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Title
Follow safe practices in the urban pest management industry
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
6
This unit standard is for people training for the urban pest
management industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: ensure
safety of self and others during urban pest management
operations; follow safe working practices during urban pest
management operations; and follow safe house-keeping
practices.
Classification
Pest Management > Urban Pest Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Competence demonstrated during assessment against this unit standard must
comply with the requirements of:
Biosecurity Act 1993;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Fire Safety and Evacuation of Building Regulations 2006;
Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Disposal) Regulations 2001;
Management of Substances Hazardous to Health (MOSHH) in the place of work,
Occupational Safety and Health 1997;
AS/NZS 1715:2009 – Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective
equipment;
NZS 5433.1:2007 – Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land – Part 1 – Technical
information;
NZS 5433.2:2007 – Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land – Part 2 – List of
Dangerous Goods.
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Industry best practice refers to enterprise and/or establishment requirements and
practices which are in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations and safety
data sheets.
Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy procedures and
methods relating to pest management operations (including health and safety) and
the application of any written procedures which are documented in memo or manual
format and are available in the workplace.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Ensure safety of self and others during urban pest management operations.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is checked for damage prior to operations
and non-operational or damaged equipment is reported in accordance with
industry best practice and organisational requirements.
1.2
PPE for any pest management activity is selected and used during operations in
accordance with industry best practice and organisational requirements.
Range
footwear, gloves, overalls, eye or face protection, head protection,
respiratory protection, hearing protection, barrier cream, hand
soaps.
1.3
PPE is cleaned and de-contaminated following all operations where
contaminating or hazardous substances are used.
1.4
Personal safety procedures in accordance with industry best practice and
organisational requirements are followed at all times during handling of
chemical compounds and fumigants while performing pest management
operations.
1.5
Actions taken in the event of accidents and emergencies are to protect the
safety of self, company personnel, clients and the public and comply with the
requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
1.6
1.7
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Safety instructions are checked,
interpreted and complied with prior to handling
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of chemical compounds and fumigants during pest management operations.
Range
examples of accidents and emergencies include – spillage,
accidental poisoning, fire, security breach, vehicle accident.
Evidence of any four required.
Range
safety instructions include – manufacturer’s instructions, Safety
Data Sheets (SDS).
Client is advised of hazard of treatments and pre- and post-treatment
procedures in accordance with safety requirements specified for each
treatment, industry best practice and statutory regulations.
Outcome 2
Follow safe working practices during urban pest management operations.
Range
personal equipment includes – any four of – 5 or 8 litre hand tank, dusters, bait
carrying case, electric lead and electric circuit breaker, ladder, first aid kit, list of
chemicals in the vehicle in case of accident/emergency;
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machinery includes – any three of – motor blower (knapsack sprayer), electric
mister, electric fluid pump, pulsfog/swingfog, electric duster.
Evidence requirements
2.1
All items of personal equipment and machinery are checked prior to use and
unsafe or damaged and non-operational equipment and machinery is reported
in accordance with industry best practice and organisational requirements.
2.2
All items of personal equipment and machinery are set up and operated in
accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.
2.3
All items of personal equipment and machinery are cleaned and maintained in
accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.
2.4
Residual current device or isolating transformer is safety checked before
operation and used at all times during pest management operations.
2.5
Toxic and/or flammable substances are labelled in accordance with
manufacturer’s recommendations, SDSs and regulations.
Range
2.6
Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001.
Toxic and/or flammable substances are handled and stored in accordance with
manufacturer’s recommendations, SDSs, and regulations.
Range
Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Regulations 2001.
2.7
Toxic and/or flammable substances are prepared in accordance with
manufacturer’s recommendations and SDSs.
2.8
Toxic and/or flammable substances, residues and containers are disposed of in
accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations, SDSs and regulations.
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Range
Hazardous Substances (Disposal) Regulations 2001.
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Outcome 3
Follow safe house keeping practices.
Range
on-site, off-site, vehicle.
Evidence requirements
3.1
All access and exit points are kept clean and free of debris and obstructions to
comply with fire safety regulations.
3.2
All toxic and/or flammable substances are stored in original containers with
original labels in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations, SDSs, and
comply with regulations.
Range
3.3
Toxic and/or flammable substances are kept locked away at all times unless in
use in accordance with industry best practice and organisational requirements.
Range
3.4
Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Regulations 2001.
on-site – lockable store;
off-site – lockable containers;
vehicle – windows rolled up, all doors locked.
Vehicles used to transport toxic and/or flammable substances are kept locked
away at all times unless in use in accordance with industry best practice and
organisational requirements.
Range
includes – on-site: windows rolled up, all doors locked;
off-site – locked premises.
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Range
safety requirements include – one example from NZS
5433.1:2007.
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3.5
Safety procedures specified for the transportation of toxic and/or flammable
substances are complied with at all times.
3.6
Buildings, contents and the surrounding environment are protected against
damage during pest management operations in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 3257, unit standard
3258, and unit standard 3259 were replaced by unit
standard 28788 and unit standard 28791.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 November 1996
31 December 2018
Revision
2
7 June 2000
31 December 2018
Revision
3
3 April 2001
31 December 2018
Review
4
26 July 2004
31 December 2018
Revision
5
14 April 2005
31 December 2018
Review
6
18 March 2010
31 December 2018
Review
7
16 April 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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.
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