NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Describe odour control and control odour at a landfill
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
5
This unit standard is for people who are currently working at a
landfill site.
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe
odour control and control odour at a landfill.
Classification
Solid Waste > Solid Waste Disposal
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All work practices must comply with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
local authority requirements for emissions;
site 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
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.
Site management plan refers to documented guidelines and procedures for
operations at the site. It includes consent conditions and legislative requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe odour control at a landfill.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Odour control system is described in terms of purpose and components.
Range
components include but are not limited to – water reservoir,
deodorise liquid, pumps, spray system, tank filling system.
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1.2
Sources of odour at a landfill are identified in terms of their types.
sources – waste, gas, thin or stripped cover;
types – putrescible, anaerobic, solvent.
Range
1.3
Odour control is described in terms of methods.
Range
1.4
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deodorise additive type, additive concentration, degree of
atomisation, position of spray bars, wind direction.
Odour monitoring is described in accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 2
Control odour at a landfill.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Odour control system is operated in accordance with company procedures and
additive manufacturer’s instructions.
Range
reservoir, pumps, pipe or hose system, nozzles.
2.2
Odour control system is operated in accordance with the site management plan
and regional authority requirements.
2.3
Odour control system repairs and maintenance are recorded in accordance with
company procedures.
2.4
Specialist repairs for odour control system are requested and reported in
accordance with 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
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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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