NZQA registered unit standard
23344 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate safe methods for handling and storing waste at a
hazardous waste facility
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
10
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: accept and
reject special hazardous waste at a hazardous waste facility;
handle special hazardous waste in UN approved containers;
store special hazardous waste at a hazardous waste facility;
and repackage special hazardous waste from damaged
containers.
Classification
Solid Waste > Hazardous and Special Waste Management
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 23337, Explain safe methods for containing and storing
hazardous substances in the waste handling industry, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
All work practices must comply with the following:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act);
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE);
Radiation Protection Act 1965;
Resource Management Act 1991;
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;
Health and Safety in Employment (Asbestos) Regulations 1998;
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Radiation Protection Regulations 1982;
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005;
NZS 5433:1999 Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land available at
http://www.standards.co.nz (the Standard);
Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Substances Hazardous to Health
in the Place of Work, Occupational Safety and Health Service, available at
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/ (WorkSafe NZ);
local authority bylaws.
2
Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used
throughout operations in accordance with company procedures.
The personal protective equipment worn must be the handler’s personal set.
3
Definitions
Classes refer to the classifications in the Hazardous Substances (Classification)
Regulations 2001 plus Class 7 – radioactive material;
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.
Hazardous waste facility means a workplace where hazardous substances are
stored, handled, and disposed. The term may also apply to facilities involved in the
treatment and disposal of hazardous waste, including waste hazardous substances
and quarantine waste. For the purposes of this unit standard the term excludes
vehicles, pipelines used for the transfer of hazardous substances, chemical
warehouses, manufacturing plants, agricultural or horticultural activities, and home
occupations.
Special hazardous waste means harmful waste that is prohibited, under consent
conditions, from disposal at a landfill. It includes waste that is flammable, toxic,
ecotoxic, spontaneously combustible, corrosive, or radioactive, but excludes
explosives. The treatment and disposal of special hazardous waste is restricted to
specialist hazardous waste facilities. For this unit standard special hazardous waste
substances may include but are not limited to – spent batteries, asbestos,
agrichemical waste, quarantine waste, electrical transformers containing
polychlorinated biphenyls.
UN approved containers meet the requirements of the Hazardous Substances (Tank
Wagons and Transportable Containers) Regulations 2004.
UN number refers to United Nations four-digit numbers used worldwide in
international commerce and transportation to identify hazardous chemicals or classes
of hazardous materials in shipment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Accept and reject special hazardous waste at a hazardous waste facility.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Special hazardous waste is identified, classified, and recorded for tracking in
accordance with relevant regulations and company procedures.
Range
1.2
Containment and labelling requirements for hazardous substances are checked
and, where necessary, corrective action is taken to eliminate deviations from
requirements in accordance and company procedures.
Range
1.3
at least four classes of hazardous substance.
Substances in waste that are unacceptable at a specific site due to local
authority requirements and/or site restrictions are identified in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
1.4
at least one substance from each of classes – 3, 5, 6, 8.
substance type, substance quantity.
Unacceptable substances are diverted and information on relevant facilities for
them is transmitted to customers in accordance with company procedures.
Range
two substances.
Outcome 2
Handle special hazardous waste in UN approved containers.
Range
three classes of hazardous substance in different types of container.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Personal protective equipment required for the substances being handled is
selected and used in accordance with company procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – gloves, long-sleeved overalls,
protective footwear, safety glasses;
may include – breathing apparatus, shower.
2.2
Accepted special hazardous wastes are transferred to the designated on-site
location in accordance with company procedures.
2.3
Handling maintains substances in approved containers with labels intact and
avoids risk to self, other people, and the site.
Range
UN number, waste identification code.
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2.4
Handling avoids risk of mixing incompatible hazardous substances and
maintains required segregation of substances in accordance with the HSNO
Act.
Range
2.5
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segregation includes but is not limited to Classes – 1, 4.2, 4.3, 5,
7.
Hazardous substances are prepared for land transport in accordance with the
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005.
Range
includes but is not limited to – documentation.
2.6
Handling aggregated hazardous waste is demonstrated in accordance with
company procedures.
2.7
Emergency procedures are demonstrated in accordance with site safety plan.
Range
emergency – spill, fire, one other.
Outcome 3
Store special hazardous waste at a hazardous waste facility.
Range
three classes of hazardous substances and at least one designated segregation
area.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Special hazardous wastes are stored in designated areas in accordance with
legislation and company procedures.
3.2
Storage ensures that site signage, container labels, and material classifications
remain clearly visible.
3.3
Storage is monitored to ensure the security of each designated area and the
continued containment of materials, and storage details are recorded in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
containment – within containers, in designated secure area.
3.4
Storage ensures that access ways are maintained to eliminate obstructions and
to provide working space for depositing and removing wastes.
3.5
The availability of safety information for the class of hazardous substance being
stored on site is confirmed in accordance with company procedures.
3.6
Potential deviations from storage consent requirements are reported in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – maximum quantities imminent,
signage deterioration.
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Outcome 4
Repackage special hazardous waste from damaged containers.
Range
two substances.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Personal protective equipment required for the substances being repackaged is
selected and used in accordance with company procedures for repackaging.
includes but is not limited to – gloves, long-sleeved overalls,
protective footwear, safety glasses; breathing apparatus.
Range
4.2
Spill containment equipment is available during the repackaging operation in
accordance with emergency procedures. Equipment is capable of holding more
than the quantity being repackaged.
4.3
Selection and handling of container ensures that no leakage occurs from the
replacement container.
4.4
The replacement container is labelled in accordance with legislation and
company procedures.
4.5
The damaged container is disposed of in accordance with legislation 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
25 October 2007
31 December 2017
Review
2
16 April 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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.
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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.
Comments on this unit standard
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