NZQA registered unit standard
17532 version 4
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of environmental protection and waste
disposal for blaster coating operations
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of environmental hazards and protection from
blaster coating operations; and describe disposal of blaster
coating waste.
Classification
Industrial Coatings > Protective Coatings
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 17541, Demonstrate knowledge of protective coatings and
their thinners; and Unit 17547, Demonstrate knowledge of
health and safety for blaster coating operations; or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and documents relevant to this unit standard include:
Resource Management (RMA) Act 1991;
Code of Practice of Abrasive Blasting, NZ Abrasive Blasting Association Inc.,
available at http://www.nzaba.co.nz/content/3/;
Workplace Air Quality and Environmental Conditions, Occupational Safety and
Health Department of Labour (Wellington, 1988) available at NZ Abrasive Blasting
Association at http://www.nzaba.co.nz/content/4/;
Local authority requirements for waste disposal.
2
Recommended website –
NZ Abrasive Blasting Association at http://www.nzaba.co.nz/.
3
Definitions
Company procedures refer to documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements.
They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, manufacturer’s instructions, or policy
statements.
Blaster coating waste may comprise – blast media, blast residue waste, dust, empty
paint tins, paint residue, old mixed paint, solvents, lead, asbestos, waste oil.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
17532 version 4
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of environmental hazards and protection from blaster coating
operations.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Environmental hazards of blaster coating operations are identified and
described in terms of their potential effects on the environment.
Range
effects on – air, waterways, land;
one each – short-term, long-term.
1.2
Protecting the environment from the hazards of blaster coating operations is
described in terms of responsibilities under the RMA and the Code of Practice
of Abrasive Blasting.
1.3
Precautions to be taken to protect the environment from blaster coating
operations are described in accordance with company procedures.
Range
1.4
includes but is not limited to – noise; air, water and soil pollution.
Actions to be taken in the event of pollution from blaster coating operations are
explained in accordance with company procedures.
Range
paint spillage clean-up, waterway protection, containment,
notification.
Outcome 2
Describe disposal of blaster coating waste.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Disposal of blaster coating waste is described in accordance with local authority
requirements.
Range
2.2
sites, hazardous substances, permits.
Disposal of blaster coating waste is described in terms of company procedures.
Range
Planned review date
waste – hazardous, non-hazardous.
31 December 2019
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
17532 version 4
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 August 2000
31 December 2012
Review
2
20 November 2006
31 December 2013
Review
3
18 October 2012
31 December 2016
Review
4
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 (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