NZQA registered unit standard
28744 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of factors that affect workers’ performance
in the resource recovery and residual waste industry
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
8
This unit standard is for people working in the resource
recovery and residual waste industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
substances that may adversely affect work performance and
safety, and describe the effects of substance misuse on work
performance; demonstrate knowledge of fluid loss and
adequate hydration for workers in a resource recovery or
residual waste facility; explain the role of diet in maintaining the
physical wellbeing of workers in a resource recovery or residual
waste facility; demonstrate knowledge of fatigue and stress for
workers in a resource recovery or residual waste facility, and
explain ways to reduce them; and demonstrate knowledge of
personal health and hygiene for workers in a resource recovery
or residual waste facility.
Classification
Resource Recovery > Resource Recovery Theory
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 References relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to:
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults, 2003, Ministry of Health, available at
http://www.health.govt.nz/;
Healthy Work: Managing Stress in the Workplace, 2003, Occupational Safety and
Health Service, available at http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/ (WorkSafe NZ).
2 Assessment against this unit standard covers work in the resource recovery and
residual waste industries that impacts on the physical fitness of the candidate, such as
manual lifting, working outdoors, operating heavy machinery, and handling waste.
3 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.
Inorganic in the resource recovery industry refers to materials that do not have the
structure or characteristics of living organisms, and includes recyclable materials such
as paper, glass, and plastic.
Organic in the resource recovery industry refers to materials that are putrescible or are
of animal or vegetable origin.
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NZQA registered unit standard
28744 version 1
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Residual waste is also called rubbish, refuse, or mixed waste. It refers to the fraction of
the waste stream remaining after recyclable materials have been removed.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify substances that may adversely affect work performance and safety, and describe
the effects of substance misuse on work performance.
Range
substances may include but are not limited to – alcohol, drugs;
drugs may be – legal or illegal;
legal drugs may include but are not limited to – prescription only medicines,
over-the-counter medicines.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Five substances that may adversely affect work performance and safety are
identified.
1.2
Adverse effects of these substances are described.
Range
1.3
three adverse effects for each of the substances identified in
evidence requirement 1.1.
Substances that can be legally used outside of work are identified.
Range
evidence of three is required.
1.4
Policy related to the misuse or abuse of substances is stated in the context of
the candidate’s role.
1.5
Indicators of possible substance misuse are identified.
Range
evidence of three indicators is required.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of fluid loss and adequate hydration for workers in a resource
recovery or residual waste facility.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Different rates of fluid loss are identified for variances in physical activity
required for workplace operations.
Range
2.2
evidence relating to two workplace operations is required.
Two fluid types suitable for hydration in a resource recovery or residual waste
facility are identified.
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2.3
Three fluid types unsuitable for hydration in a resource recovery or residual
waste facility are identified.
2.4
Three physical signs and symptoms of dehydration are described.
2.5
Immediate and subsequent actions required when signs and symptoms of
dehydration are recognised are explained.
2.6
Benefits of adequate hydration are explained in terms of work performance.
Range
includes but is not limited to – safety of self and others, production
rate, quality.
Outcome 3
Explain the role of diet in maintaining the physical wellbeing of workers in a resource
recovery or residual waste facility.
Evidence requirements
3.1
A ‘food pyramid’ is described in terms of maintaining a balanced diet.
3.2
Five foods unsuitable for sustained energy are identified.
3.3
The relationship between work performance and the timing of meals and type of
food intake is explained.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of fatigue and stress for workers in a resource recovery or
residual waste facility, and explain ways to reduce them.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Fatigue and stress are described in terms of their signs, symptoms, and causes.
Range
4.2
Fatigue and stress are explained in terms of the adverse effects on self, others,
and facility.
Range
4.3
symptoms – three of fatigue, three of stress;
causes of fatigue – three personal, three environmental;
causes of stress – two personal, three job related.
effects include but are not limited to – physical health, mental
health, family relationships, social relationships, work
relationships, work performance, workplace safety.
Ways of reducing fatigue and stress are described in terms of personal and
ergonomic means.
Range
five personal, four ergonomic.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Outcome 5
Demonstrate knowledge of personal health and hygiene for workers in a resource recovery
or residual waste facility.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Minor conditions common to workers in a resource recovery or residual waste
facility are identified and explained in terms of potential effects and treatment.
Range
5.2
Benefits of prompt attention to minor conditions are described.
Range
5.3
may include but is not limited to – cuts, grazes, puncture wounds,
blisters, burns, rashes, wet feet, respiratory tract infections;
evidence of five conditions is required.
evidence of three benefits is required.
Causes of ill health and disease risk in relation to different materials found at a
resource recovery or residual waste facility are identified.
Range
types of materials include but are not limited to – organic,
inorganic, solid waste, hazardous;
disease may include but is not limited to – skin disorder,
respiratory illness, infection;
risk includes but is not limited to – toileting, food handling, drink
contained, smoking, open wounds.
5.4
Hygiene procedures to control the risk of disease at a resource recovery or
residual waste facility are described in accordance with company procedures.
5.5
Short and long-term consequences of sunburn are described in terms of the
impact on the candidate’s performance, and methods of sunburn prevention are
described.
5.6
Short and long-term consequences of exposure to worksite noise are described
in terms of the impact on the candidate’s performance, and methods of
deafness prevention are described.
5.7
Short and long-term consequences of exposure to worksite dust are described
in terms of the impact on the candidate’s performance, and methods of
preventing or minimising exposure to dust are described.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 22637.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
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SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28744 version 1
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
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.
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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 (CMRs). 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
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(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016