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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of hazards associated with chemicals used
within tanneries
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
6
This unit standard is for people new to the fellmongery or
leather industries or those wishing to develop their technical
skills in leather manufacture.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: the effects of hazardous chemicals used in the
tannery; the measures required to reduce risk from hazardous
chemicals; and basic first aid practices for the effects of
hazardous chemicals.
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
Range
Hazardous chemicals include but are not limited to – acids, alkalis, sulphide,
enzymes, fungicides, surfactants, chromium, peroxide, dithionite, aldehydes,
solvents, sulphur dioxide.
This unit standard is
Outcomes and evidence requirements
expiring
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of hazardous chemicals used in the tannery.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Types of potential hazards associated with tannery chemicals are identified and
described for each type and their stage of use.
Range
evidence is required of at least five types from the following – acid
burn, alkali burn, sulphide toxicitym dermatitis, solvent fumes,
enzyme dust.
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The potential harmful effects of hazardous tannery chemicals are described.
Range
evidence is required of six hazardous chemicals used in a tannery.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the measures required to reduce risk from hazardous
chemicals.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are described in terms of their role in
determining correct handling, use, and storage procedures for hazardous
chemicals used in the tannery.
2.2
Personal protective equipment used in tanneries is identified and described in
terms of providing protection of skin, eyes, and the respiratory system.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of basic first aid practices for the effects of hazardous chemicals.
Evidence requirements
3.1
First aid practices for the effects of hazardous chemicals used in the tannery
are identified and described in terms of procedures for skin contact, eye
contact, inhalation and ingestion.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
This unit standard is
1
24 September
1996
31 December 2015
expiring
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Revision
2
23 March 1999
31 December 2015
Review
3
27 April 2000
31 December 2015
Revision
4
20 February 2002
31 December 2015
Revision
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2015
Review
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
Review
7
21 February 2013
31 December 2015
Rollover
8
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
9
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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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.
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
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016