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Use industrial scales to weigh a bulk commodity in a resource recovery
operation
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: use industrial scales to
weigh a bulk commodity in a resource recovery operation.
Subfield
Resource Recovery
Domain
Resource Recovery Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
26 January 2007
Date version published
26 January 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Prerequisites: Unit 17593, Apply safe work practices in
the workplace, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge
and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
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:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Weights and Measures Act 1987;
Weights and Measures Amendment Act 2000;
Weights and Measures Regulations 1999.
2
Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used
throughout operations in accordance with company procedures.
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Range
Commodity may be – baled, palletised, containerised;
Commodity may include but is not limited to – glass, paper, plastic, clothing, scrap
metal.
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Definition
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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Use industrial scales to weigh a bulk commodity in a resource recovery operation.
Performance criteria
1.1
Weighing requirements are confirmed in accordance with company procedures.
Range
1.2
Scales are inspected and compliance with legislation is verified.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – type of resource, container or
strapping, identification, documentation, tare weights.
calibration, certification.
Work area is checked for hazards, and hazards are controlled in accordance
with company procedures.
Range
hazards include but are not limited to – working clearances,
people in the area.
1.4
Resource to be weighed is collected and moved to scales in accordance with
company procedures.
1.5
Resource is weighed and record is completed in accordance with company
procedures and client requirements.
Range
record may include but is not limited to – job sheet, purchase
order, packing slip.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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 (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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