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Title
Maintain safety in a distribution facility
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to maintain
safety, and comply with safety requirements for handling
hazardous and dangerous goods in a distribution facility.
Classification
Retail, Distribution, and Sales > Distribution
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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Definitions
Hazardous substances means any substance with one or more of the following
intrinsic properties: explosiveness, flammability, capacity to oxidize, corrosiveness,
toxicity, ecotoxicity with or without bioaccumulation; or which on contact with air or
water (other than air or water where the temperature of pressure has been artificially
increased or decreased) generates a substance with any one or more of the above
properties.
Distribution facility refers to a workplace where the primary focus is on storage and
distribution of stock.
Organisational procedures refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are formally documented, or generally accepted within the workplace.
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Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must comply with the
requirements of the following: Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995; Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, other published statutes, regulations, codes of practice,
guidelines and standards relevant to their particular work place and their subsequent
amendments and replacements.
This unit standard is
expiring
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Maintain safety in a distribution facility.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Personal protective equipment suitable for working conditions used are in
accordance with organisational procedures and legislative requirements.
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1.2
Potential workplace hazards are identified and actions taken to eliminate,
isolate, or minimise each hazard.
Range
1.3
evidence is required for three different workplace hazards.
Hazardous substances in the workplace are identified, handled and stored
safely.
Range
1.4
evidence is required for three different hazardous substances.
Handling and storage requirements for hazardous substances are met in
accordance with organisational and legislative requirements.
may include but are not limited to – precautions, labelling, signage,
combinations, quantity, temperature, light, humidity, security,
container, packaging, proximity to other goods, stock rotation,
equipment;
evidence is required for three different hazardous substances.
Range
1.5
Location of emergency and safety equipment is identified and operational
requirements are met in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
1.6
evidence is required for fire extinguisher and two other pieces of
equipment.
Emergency procedures are identified and complied with in accordance with
organisational procedures and legislative requirements.
Range
1.7
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evidence is required for three emergency procedures.
Procedures for reporting and recording incidents involving safety are identified
and complied with in accordance with organisational and legislative
requirements.
This unit standard is
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment
against the standard must take place by
expiring
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 October 1997
31 December 2016
Review
2
29 July 2002
31 December 2016
Review
3
16 December 2005
31 December 2016
Review
4
16 April 2015
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0225
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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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
ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016