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Explain Liquid and Hazardous Waste Code of Practice compliance for a
waste collection business
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for managers of liquid and hazardous waste collection
businesses. The term ‘manager’ includes owner-operators.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the contents and
coverage of the Liquid and Hazardous Waste Code of Practice (the Code);
summarise the regulatory and policy framework impacting on a liquid and
hazardous waste collection business; and review how a liquid and hazardous
waste collection business complies with the Code and recommend changes
to operational policy and procedures.
Subfield
Commercial Road Transport
Domain
Transportation of Waste and Recoverable Resources
Status
Registered
Status date
18 July 2008
Date version published
18 July 2008
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)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0092
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
The regulatory and policy framework impacting on liquid and hazardous waste
collection businesses includes but is not limited to:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996; Health Act 1956 sections 54
and 55;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Land Transport Act 1998;
Local Government Act 1974;
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Local Government Act 2002;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
the Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005;
NZS 5433:2007 Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land;
the New Zealand Waste Strategy 2002.
2
Any new, amended, or replacement Acts, regulations, Rules, standards, codes of
practice, Land Transport New Zealand or Transit New Zealand requirements or
conditions affecting the outcome of this unit standard will take precedence for
assessment purposes, pending review of this unit standard.
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Definitions
A liquid and hazardous waste collection business is a ‘transporter’ as specified in the
Code.
The industry includes all sections of the industry from the generator, transporter,
treaters, to the final disposal site (as specified in the Code).
The Code is the Liquid and Hazardous Waste Code of Practice (Wellington,
New Zealand
Water
and
Wastes
Association,
2003),
available
at
http://www.nzwwa.org.nz.
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While every assessment situation may not provide opportunity for evidence of every
performance criterion, evidence may be obtained over a period of time on the job,
over several assessment opportunities, or through other means such as attestation
and the use of questioning.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain the contents and coverage of the Code.
Performance criteria
1.1
The significance of the Code to the liquid and hazardous waste collection and
disposal industry is explained in terms of its intent, purpose, basis and
objective.
1.2
The coverage of the Code is explained in terms of its relevance to practices in
the liquid and hazardous waste collection and disposal industry.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – advice on waste management
controls consistent with industry-relevant legislation and strategy,
advice on protecting human health and the environment, providing
a ‘Best Practice’ reference for the industry.
Exclusions from the Code are explained in terms of reasons for their exclusion.
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Element 2
Summarise the regulatory and policy framework impacting on a liquid and hazardous
waste collection business.
Performance criteria
2.1
Summary identifies the principal Acts and strategies in the regulatory and policy
framework impacting on a liquid and hazardous waste collection business.
2.2
Summary identifies the impact of legislation on a liquid and hazardous waste
collection business.
Range
includes but is not limited to – business management, liquid and
hazardous waste operations, occupational safety and health
management, environmental safety management.
Element 3
Review how a liquid and hazardous waste collection business complies with the Code and
recommend changes to operational policy and procedures.
Performance criteria
3.1
Deficiencies in operational policy and procedures are identified against the
provisions of the Code.
3.2
Changes or additions to operational policy and procedures are drafted to
comply with the Code.
Range
additions or amendments to existing operational requirements,
publication of new operational requirements, changes to existing
practice.
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.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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