NZQA registered unit standard
23564 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety controls for handling
solid waste
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
2
This unit standard is for people who work or who intend to work
in the resource recovery or solid waste industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
safe practice in relation to handling solid waste; and
demonstrate knowledge of hazards in solid waste handling.
Classification
Solid Waste > Solid Waste Handling
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and references relevant to this unit standard include:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Local Government Act 1974;
Resource Management Act 1991;
local authority requirements for waste disposal;
site management plan;
Code of Practice for Manual Handling, Occupational Safety and Health Service,
available at http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz;
Guidelines for Workplace Health Surveillance, Occupational Safety and Health
Service, available at http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/ (WorkSafe NZ);
information on waste provided by the Ministry for the Environment at
http://www.mfe.govt.nz.
2
Definitions
Company procedures means the documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements.
They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Hazardous substances refer to substances regulated by the Hazardous Substances
and New Organisms Act 1996 or that meet the definition for radioactive material
included in the Radiation Protection Act 1965 or Radiation Protection Regulations
1982.
Site management plan refers to documented guidelines and procedures for
operations at the site. It includes consent conditions and legislative requirements.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23564 version 2
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe safe practice in relation to handling solid waste.
Range
handling relating to the workplace may include but is not limited to waste –
collection, storage, processing, disposal.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Safe practice requirements are described in accordance with the Health and
Safety in Employment Act.
Range
employer obligations, employee obligations.
1.2
Safety for the environment is described in accordance with the principles of the
Resource Management Act.
1.3
Safe practice in relation to solid waste is described in terms of controls imposed
by Government and regulatory authorities.
Range
1.4
Ministry for the Environment, Environmental Risk Authority,
regional councils, territorial authorities, public health providers;
controls include but are not limited to – resource consents, trade
waste permits.
Safe handling practices are described in accordance with company procedures.
Range
hazard identification and risk assessment, personal protective
equipment, training, site safety plan.
1.5
Safe practices for managing health in the workplace are described in
accordance with Occupational Health and Safety Service information and
company procedures.
1.6
Safe practices in the event of an accident or emergency are described in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
accident report, accident investigation, emergency plan.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of hazards in solid waste handling.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23564 version 2
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Hazardous substances occurring in solid waste are identified and described in
terms of potential impacts on people and the environment.
one example each of – corrosive, toxic, carcinogenic, oxidising,
flammable.
Range
2.2
Precautions for handling hazardous substances are described in accordance
with company procedures.
includes but is not limited to – reporting, containing, labelling,
disposal.
Range
2.3
Hazards associated with waste collection are identified and their controls are
described in accordance with company procedures.
hazards from – materials, vehicles, manual handling.
Range
2.4
Hazards associated with waste processing are identified and their controls are
described in accordance with company procedures.
hazards from – materials, machinery, process.
Range
2.5
Hazards associated with waste disposal are identified and their controls are
described in accordance with company procedures.
hazards from – materials, vehicles, ground conditions, weather
conditions, leachate, landfill gas.
Range
2.6
Actions required in the event of a hazardous situation are described in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
evacuation, containment, minimisation, notification.
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
25 October 2007
31 December 2017
Review
2
16 April 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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23564 version 2
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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.
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