NZQA registered unit standard
22658 version 2
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Title
Uplift and discharge scrap metal
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
6
This unit standard is for people working in the scrap metal
recycling industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to
uplift scrap metal; load and secure scrap metal for transport;
and discharge scrap metal at a scrap metal yard.
Classification
Resource Recovery > Scrap Metal Recycling
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All work practices must comply with:
Carriage of Goods Act 1979;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Land Transport Act 1998;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974;
Traffic Regulations 1976;
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005;
Official NZ Truck Loading Code, NZTA (Truck Loading Code), available at bookshops
or http://nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/truck-loading-code/index.html.
2
Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used
throughout operations 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.
Load restraint systems are methods of securing loads to prevent load movement
during deceleration in forward or rearward direction, during cornering, or while
travelling over undulating roads. Usually provided by anchor points, baulking
arrangements securely attached to the vehicle, or friction between the load and the
load platform.
Load securing devices are items used to secure loads. They include clamps, special
bolts, steel wire rope, chains, webbing straps, rope, and cordage made from natural
or synthetic fibres.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
22658 version 2
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to uplift scrap metal.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Work instructions are confirmed in accordance with company procedures.
Range
1.2
instructions include but are not limited to – location, customer
details, equipment required, communication.
Scrap metal to be uplifted is inspected in accordance with company procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to scrap – condition, shape, size,
hazards.
1.3
Loading area is checked for hazards in accordance with legislation and
company procedures.
1.4
Vehicle loading is planned in accordance with company procedures.
Range
plan takes account of – loading and unloading locations,
characteristics of the load, load handling equipment, unloading
sequence.
Outcome 2
Load and secure scrap metal for transport.
Range
loading to a vehicle for transport by road.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Loading and securing of items of scrap ensures their stability during travel and
is in accordance with company procedures and the Truck Loading Code.
Range
items – bulky, mixed small and large, mixed light and heavy,
bales; includes but is not limited to – redistribution during a
multiple pickup.
2.2
The scrap is loaded and stacked on the vehicle to meet legal weight and
dimension requirements for transport on the road.
2.3
The scrap is loaded and secured in accordance with company procedures and
load plan.
Range
includes but is not limited to – dangerous goods, efficient use of
space.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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22658 version 2
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Load restraint systems are selected and used in accordance with company
procedures and the Truck Loading Code.
includes but is not limited to – explanation for chain selection in
relation to rating and certification; use includes but is not limited
to – double twitch.
Range
2.5
Load securing devices are used to secure the load in accordance with company
procedures and the Truck Loading Code.
2.6
The transport and delivery documentation is checked to ensure compliance with
legislation in accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 3
Discharge scrap metal at a scrap metal yard.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Scrap metal is unloaded safely in accordance with company procedures.
3.2
Documentation relating to the delivery is completed in accordance with
legislation, customer requirements, and 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 2017
Review
2
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
22658 version 2
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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 (CMR). 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