NZQA registered unit standard
28748 version 1
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Title
Receive, grade, and weigh nonferrous metals for purchase at a scrap
metal yard
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
8
This unit standard is for people working in the scrap metal
recycling industry responsible for day-to-day grading and
purchase of nonferrous metals.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of base materials; grade nonferrous metals as they
are received, and weigh graded nonferrous products for
purchase.
Classification
Resource Recovery > Scrap Metal Recycling
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The current version of the Scrap Specifications Circular, Institute of Scrap Recycling
Industries Inc. (ISRI) available at http://www.isri.org applies to this unit standard.
2
All work practices must comply with:
Second Hand Dealers & Pawnbrokers Act 2004
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991.
3
Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used
throughout operations in accordance with company procedures.
4
Definition
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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of base metals.
Range
copper, aluminium, iron, nickel, tin, zinc, lead.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28748 version 1
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Alloys are identified and described in terms of base metal properties.
1.2
The hierarchy of base metal values is explained.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – the monetary value of combined
based metals.
Nonferrous metals are defined and identified for the scrap metal trade.
Range
evidence is required of 18 grade examples.
Outcome 2
Grade nonferrous metals as they are received.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Nonferrous metals received for recycling as part of a manufactured product are
identified and graded in accordance with company procedures.
Range
2.2
products may include but are not limited to – battery, radiator,
covered electrical wiring, circuit board, electric motor, electronic
goods, hot water cylinders, stainless products, aluminium
products, copper based products, mixed metal products.
Product is graded to reflect the level of contamination and amount of processing
required.
Range
tarnish, paint, welds, mixed metals, size, disassembly.
Outcome 3
Weigh graded nonferrous products for purchase.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Weight of graded metal is recorded in accordance with company procedures.
Range
3.2
Grade weights are transferred for customer payment.
Range
3.3
manually or electronically.
manually or electronically.
Copper products to be retained are segregated in their current form for storage
in accordance with company procedures.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
28748 version 1
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31 December 2019
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.
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