NZQA registered unit standard
14618 version 5
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Title
Identify and manage workplace hazards in a prison environment
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for people working as officers in a prison
environment and covers the identification and management of
workplace hazards in a prison.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 identify and describe prison hazards;
 conduct safety and hazard checks and report breaches;
 implement remedial action to eliminate, isolate, or minimise
hazards and coordinate services; and
 document and report identified hazards.
Classification
Offender Management > Prison Safety and Security
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment.
2
Boundaries of unit standard
This unit standard includes hazards such as those from prison structures and
buildings and also hazards created by anyone such as prisoners, contractors,
visitors.
3
References
Corrections Act 2004;
Corrections Regulations 2005;
Crimes Act 1961;
Crimes of Torture Act 1989;
Criminal Justice Act 1985;
Department of Corrections Code of Conduct;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Parole Act 2002;
Privacy Act 1993;
PS Operations Manual, Department of Corrections, available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html;
Sentencing Act 2002;
Smoke-free Environments Act 1990;
and their subsequent amendments or replacements.
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Assessment range
a Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must meet all the principles of
behaviour and criteria as detailed in the Prison Services Operations Manual
(PSOM), Department of Corrections (available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html),
the Department of Corrections Code of Conduct, other documented national
policies and procedures, and prison-specific procedures.
b The range statements in this unit standard must be applied according to prisonspecific equipment, procedures, and processes.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify and describe prison hazards.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Identify and describe hazards in the work area.
Range
includes but is not limited to – structural, electrical, fittings, fixtures,
prisoners, work equipment, physical, environmental, machinery,
natural hazards, chemicals;
evidence of three is required.
Outcome 2
Conduct safety and hazard checks and report breaches.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Conduct safety and hazard checks.
Range
2.2
may include but is not limited to – fire, work equipment, chemicals.
Identify and report breaches.
Range
reporting requirements may include but are not limited to –
updating the hazard register, informing manager;
evidence of two breaches is required.
Outcome 3
Implement remedial action to eliminate, isolate, or minimise hazards and coordinate
services.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Take remedial action to eliminate, isolate, or minimise hazards in a timeframe
that reflects the degree of severity of the hazards.
Range
maintenance, emergency, non-urgent.
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3.2
Maintain personal safety and the safety of others throughout the implementation
of remedial action.
3.3
Describe additional agencies and personnel that may need to be contacted in
relation to any remedial action necessary.
may include but is not limited to – maintenance workers, New
Zealand Police, New Zealand Fire Service, the Ministry of Civil
Defence & Emergency Management, other utilities;
evidence of three is required.
Range
3.4
Describe the process of identifying individuals who may be affected by hazards
in terms of the timeframe and manner that reflects the severity of the hazards.
Outcome 4
Document and report identified hazards.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Record hazard information in the required format concisely, accurately, and
legibly and complete within scheduled timeframe.
may include but is not limited to – incident reports, maintenance
forms, hazard report, health and safety documentation, hazard
register and log, risk management register;
evidence of three is required.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 June 1999
30 June 2012
Revision
2
3 April 2001
30 June 2012
Review
3
25 July 2006
30 June 2012
Review
4
17 September 2010
30 June 2012
Review
5
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, 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 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.
Consent 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 ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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