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Level 4
Credits 7
Purpose This unit standard is for people employed in the petrochemical industry.
People credited with this unit standard are, from a petrochemical workplace, able to: identify the types of hazardous substances and waste material to be disposed of; explain legislation and regulations covering the disposal of hazardous substances and waste material; develop a strategy for the disposal of hazardous substances and waste material; and control hazardous substances and waste material prior to disposal.
Subfield Petrochemical Industry
Domain
Status
Status date
Date version published
Petrochemical Process and Product Management
Registered
20 February 2009
20 February 2009
Planned review date
Entry information
31 December 2013
Open.
Replacement information
Accreditation
This unit standard replaced unit standard 9608 and unit standard 9610.
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
(MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0114
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1 Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with relevant site requirements and the following legislation and regulations:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
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Resource Management Act 1991;
Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Classes 6, 8, and 9 Controls) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Classification) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Disposal) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances (Tracking) Regulations 2001; local body bylaws relating to relevant hazardous substances.
2 This unit standard is intended for, but is not limited to, workplace assessment. While all performance criteria must be met it is noted that all range statements within this unit standard are indicative and dependent on enterprise and site specific equipment, procedures, and practices. Any queries can be directed to the NZ Motor Industry
Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO).
3 Definitions
Chemdata is a database of both pure and trade-name chemicals which provides advice to emergency responders for incidents involving chemical spillages, fires, and contamination incidents, available at http://www.the-ncec.com/chemdata/ .
The Hazchem emergency action code of numbers, letters and diamonds that give information to emergency services. Its use is required by NZS 5433 PARTS 1 &
2:2007 Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land .
National Poisons Centre (University of Otago, Dunedin) is New Zealand's only poison and hazardous chemicals information centre and runs a 24-hour 7-day toll free emergency telephone service.
Site requirements mean the site specific documented methods for performing work activities and include health, safety, environmental, and quality management requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Element 1
Identify the types of waste to be disposed of from a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
1.1 Types of waste materials are identified in relation to site specific operations.
Range acids, alkalis, hydrocarbons, water treatment chemicals, asbestos products, sludge, solid effluent, waxes, seals, equipment catalysts, process wastes.
1.2 Site specific waste materials are identified from labels and safety data sheets.
Range class, number, Hazchem, chemical name, trade name, code.
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1.3 Information for the handling and disposal of hazardous substances and waste materials is identified.
Range safety data sheets, Chemdata text books, manufacturer's instructions, container instructions, labels, National Poisons
Centre, site specific environmental effects assessment, Hazchem, user advice.
Element 2
Explain legislation and regulations covering the disposal of hazardous substances and waste material from a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
2.1 Legislative and regulatory responsibilities are explained as related to site specific hazardous substances and waste material disposal.
Range handling, transport, storage, signage, tracking.
2.2
Element 3
Site procedures and practices for the disposal of hazardous substances and waste material are explained.
Develop a strategy for the disposal of a hazardous substance or waste material from a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
3.1 The situation is assessed to determine the disposal strategy to be employed.
Range situation includes but is not limited to – waste material type and location, hazardous substance type and location, weather, time of day.
3.2 The risk to life, property, and environment are assessed to determine the disposal strategy to be employed.
3.3 A strategy is developed to enable the hazardous substance or waste material to be contained and disposed of safely.
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Element 4
Control hazardous substances and waste material prior to disposal from a petrochemical workplace.
Performance criteria
4.1 Levels of protective clothing and equipment associated with the handling of each class of hazardous substance and waste material are identified in accordance with site and legislative requirements.
4.2 Hazardous substances and waste material are contained and stored on site for collection in accordance with site and legislative requirements.
4.3 Equipment used for handling hazardous substances and waste material is decontaminated and maintained in a ready to use condition.
4.4 Documentation for storage of hazardous substances and waste material on site is completed in accordance with site requirements.
4.5 Monitoring of the disposal process is undertaken to ensure safety and compliance with regulatory and site specific requirements.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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.
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 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.
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