NZQA registered unit standard
23566 version 2
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Title
Manage the clean-up of illegally dumped waste
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
2
This unit standard is for people who work in the solid waste
industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to manage the
clean-up of illegally dumped waste.
Classification
Solid Waste > Solid Waste Handling
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 23564, Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety
controls for handling solid waste; or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
All work practices must comply with:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Litter Act 1979;
Resource Management Act 1991;
local authority requirements for waste disposal.
2
Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used
throughout operations in accordance with company procedures
3
Definitions
Company procedures mean 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.
Dangerous waste refers to waste that meets the definition for dangerous goods
included in the Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005, or that may penetrate
the skin of collectors, such as syringes, broken glass, or sharp metal edges.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23566 version 2
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Manage the clean-up of illegally dumped waste.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Illegal dumping is defined and described in terms of any required preliminary
actions in accordance with legislation and company procedures.
preliminary actions may include – arranging access,
photographing evidence, recording.
Range
1.2
Management ensures that an illegally dumped non-hazardous waste is
processed in accordance with local authority requirements and company
procedures.
includes but is not limited to – determining ownership of waste,
notifying generator, collecting for disposal, recording evidence.
Range
1.3
Management ensures that any illegally dumped dangerous waste is processed
in accordance with legislation and company procedures.
includes where necessary – notifying emergency services,
determining ownership of waste;
may include but is not limited to – securing the area, notifying local
authority, arranging for collection by authorised collector.
Range
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.
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
23566 version 2
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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