NZQA Expiring unit standard
3068 version 6
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of specified legislation in an energy and
chemical environment
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
4
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain
responsibilities under the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992 and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
explain responsibilities under the Resource Management Act
1991; and explain responsibilities under the Approved Code of
Practice for the Design, Safe Operation, Maintenance and
Servicing of Boilers.
This unit standard is for occupations such as boiler operators
and petrochemical process operators whose role can include
all or some of the following: steam generation, water treatment,
hydrocarbon processing and electrical generation in industries
including petrochemical, power generation, dairy processing,
meat processing, timber processing and other steam users.
Classification
Energy and Chemical Plant > Safety and Legislation for Energy
and Chemical Plant
Available grade
Achieved
This unit standard is
expiring
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
organisational requirements refer to instructions (oral, written, graphic) to staff on
policy and procedures which may be documented in memo or manual form and are
available in the workplace. These requirements include but are not limited to –
manufacturer's procedures, plant procedures, suppliers’ instructions, site signage,
legislative requirements and codes of practice;
plant refers to the plant or unit at which the person is employed.
2
The following regulations, legislation and standards apply: Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992 and the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Resource Management Act 1991; Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
1996; current Approved Code of Practice for the Design, Safe Operation,
Maintenance and Servicing of Boilers.
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SSB Code 101541
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NZQA Expiring unit standard
3068 version 6
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain responsibilities under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and Health
and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 is used to identify employee
and employer responsibilities.
1.2
The explanation establishes the reasons for these responsibilities.
1.3
Plant systems to facilitate management of responsibilities are identified and
explained in terms of purpose, use and factors relating to Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992 and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
Outcome 2
Explain responsibilities under the Resource Management Act 1991.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The Resource Management Act 1991 is used to identify employee and
employer responsibilities within the workplace.
2.2
The explanation establishes the reasons for these responsibilities.
2.3
Plant systems to facilitate management of responsibilities are identified and
explained in terms of purpose, use and factors relating to Resource
Management Act 1991.
This unit standard is
Explain responsibilities under the Approved
Code of Practice for the Design, Safe
expiring
Operation, Maintenance and Servicing of Boilers (Code).
Outcome 3
Evidence requirements
3.1
Boilers are identified and explained in terms of the Code definitions and level of
significance.
Range
attended, limited attendance, unattended, low hazard, hot water.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
New Zealand Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101541
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
3068 version 6
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
8 November 1995
31 December 2014
Revision
2
15 December 1998
31 December 2014
Review
3
29 May 2000
31 December 2014
Revision
4
24 July 2002
31 December 2014
Review
5
28 February 2006
31 December 2016
Review
6
24 October 2014
31 December 2016
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
New Zealand Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101541
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016