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Level 2
Credits 2
Purpose This unit standard is for people who are currently working at a landfill site.
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe and maintain the wheel wash facility at a landfill.
Subfield Solid Waste
Domain
Status
Status date
Date version published
Solid Waste Disposal
Registered
25 October 2007
25 October 2007
Planned review date
Entry information
31 December 2012
Open.
Accreditation Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
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
1 All work practices must comply with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; landfill management plan; equipment manufacturer’s instructions.
2 Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used throughout operations in accordance with company procedures.
3 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.
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Element 1
Describe the wheel wash facility at a landfill.
Performance criteria
1.1 The wheel wash facility is described in terms of its purpose and components.
Range components include but are not limited to – hoses, pumps, sump, sump cover.
Element 2
Maintain the wheel wash facility at a landfill.
Performance criteria
2.1 Wheel wash equipment and facilities are maintained in accordance with the landfill manageme nt plan, company procedures, and manufacturer’s instructions.
Range includes but is not limited to
– building, hoses, pumps.
2.2 Wheel wash equipment is operated in accordance with company procedures and manufacturer’s instructions.
Range equipment includes – pumps, hoses, nozzles; may include but is not limited to
– water pressure equipment.
2.3 Wheel wash sump is cleaned and sludge is disposed of in accordance with the landfill management plan and company procedures.
2.4 Wheel wash facility repairs and maintenance are recorded in accordance with company procedures.
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.
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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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