NZQA registered unit standard
21180 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of and supervise health and safety at a hot
dip galvanizing facility
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
15
This unit standard is designed for supervisors working at a hot
dip galvanizing facility.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of legislation and advisory documents relating to
health and safety in a hot dip galvanizing facilities; and
supervise health and safety at a hot dip galvanizing facility.
Classification
Industrial Coatings > Hot Dip Galvanizing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The current versions of the following documents are relevant to this unit standard and
must be complied with:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001;
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
AS/NZS 4680:2006 Hot-dip galvanized (zinc) coatings on fabricated ferrous articles,
available at http://www.standards.co.nz;
Codes of practice approved by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Service,
available at http://www.osh.govt.nz including:
Approved Code of Practice for Cranes (2009);
Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Noise in the Workplace (2002);
Approved Code of Practice for Manual Handling (2001);
Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Substances Hazardous to Health
in the Place of Work (1997).
2
Definitions
Company procedures refer to all documented policies and procedures of the
candidate’s employer at the time of training including, but not limited to, those relating
to health, safety, environment, quality, and operations.
Advisory documents refer to codes of practice, standards, and guidelines.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
21180 version 3
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation and advisory documents relating to health and
safety in a hot dip galvanizing facilities.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Legislation and advisory documents relating to health and safety are identified
and their key principles are outlined.
Outcome 2
Supervise health and safety at a hot dip galvanizing facility.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Health and safety hazards are identified, evaluated, controlled, and monitored in
accordance with relevant OSH Codes of Practice and Guidelines, legislative
requirements, and company procedures.
2.2
Supervision ensures that health and safety recording and reporting
requirements are met in accordance with legislative requirements and company
procedures.
2.3
Supervision ensures that health and safety incidents are investigated in
accordance with legislative requirements and 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
21 October 2004
31 December 2016
Review
2
23 January 2009
31 December 2016
Review
3
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
21180 version 3
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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