NZQA registered unit standard 25881 version 2 Page 1 of 4 Title Operate conveyors at an extractive site Level 3 Credits 5 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to, at an extractive site: carry out pre-start checks for conveyors; operate and monitor conveyor plant; describe hazards associated with the operation of conveyors; and complete post operation shutdown of conveyors. Classification Extractive Industries > Extractive Industries Management Available grade Achieved Entry information Critical health and safety prerequisites Unit 2401, Safely shut down and isolate machines and equipment, or demonstrate equivalent skills and knowledge. Explanatory notes 1 Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must comply with the following: Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995; Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013; approved codes of practice issued pursuant to the HSE Act; Guidelines for Management of Hazards Associated with Crushing and Screening Plant, available at http://www.minex.org.nz. 2 Any new, amended or replacement Acts, regulations, standards, codes of practice, guidelines, or authority requirements or conditions affecting this unit standard will take precedence for assessment purposes, pending review of this unit standard. 3 Definitions Company procedures mean the documented methods for performing work activities and include health and safety, operational, environmental, and quality management requirements. They may refer to legislation, regulations, guidelines, standard operating procedures, manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements. Industry best practice may be documented in management plans, control plans, company procedures, managers’ rules, occupational health and safety policy, industry guidelines, codes of practice, manufacturers’ instructions, and safe working and/or job procedures (or equivalent). NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO) SSB Code 101542 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 25881 version 2 Page 2 of 4 Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Carry out pre-start checks for conveyors at an extractive site. Evidence requirements 1.1 Conveyor pre-start checks are carried out in accordance with industry best practice and company procedures. Range may include but is not limited to – guards, belt joints, belt condition, safety devices, fire protection, belt scrapers, conveyor drive equipment, stone boxes, cut-out and isolating switches, trips, rollers, head drum and tail drum, platforms, exits, entrances, walkways and handrails, housekeeping. Outcome 2 Operate and monitor conveyor plant at an extractive site. Evidence requirements 2.1 Conveyor plant is operated and monitored in accordance with industry best practice and company procedures. Range may include but is not limited to – dry run, guards, safety devices, fire protection, belt scrapers, conveyor drive equipment, stone boxes, rollers, head drum and tail drum, platforms, exits, entrances, walkways and handrails, housekeeping, dust control, belt tracking, troughing and return rollers, drive couplings, noise and vibration, wet and dry conditions. Outcome 3 Describe hazards associated with the operation of conveyors at an extractive site. Range hazards must include but are not limited to – nip and/or pinch points, stored energy, fire, spillage, moving parts, falling objects, working at heights, poor housekeeping. Evidence requirements 3.1 Significant hazards associated with the operation of conveyors are described. 3.2 Methods of controlling the hazards are described in accordance with industry best practice and company procedures. Range includes but is not limited to – isolation and lock-out procedures. NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO) SSB Code 101542 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 25881 version 2 Page 3 of 4 Outcome 4 Complete post-operation shutdown of conveyors at an extractive site. Evidence requirements 4.1 Conveyor is shut down in accordance with industry best practice and company procedures. may include but is not limited to – lubrication points, housekeeping, drive systems, skirting, scrapers. Range 4.2 Documentation is completed in accordance with industry best practice and company procedures. Replacement information This unit standard, unit standard 25882, unit standard 25883, and unit standard 25884 replaced unit standard 8908. Planned review date 31 December 2019 Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 21 August 2009 31 December 2017 Review 2 18 June 2015 N/A Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0114 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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO) SSB Code 101542 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 25881 version 2 Page 4 of 4 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. NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO) SSB Code 101542 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016