsibilities and rights include – protecting the health and
safety of self and others, using protective clothing and equipment,
the right to refuse unsafe work, to be adequately supervised
and/or trained.
evidence of two examples each of eliminating, isolating, and
minimising hazards is required.
Communication methods and procedures are applied in accordance with
industry best practice.
Range
may include – radio, electronic, signage, oral, written, sirens,
signals.
Evidence of three is required.
Outcome 2
Handle equipment safely.
Range
Residual current device (RCD) or isolation transformer, electrical machinery and
equipment, extension cords.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safety check of machinery and equipment is completed.
2.2
Faulty and non-operational machinery and equipment are reported to the
supervisor in accordance with industry best practice.
2.3
RCD or isolating transformer is safety checked for operation in accordance with
industry best practice.
2.4
Electrical Safety Certificate is checked for currency of date.
2.5
Equipment is set up/fitted to the cleaner’s height and body type.
Outcome 3
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Handle cleaning agents.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Potential hazards for cleaner are identified and action taken to eliminate, isolate
or minimise the hazard.
Range
3.2
Cleaning agents are stored in a safe condition in accordance with industry best
practice.
Range
3.3
when preparing cleaning solutions, using cleaning agents,
cleaning up spillages, operating in poor ventilation, handling
unlabelled cleaning agents.
labelled containers, separate storage areas, Safety Data Sheets.
Soiled solutions and waste are disposed of in accordance with the Resource
Management Act 1991.
Outcome 4
Maintain personal safety measures.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Personal health hazards are identified and action taken to eliminate, isolate or
minimise the hazard.
Range
4.2
may include – human products, glass, sharps, contaminated
waste.
Evidence of three is required.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) suitable for the task being undertaken is
used at all times during operations.
Range
may include – gloves, footwear, eye or face protection, headgear,
overalls/uniform, ear protection, respiratory protection.
Evidence of three is required.
4.3
Accidents or incidents are reported in accordance with industry best practice.
4.4
Procedures for maintaining physical wellbeing are followed as specified in
Occupational Safety and Health documents.
Range
posture, lifting, bending, carrying, working at heights, hand
sanitising.
Outcome 5
Demonstrate safe work practices.
Evidence requirements
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5.1
Areas in which cleaning operations are taking place are identified clearly and
visibly.
at least one of – warning signs, cordons, barriers.
Range
5.2
Safe work practices are identified in accordance with industry best practice.
may include – PPE, standard operating procedures, signage,
safety guarding, work permits.
Evidence of three is required.
Range
5.3
Routine work activities are carried out in accordance with industry best practice.
may include – correct use of PPE, correct use of a colour-coded
system, following safety rules, demonstrating an awareness of
workplace hazards and controls, use of good ergonomic practice,
incident reporting, compliance with signage and entry
requirements.
Evidence of four is required.
Range
5.4
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Workplace hazard identification systems are identified.
may include – hazard registers, hazard reporting, inspections,
area analysis, task analysis and process analysis.
Evidence of three is required.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
28354 and unit standard 28355.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
31 August 1996
31 December 2014
Review
2
27 April 2000
31 December 2014
Revision
3
8 February 2001
31 December 2014
Revision
4
14 January 2002
31 December 2014
Review
5
27 February 2006
31 December 2014
Review
6
18 October 2012
31 December 2017
Review
7
17 July 2014
31 December 2017
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0004
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.
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