NZQA registered unit standard
22656 version 3
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Title
Grade ferrous metals for purchase at a scrap metal yard
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
4
This unit standard is for people working in the scrap metal
recycling industry who are responsible for grading ferrous
metal.
People credited with this unit standard are able to grade ferrous
metals for purchase at a scrap metal yard.
Classification
Resource Recovery > Scrap Metal Recycling
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All work practices must comply with:
Weights and Measures Act 1987;
Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004.
2
Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used
in accordance with company procedures.
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.
Ferrous metals refer to metals that have magnetic properties due to their high iron
content.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Grade ferrous metals for purchase at a scrap metal yard.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The difference between gross, tare, and nett is explained in terms of weighing.
1.2
Metric terminology used for weighing metals is identified and explained in terms
of accuracy.
Range
tonnes, kilogrammes, percentages.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
22656 version 3
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1.3
Metals are graded in accordance with company procedures.
1.4
Ferrous grades are communicated to meet company procedures.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions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
26 January 2007
31 December 2012
Revision
2
20 May 2011
31 December 2017
Review
3
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.
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
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