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ENGINEERING CORE SKILLS
Demonstrate knowledge of safety on
engineering worksites
level:
2
credit:
1
final date for comment:
June 2009
expiry date:
December 2010
sub-field:
Mechanical Engineering
replacement information: This unit standard and unit standard 21912 replaced unit
standard 2824.
purpose:
This unit standard is for use in entry level training of
mechanical engineering and related trades, and covers
knowledge of hazards to be found on engineering worksites
and their management.
People credited with this standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of hazards, personal safety, and safety
procedures and equipment on engineering worksites.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
moderation option:
A national moderation system of regional panels and
assessor networks has been established by Competenz.
special notes:
References
Guidelines for Guarding Principles and General Safety for
Machinery. Wellington: Occupational Safety and Health
Service, Department of Labour, 1996.
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act
2001;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDs).
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of hazards on engineering worksites.
performance criteria
1.1
Hazards commonly occurring on engineering worksites are identified.
Range:
1.2
equipment, tools, machinery, electrical, chemical, fire, gas, fumes,
compressed air, noise, product, confined spaces, height.
Warning signs relating to worksite hazards are identified.
element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of personal safety on engineering worksites.
performance criteria
2.1
The personal responsibilities of workers in relation to workplace safety are
identified.
2.2
Safety aspects of personal appearance are identified.
Range:
2.3
Items of personal protective equipment and their use are identified.
Range:
2.4
safety boots, leather gloves, welding shield, safety glasses, ear
muffs, hard hat, breathing mask.
Orderly workshop habits are identified.
Range:
2.5
overalls, long hair, jewellery.
workshop cleanliness and tidiness, avoidance of boisterous play
or practical jokes involving machinery.
Methods to avoid Occupational Overuse Syndrome are identified.
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2.6
Safe method of manual lifting is demonstrated.
2.7
Safe use of ladders is described.
2.8
The dangers of using mind altering drugs and alcohol in the presence of
machinery are identified.
element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of safety procedures and equipment on engineering worksites.
performance criteria
3.1
Worksite procedures designed to avoid accidents are identified.
Range:
equipment, machinery, electrical, chemical, fire, fumes,
compressed air, gas, protective clothing, storage, work area
maintenance.
3.2
Worksite procedures for action in the event of accident, fire, chemical spillage,
and emergency are explained.
3.3
Hose reels and different types of portable fire extinguishers are identified and
their applications stated.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0013 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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