NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Maintain buildings
Level
4
Purpose
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Credits
4
This unit standard is for people working as building or school
caretakers.
People credited with this standard are able to: supervise
cleaning of buildings; maintain security for the facility; operate
waste management system; and operate programme of
building maintenance and repairs.
Classification
Cleaning and Caretaking > Caretaking
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Competence demonstrated during assessment against this standard must comply
with the requirements of:
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;
Health and Safety Code of Practice for Schools, Ministry of Education, 2005.
2
Equipment and cleaning agents must be used in accordance with manufacturer’s
recommendations.
3
Definition
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.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Supervise cleaning of buildings.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Cleaning supplies and equipment are maintained within budget and in sufficient
quantities to meet cleaning requirements.
1.2
Cleaning tasks are supervised in accordance with facility schedules or duty lists.
1.3
Emergency cleaning duties are performed when required.
Outcome 2
Maintain security for the facility.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Buildings are opened when required in accordance with industry best practice.
2.2
Buildings are locked when required in accordance with industry best practice.
2.3
Services to buildings and rooms not in use are maintained in accordance with
industry best practice.
Range
2.4
may include – power, water, telephone.
Alarm systems are operated in accordance with industry best practice.
Outcome 3
Operate waste management system.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Rubbish and waste are collected from all locations daily in accordance with
facility requirements.
3.2
Rubbish and waste collection point is maintained in a clean and hygienic
condition in accordance with facility requirements.
3.3
Rubbish and waste is removed from the premises by regularly scheduled
collections in accordance with facility requirements.
Outcome 4
Operate programme of building maintenance and repairs.
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Evidence requirements
4.1
Supplies and equipment are maintained within budget and in sufficient
quantities to meet maintenance and repair requirements.
4.2
Minor repairs are performed as necessary in accordance with industry best
practice.
4.3
Programme of maintenance and/or repairs are followed according to facility
schedule or duty list.
4.4
Any defacement of surfaces is dealt with in accordance with industry best
practice.
Replacement information
Planned review date
This unit standard and unit standard 17268 and unit
standard 17269 replaced unit standard 1594.
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 April 2000
31 December 2014
Revision
2
8 February 2001
31 December 2014
Review
3
27 February 2006
31 December 2014
Review
4
18 October 2012
N/A
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
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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 Community Support Services ITO Limited (Careerforce)
info@careerforce.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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