NZQA registered unit standard
28794 version 1
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Title
Operate crushers at an extractive site
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to, at an
extractive site: carry out pre-start checks for crushers; operate
and monitor crusher plant; describe hazards associated with the
operation of crushers; and complete post-operation shutdown of
crushers.
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).
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(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Range
evidence is required for two different types of crushing plant.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Carry out pre-start checks for crushers at an extractive site.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Pre-start checks are carried out in accordance with industry best practice and
company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – feeder, wear and tear, guards,
safety devices, emergency stop, fire protection, drive equipment,
size reduction mechanism, stone boxes, cut out and isolating
switches, trips, platforms, exits, entrances, walkways and handrails,
housekeeping.
Outcome 2
Operate and monitor crusher plant at an extractive site.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Crusher 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, feeder, drive equipment, stone boxes, platforms,
exits, entrances, walkways and handrails, housekeeping, dust
control, drive couplings and/or belts, noise and vibration, wet and dry
conditions.
2.2
Crusher plant is adjusted to ensure correct product specification is achieved.
2.3
Blocked crushers are cleared in accordance with industry best practice and
company procedures.
Outcome 3
Describe hazards associated with the operation of crushers 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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28794 version 1
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Evidence requirements
3.1
Significant hazards associated with the operation of crushers are described.
3.2
Methods of controlling the hazards are described in accordance with industry best
practice and company procedures.
includes but is not limited to – isolation and lock-out procedures.
Range
Outcome 4
Complete post-operation shutdown of crushers at an extractive site.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Plant is shut down after operation in accordance with industry best practice and
company procedures.
may include but is not limited to – lubrication points, housekeeping,
drive systems, skirting, wear.
Range
4.2
Documentation is completed in accordance with industry best practice and
company procedures.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 8897, unit
standard 8898, and unit standard 8911.
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
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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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.
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