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Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety in the wood
manufacturing industries
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of
the principles of: the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; industrial
site hazard control, and the elements of a health and safety programme in a
wood manufacturing industry.
This unit standard is designed for people who are, or wish to be, involved in
the wood manufacturing industries and aims to enhance their knowledge of
the principles of workplace health and safety.
Subfield
Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills
Domain
Wood Manufacturing Foundation Skills
Status
Registered
Status date
18 December 2006
Date version published
18 December 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0173
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definitions
Wood manufacturing industries include pulp and paper manufacturing, wood panels
manufacture, solid wood processing, and wood product manufacturing.
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All performance criteria must be demonstrated and assessed in accordance with the
reference text: Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety in wood processing
industries (Auckland: Competenz, 2004).
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its subsequent amendments.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992 and industrial site hazard control.
Performance criteria
1.1
Principles of the Health and Safety in Employment Act are outlined in terms of
the duties of employers and employees, employee involvement, and minimum
standards for hazards.
1.2
Principles of industrial site hazard control are described in terms of safe work
procedures, the protection of employees, and the elimination or minimising of
hazards through substitution of process or product, or engineering redesign.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the elements of a health and safety programme in a wood
manufacturing industry.
Performance criteria
2.1
Elements of a policy statement for a health and safety programme are outlined
in relation to objectives, organisation’s philosophy, responsibilities, and
consequences of non-performance.
2.2
Guidelines for establishing health and safety regulations on a site are outlined in
terms of consultative formulation, clear and positive language, explanation of
reasons, enforceability, and written copies.
2.3
Items to be included in the guidelines for reporting and investigating accidents
are described in terms of report content, method, frequency, author, investigator
training, incidents to be investigated, summaries, and statistics.
2.4
Roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives as described in
the legislation are explained.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation 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 Competenz at info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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