NZQA registered unit standard
7143 version 7
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Title
Inspect and report on safety and operations at an extractive site
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: review
legislative requirements in company procedures for an
extractive site’s safety and operations; check reports related to
an extractive site’s safety and operations; inspect an extractive
site’s safety and operations; and report on compliance status of
an extractive site.
Classification
Extractive Industries > Extractive Industries Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must comply with the following:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE);
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;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996;
HSNO Regulations 2001.
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).
4
This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment.
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(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
7143 version 7
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Review legislative requirements in company procedures for an extractive site’s safety and
operations.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Legislation applicable to the site is identified and interpreted in terms of its
application to the type of site being inspected.
Range
1.2
The company procedures are reviewed in terms of legislative requirements and
industry best practice.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – HSE Act 1992, HSE Regulations
1995, HSE (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations)
Regulations 2013, HSNO Act 1996 and HSNO Regulations 2001,
approved codes of practice, guidelines.
inspections, reports.
Areas of non-compliance in company procedures are identified in terms of
legislative requirements and industry best practice.
Outcome 2
Check reports related to an extractive site’s safety and operations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Company records are checked for non-compliance.
Range
may include but is not limited to – routine working place
inspections, accident and incident records, plant and equipment
safety checks, diesel machinery checks, electrical plant,
equipment and reticulation checks, ventilation records and
ventilation control devices (VCD) inspections.
2.2
Corrective actions for non-compliance are identified.
2.3
Reasons why corrective action has not been taken are explained.
Outcome 3
Inspect an extractive site’s safety and operations.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Site is inspected in terms of safe operation compliance and non-compliance.
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SSB Code 101542
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NZQA registered unit standard
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3.2
High risk areas are inspected to determine safe procedures and adequate
training.
3.3
Selected work areas or equipment or machinery are inspected in accordance
with a planned inspection or maintenance checklist.
3.4
Company procedures are reviewed for compliance in terms of the selected
inspection or maintenance checklist.
Outcome 4
Report on compliance status of an extractive site.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Areas of non-compliance are reported in accordance with industry best practice
and company procedures.
4.2
A timeline for corrective action is proposed and reporting system agreed upon.
4.3
Reports are distributed and filed in accordance with industry best practice and
company procedures.
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
29 August 1996
31 December 2017
Revision
2
17 December 1996
31 December 2017
Revision
3
18 December 1998
31 December 2017
Revision
4
17 April 2002
31 December 2017
Review
5
27 January 2005
31 December 2017
Rollover and
Revision
6
16 July 2010
Review
7
18 June 2015
31 December 2017
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
7143 version 7
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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.
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