NZQA registered unit standard
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Demonstrate knowledge of legislation relating to the management of hazardous waste
Level
Purpose
4 Credits 15
This unit standard is for people working in the specialist area of hazardous substance resource recovery and waste disposal.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of legislation relating to the management of hazardous waste.
Classification Solid Waste > Hazardous and Special Waste Management
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 References relevant to this unit standard include:
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and their Disposal , 1989 ratified on 20 Dec 1994 available on the publications page at http://www.basel.int
;
Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the
South Pacific Region, 1986 ratified on 3 May 1990, available at http://www.mfe.govt.nz/ ;
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants , 2001 ratified on 24
September 2004, available at http://www.pops.int/ ;
Building Act 2004;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act);
Health Act 1956;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Local Government Act 2005;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Radiation Protection Act 1965;
Hazardous Substances (Classification) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Classes 6, 8, and 9 Controls) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Disposal) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Forms and Information) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Tank Wagons and Transportable Containers) Regulations
2004;
Hazardous Substances (Tracking) Regulations 2001;
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005;
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Marine Protection Rules, available at http://www.msa.govt.nz
;
NZS 5433:1999 Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land available at http://www.standards.co.nz
;
Guidelines for the Management of Hazardous Waste, Ministry for the Environment, available at http://www.mfe.govt.nz
;
Signage for Premises Storing Hazardous Substances , Environmental Protection
Authority, available at http://www.epa.govt.nz
; local authority bylaws.
2 Definition
Hazardous waste refers to waste that: contains hazardous substances at sufficient concentrations to exceed the minimum degrees of hazard specified by Hazardous Substances (Minimum Degrees of
Hazard) Regulations 2000 or meets the definition for infectious substances included in the Land Transport Rule:
Dangerous Goods 2005 and NZS 5433: 1999 Transport of Dangerous Goods on
Land , or meets the definition for radioactive material included in the Radiation Protection Act
1965 and Radiation Protection Regulations 1982.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of legislation relating to the management of hazardous waste.
Evidence requirements
1.1 The control and management of hazardous substances is described in accordance with the Resource Management Act.
Range jurisdiction, consents, regional plans, landfills.
1.2 The control and management of hazardous substances is described in accordance with the HSNO Act and its related regulations.
Range regulations relating to – identification, classification, handling, storage, placarding, transport, disposal, emergency management.
1.3 The control and management of hazardous substances is described in accordance with the Health Act.
Range environmental health officers, bylaws, handling and storage of noxious substances.
1.4 The collection and disposal of hazardous substances is explained in accordance with the Local Government Act.
Range bylaws, hazardous sites, hierarchy of wastes.
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Responsibilities for issues relating to radiation waste are explained in accordance with the Radiation Protection Act.
Range Ministry of Health, National Radiation Laboratory.
1.6 Requirements for the handling of hazardous substances are explained in accordance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act.
Range employers, employees.
1.7 Responsibilities for emergencies involving hazardous substances at sea are described in accordance with the Marine Protection Rules.
Range Marine Protection Rules Parts
– 140, 150.
1.8 Requirements for building of hazardous waste facilities are describe in accordance with the Building Act and the HSNO Act.
Range placarding, location test certificate, building consents.
1.9 Requirements for categorizing hazardous wastes are explained in accordance with the Guidelines for the Management of Hazardous Waste .
1.10 International conventions relating to the movement, recovery, and disposal of hazardous substances are identified and described in terms of their impact on
New Zealand operations.
Range three conventions.
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 25 October 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.
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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.
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