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Recover resources from hazardous waste and prepare the recovered
hazardous resource for trade
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the specialist area of hazardous
substance resource recovery and waste disposal.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: take receipt of a
hazardous waste commodity; extract resources from the hazardous waste
commodity; and prepare the recovered hazardous resource for trade.
Subfield
Solid Waste
Domain
Hazardous and Special Waste Management
Status
Registered
Status date
25 October 2007
Date version published
25 October 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 23337, Explain safe methods for
containing and storing hazardous substances in the
waste handling industry, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
All work practices must comply with:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Classes 6, 8, and 9 Controls) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Classifications) Regulations 2001;
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Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Tracking) Regulations 2001;
Radiation Protection Regulations 1982;
machinery manufacturer’s instructions.
2
Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used
throughout operations in accordance with company procedures. The personal
protective equipment worn is the handler’s personal set.
3
Definitions
Company procedures means 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.
Hazardous waste refers to waste that:
Contains hazardous substances at sufficient concentrations to exceed the minimum
degrees of hazard specified by Hazardous Substances (Minimum Degrees of
Hazard) Regulations 2000 or
Meets the definition for infectious substances included in the Land Transport Rule:
Dangerous Goods 2005 and NZS 5433: 1999 Transport of Dangerous Goods on
Land, or
Meets the definition for radioactive material included in the Radiation Protection Act
1965 and Radiation Protection Regulations 1982.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Take receipt of a hazardous waste commodity.
Range
examples of hazardous commodities are – batteries, fluorescent lights,
thermometers, dental amalgam.
Performance criteria
1.1
A commodity is received and moved to the treatment area in accordance with
legislation and company procedures.
Range
1.2
may include – securing the area, excluding unauthorised persons.
The receipt of the commodity is documented in accordance with legislation and
company procedures.
Range
may include – tracking documentation.
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Element 2
Extract resources from the hazardous waste commodity.
Range
the commodity in element 1.
Performance criteria
2.1
Prestart checks of plant and equipment for extraction are demonstrated in
accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and/or company procedures.
2.2
Hazardous resources are extracted from hazardous waste in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
2.3
may include – pretreatment, chemical stabilisation, physical
treatment.
Nonhazardous resources are extracted from hazardous waste, and stored or
disposed of in accordance with company procedures and client requirements.
Element 3
Prepare the recovered hazardous resource for trade.
Range
the resource recovered in element 2.
Performance criteria
3.1
The recovered hazardous resource is packaged, secured, and labelled in
accordance with legislation and company procedures.
3.2
The recovered hazardous resource is prepared for trade in accordance with
company procedures and client requirements.
Range
client requirements may include but are not limited to – quality,
quantity, package size, package type, labelling.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 (MITO) info@mito.org.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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