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Title
Operate equipment for tannery waste disposal systems
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
10
This unit standard is for people who work in the leather
manufacturing sector of the fellmongery or leather processing
industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
waste treatment and discharge requirements specific to the
workplace; sample, test, and monitor waste treatment and
discharge; operate and maintain waste handling and treatment
equipment; and comply with organisational and statutory
hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification
Leather Manufacturing > Leather Manufacture
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
2
Definitions
Company specifications are criteria set by the company related to materials,
processes and practices.
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policies, procedures and
practices related to activities in the workplace.
This unit standard is
expiring
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe waste treatment and discharge requirements specific to the workplace.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Waste treatment and disposal methods are described in accordance with
company and local authority requirements.
Range
disposal methods may include but are not limited to – sulphide
oxidation, chrome precipitation, screening, grease flotation,
balancing, pH adjustment, sedimentation;
evidence of two disposal methods is required.
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1.2
Sampling, testing, recording, and reporting procedures are described in
accordance with company and local authority requirements.
1.3
Procedures to be followed in the event of unauthorised discharges are
described in accordance with company and local authority requirements.
Range
procedures may include but are not limited to – response, impact
minimisation, clean-up, reporting.
Outcome 2
Sample, test, and monitor waste treatment and discharge.
Range
sampling, testing, and monitoring will be in accordance with company and local
authority requirements for the tannery involved.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Samples are taken, identified, stored, and recorded in accordance with
specifications for the test being carried out.
2.2
Tests are carried out in accordance with specified test methods.
2.3
Process parameters, waste discharges, and environmental factors are
monitored, recorded, and reported in accordance with frequency and quality
requirements.
2.4
Recording devices are checked for accurate operation in accordance with
company requirements.
Outcome 3
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Evidence requirements
expiring
3.1
Waste handling and treatment equipment is operated in accordance with
Operate and maintain waste handling and treatment equipment.
company requirements and manufacturer specifications.
3.2
Any equipment maintenance, stoppages, blockages, leakages, and breakdowns
are handled and reported in accordance with company requirements.
3.3
Equipment is operated in a manner that minimises possibility of unauthorised
discharges to the environment.
3.4
Accidental spill procedures are followed and recorded in accordance with
company and local authority requirements.
3.5
Waste treatment and discharge records are completed and maintained in
accordance with company and local authority requirements.
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Outcome 4
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
4.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk injuries to the operator and others.
4.3
Any unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness comply with organisational and
statutory requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 August 1996
31 December 2015
Revision
2
23 March 1999
31 December 2015
Revision
3
20 February 2002
31 December 2015
Revision
4
16 January 2003
31 December 2015
9
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Revision
Review
Review
Rollover
Rollover
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2015
This
unit
standard
is
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
7
21 February 2013
31 December 2015
expiring
8
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
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.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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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.
This unit standard is
expiring
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