NZQA unit standard
23514 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation and safe work practices in the
industrial textile fabrication industry
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
This theory-based unit standard introduces people who have
recently started work in the industrial textile fabrication industry
to general legislative and safety requirements. People credited
with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of:
legislation applicable to the industrial textile fabrication industry;
and health and safety in the workplace.
Classification
Industrial Textile Fabrication > Industrial Textile Fabrication
Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – the Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Fair Trading Act 1986; Consumer Guarantees
Act 1993; and replacements.
2
Definition
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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation applicable to the industrial textile fabrication
industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Legislation applicable to the industrial textile fabrication industry is identified in
terms of its application.
1.2
Acts relating to the protection of the consumer are identified.
Range
Consumer Guarantees Act, Fair Trading Act.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA unit standard
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The key points of the Health and Safety in Employment Act relating to the
workplace are identified.
Range
employee responsibilities, employer responsibilities.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety in the workplace.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Good work habits as they relate to health and safety practices in the workplace
are described in accordance with company procedures.
Range
2.2
dress, cleanliness and hygiene, timekeeping.
Health and safety requirements in the workplace are described in accordance
with legislative requirements.
Range
workplace hazards, housekeeping, ergonomics, occupational
overuse syndrome, material handling.
2.3
How the storage, use, and disposal of hazardous substances are managed in
the workplace is described in accordance with legislative requirements.
2.4
The impacts of industry standards as they relate to health and safety practices
are identified in accordance with legislative requirements.
Range
materials, products.
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
26 March 2007
31 December 2018
Review
2
27 January 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0014
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 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