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Coordinate and manage site safety control systems in a petrochemical
workplace
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people employed in the petrochemical industry.
People credited with this unit standard are, in a petrochemical workplace,
able to identify site safety control systems, and coordinate and manage site
safety control systems.
Subfield
Petrochemical Industry
Domain
Petrochemical Operations Communication and
Responses
Status
Registered
Status date
20 February 2009
Date version published
20 February 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with relevant site
requirements and the following legislation:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction)
Regulations 1999;
Health and Safety in Employment (Pipelines) Regulations 1999;
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Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger
Ropeways) Regulations 1999;
local body bylaws.
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This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment. While
all performance criteria must be met it is noted that all range statements within this
unit standard are indicative and dependent on enterprise and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Any queries can be directed to the NZ Motor Industry
Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO).
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Definitions
Site requirements mean the site specific documented methods for performing work
activities and include health, safety, environmental, and quality management
requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Site safety control systems refer to the control procedures and their management not
to the site equipment and hardware systems.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify site safety control systems in a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
1.1
Site specific safety control systems are identified.
Range
1.2
may include but is not limited to – permit to work system, safety
data sheets, safety procedures, callout roster, evacuation
procedures, operations and maintenance procedures, safety
induction.
Site safety control systems are explained to establish their purpose.
Range
two for each of – inform, control, emergency response.
1.3
The hierarchy of site safety control systems is explained in accordance with site
requirements.
1.4
Legislation and regulations impacting on safety control systems are identified in
accordance with site requirements.
Element 2
Coordinate and manage site safety control systems in a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
2.1
Site procedures for updating safety control systems are identified.
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2.2
Methods of validating safety procedures are described in accordance with site
requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – hazard analysis, simulations,
exercises, audits, practical experience.
2.3
Site safety control systems are audited and the audit is recorded in accordance
with site requirements.
2.4
Methods for managing changes to safety procedures are described in
accordance with site requirements.
2.5
Changes to site safety control systems are communicated to affected personnel
in accordance with site requirements.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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