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Develop a plan for the routine removal of waste and/or recyclables from
the kerbside
Level
6
Credits
20
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who are currently working, or who intend to
work in the resource recovery or solid waste industries, in jobs which involve
planning from tender documents.
People credited with this unit standard are able to develop a plan for the
routine removal of waste and/or recyclables from the kerbside.
Subfield
Solid Waste
Domain
Solid Waste Handling
Status
Registered
Status date
25 October 2007
Date version published
25 October 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Prerequisites: Unit 23564, Demonstrate knowledge of
health, safety, and environmental controls for handling
solid waste; and Unit 22637, Demonstrate knowledge of
hygiene and health for working in a resource recovery or
solid waste context; or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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References relevant to this unit standard include:
local authority requirements for waste removal;
Code of Practice for Manual Handling, Occupational Safety and Health Service,
available at http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz;
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tender documents.
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Definition
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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Develop a plan for the routine removal of waste and/or recyclables from the kerbside.
Performance criteria
1.1
The plan covers all of the target area, on the specified days, and within time
constraints in accordance with local authority requirements.
1.2
The plan details equipment resources that meet specified removal objectives in
accordance with company procedures and client requirements.
Range
1.3
The plan details personnel resources that meet specified removal objectives in
accordance with company procedures and client requirements.
Range
1.4
disruptions include – weather, equipment failure, route
interruption, roading restrictions, peak flow traffic.
The plan details vehicle unloading requirements in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
1.7
may include but is not limited to – roading restrictions, peak flow
traffic, removal method;
roster or schedule for at least two weeks.
The plan includes contingency measures that aim to ensure client requirements
will continue to be met in the event of disruptions to the scheduled removal.
Range
1.6
includes but is not limited to – costs, recruitment, competencies,
procedures.
The plan includes a roster or schedule that will ensure the removal of projected
volumes in accordance with company procedures, client requirements, and
local authority requirements.
Range
1.5
includes but is not limited to equipment – costs, capacity.
multi-vehicle movements, locations for types of materials,
contingency for excess materials.
The plan details product and service quality standards in accordance with
tender documents.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 (MITO) info@mito.org.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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