NZQA registered unit standard
22622 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of, and supervise, a resource recovery
sorting process
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
8
This unit standard is for people working in the resource
recovery industry in a supervisory role.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of, and supervise, a resource recovery sorting
process.
Classification
Resource Recovery > Resource Recovery Operations
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 23334, Define and identify hazardous and special wastes
and explain safe handling procedures, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skill.
Explanatory notes
1
All work practices must comply with:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
The New Zealand Waste Strategy: Reducing Harm, Improving Efficiency 2010
Ministry for the Environment, available at http://www.mfe.govt.nz.
2
Definitions
Company procedures mean 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.
Sorting process means a process for separating mixed commodities or grades of one
commodity.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of a resource recovery sorting process.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
22622 version 2
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Design features of a workplace sorting system are identified and described in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
1.2
Mechanical operations relating to the sorting process are described in
accordance with company procedures
Range
1.3
design features that support – waste minimisation principles,
safety, operational efficiency;
operational efficiency includes but is not limited to – ergonomics.
may include but is not limited to – lifting equipment, tipping,
conveyor, hydraulic system.
Factors to be considered for scheduling work flow are described in accordance
with company procedures.
Range
factors include but are not limited to – equipment capacity,
personnel, input quantity.
1.4
The transitioning of commodity types through the sorting process is described in
accordance with company procedures.
1.5
Commodities to be sorted are identified and categorised, and their sort locations
are identified in accordance with company procedures.
Range
1.6
Changes in categories to be sorted are identified in accordance with company
procedures.
Range
1.7
may include but is not limited to – recycle numbers.
may include but is not limited to changes required by – client,
movement controls.
Hazards of the sorting process, and materials encountered in it, are identified,
and their controls are explained in accordance with company procedures and
legislation.
Range
controls include but are not limited to – machine guarding, lockout
system, protective equipment.
Outcome 2
Supervise a resource recovery sorting process.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Inspection of the sorting system for safe operation is supervised and reported in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
equipment maintenance, operator training.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
2.2
Job requirements are communicated to sorters in accordance with company
procedures.
requirements – current categories, awareness of variations,
differentiation between similar commodities.
Range
2.3
Sorting of resources is supervised to meet specified requirements in
accordance with company procedures.
specified requirements may include but are not limited to – size of
individual items, total weight of filled container, cleanliness, the
principles of waste minimisation.
Range
2.4
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Sorting of commodities into containers to meet the storage requirements of the
materials they contain is supervised in accordance with company procedures.
requirements may include but are not limited to – weight, rigidity,
lifting system.
Range
2.5
Movement of containers to and from the sorting area is supervised in
accordance with company procedures.
2.6
Problems with sorting operations are identified and corrective action is planned
and implemented to resolve problems in accordance with company procedures.
problems may include but are not limited to – inconsistent work
flow, contamination;
evidence is required of solving two problems.
Range
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
25 October 2007
31 December 2017
Review
2
16 April 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0114
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
22622 version 2
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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.
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