NZQA registered unit standard
28283 version 1
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Title
Coordinate and monitor health and safety and risk assessment
procedures used in an energy and chemical plant
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard is for people working as boiler operators and
energy and chemical process operators in an energy and
chemical plant.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of hazard identification procedures; coordinate risk
assessment procedures; and monitor risk assessment
procedures, used in an energy and chemical plant.
Classification
Energy and Chemical Plant > Operation of Energy and
Chemical Plant
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Assessment conditions
All assessment must be carried out at an energy or chemical site.
2
Definitions
Energy and chemical plant may be in – petrochemical, agri-nutrient, power
generation, dairy processing, meat processing, and wood fibre manufacturing, or
other plants that operate with a combination of high temperatures, pressures, steam
and/or chemicals in gas, liquid or solid form.
Hazard – the meaning used in section 2 of the HSE Act.
Organisational requirements – documented policies and procedures. These may
include: equipment manufacturers’ procedures, plant procedures, suppliers’
instructions, site signage, codes of practice, company health and safety plans, on site
briefings, and supervisor’s instructions. This includes all regulatory and legislative
obligations that apply to the plant.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28283 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of hazard identification procedures used in an energy and
chemical plant.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hazards that impact on workers and the work environment in an energy and
chemical plant are identified and described in terms of their source and effects.
Range
sources include but are not limited to – machinery, handling
processes, workplace conditions, pollution;
effects include but are not limited to – physical damage, overuse
of resources, lost production, non-compliance with legal
responsibilities.
1.2
Hazard control in an energy and chemical plant is described in terms of health
and safety requirements.
1.3
Methods used to control hazards in an energy and chemical plant are described
in terms of organisational requirements.
Range
methods include but are not limited to – elimination, isolation,
minimisation, inspection, incident and/or accident reporting, ongoing review, accident investigator.
Outcome 2
Coordinate risk assessment procedures used in an energy and chemical plant.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Hazards that impact on safe operations in an energy and chemical plant are
identified and eliminated, isolated or minimised in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.2
Risk assessment procedures are applied in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range
2.3
risk assessment procedures include but are not limited to – an
assessment of probability, level of risk, identification of
consequences.
Relevant personnel are advised of any actions required to mitigate hazards in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28283 version 1
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Outcome 3
Monitor risk assessment procedures used in an energy and chemical plant.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Risk assessment procedures are monitored to ensure compliance in
accordance with organisational requirements.
3.2
Any variance or non-compliance is identified and reported to relevant personnel
in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.3
All plant documentation related to the risk assessment process is completed in
accordance with organisational requirements.
documentation includes but is not limited to – hazard identification
forms, risk assessment reports.
Range
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
24 October 2014
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0079
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28283 version 1
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016