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Title
Follow treatment procedures to control insects and spiders in the
urban pest management industry
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
8
This unit standard is for people training for the urban pest
management industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: complete
preparations prior to treatment for the control of insects and
spiders; comply with treatment procedures to control insects
and spiders; and complete job-related tasks following the
treatment for the control of insects and spiders.
Classification
Pest Management > Urban Pest Management
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Prerequisites: Unit 3254, Follow safe practices in the urban
pest management industry; Unit 3255, Demonstrate knowledge
required by a trainee in the urban pest management industry;
and Unit 3256, Locate information and complete
documentation and records for urban pest management
operations; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
This unit standard is
Explanatory notes
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Competence demonstrated during assessment against this unit standard must
comply with the requirements of:
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993;
Food Act 1981;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
AS/NZS 1715:2009 – Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective
equipment.
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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 urban pest management (including health and safety) and the
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application of any written procedures which are documented in memo or manual
format and are available in the workplace.
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Assessment against this unit standard must be completed under supervision.
‘Under supervision’ means that the candidate being assessed against this standard
must be supervised by a person with competency in urban pest management to at
least the level of Unit 3258, Apply treatments to control insects and spiders in the
urban pest management, and who has authority to direct the activity onsite to be
undertaken by the learner in relation to:
prior selection of the site to be treated;
provision of a range of possible treatment procedures and materials for the candidate
to select from.
Such supervision will enable repetition of tasks by the learner in a sequential order
and on a regular basis, to promote the safe and effective demonstration of
competency.
A supervisor can be either an owner/operator or a delegated employee of an urban
pest management business.
The site report, service agreement and initial contact inquiry will be completed and
held by the supervisor. The trainee will have access to these documents for this unit
standard.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Complete preparations prior to treatment for the control of insects and spiders.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Vehicle is prepared in readiness for job in accordance with industry best
practice and organisational requirements.
This
unit standard is
vehicle readiness includes – clean and tidy, current warrant of
fitness, current registration, vehicle record book up-to-date.
expiring
Requirements for task are verified from site report.
Range
1.2
1.3
Equipment, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and materials required for the
operation are checked to ensure they are in good condition and operational in
accordance with industry best practice and organisational requirements.
1.4
Insecticide is prepared in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.
Outcome 2
Comply with treatment procedures to control insects and spiders.
Range
insects – cockroaches, fleas, flies, ants, silverfish, bees, wasps, carpet beetles,
booklice, mites.
Evidence of any six required, must include at least one insect and one spider.
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Procedures for client liaison are followed during the treatment in accordance
with organisational requirements.
2.2
Areas of infestation are verified from site report.
2.3
Potential damage to surrounding area is avoided by minimising overspray.
2.4
Treatment procedures are followed in accordance with manufacturer’s
recommendations.
2.5
All work practices comply with manufacturer’s recommendations, industry best
practice and organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Complete job-related tasks following treatment for the control of insects and spiders.
Range
on-site, off-site.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Client is provided with written advice relating to post-treatment requirements as
specified for treatment method, chemicals used and preventative measures.
Range
re-entry time, proofing, warning signs.
3.2
Overspray is removed in accordance with industry best practice.
3.3
Chemicals are secured in accordance with the Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act 1996.
3.4
All items of personal equipment and machinery are cleaned and maintained in
accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.
3.5
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Documentation relating to job is processed in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range
3.6
any required job or site reporting.
Post-treatment personal hygiene and safety procedures are followed in
accordance with industry best practice and organisational requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 3254, unit standard
3258, and unit standard 3259 were replaced by unit
standard 28788 and unit standard 28791.
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This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
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
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.
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expiring
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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