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Plan and manage operations at a hazardous waste facility
Level
5
Credits
40
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the specialist area of hazardous
substance resource recovery and waste disposal. It applies to either a
permanent or temporary facility.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
requirements relating to the establishment and operation of a hazardous
waste facility; plan operations for receiving hazardous and special waste at a
hazardous waste facility; manage operations at a hazardous waste facility;
and manage the storage of hazardous waste at a hazardous waste facility.
Subfield
Solid Waste
Domain
Hazardous and Special Waste Management
Status
Registered
Status date
25 October 2007
Date version published
25 October 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 23343, Demonstrate knowledge of
legislation relating to the management of hazardous
waste, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
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
All work practices must comply with:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act);
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Land Transport Act 1998;
Local Government Act 2002;
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Resource Management Act 1991;
Radiation Protection Act 1965;
Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Personnel Qualifications) Regulations
2001;
Hazardous Substances (Tracking) Regulations 2001;
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005;
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code 2002, International Maritime
Organisation available at http://www.imo.org;
Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air,
International Civil Aviation Organization, 2003-2004, available at http://www.icao.int;
United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Twelfth
Revised Edition (2001) available at http://www.unece.org;
NZS 4304:2002 Management of Healthcare Waste available at
http://www.standards.co.nz;
NZS 5433:1999 Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land available at
http://www.standards.co.nz;
SP/M/101 Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management Transit New Zealand,
available at http://www.transit.govt.nz;
The New Zealand Waste Strategy Ministry for the Environment, available at
http://www.mfe.govt.nz;
local authority bylaws;
Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Substances Hazardous to Health
in the Place of Work, Occupational Safety and Health Service, available at
www.osh.govt.nz.
2
Hazard controls, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment must be used
throughout operations in accordance with company procedures.
The personal protective equipment worn is the handler’s personal set.
3
Assessment
Assessment against this unit standard may occur in the context of a single event,
such as Hazmobile collection, or a short or long term programme for the receipt,
aggregation, and disposal of hazardous wastes.
Assessment against this unit standard excludes treatment and disposal that is
covered by Unit 23347, Plan and manage treatment processes and waste disposal
for a hazardous waste treatment facility.
4
Definitions
Company procedures means 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 of. 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.
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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.
Special wastes refers to wastes defined in a solid waste industry workplace context
as requiring special attention, and waste substances targeted by the Ministry for
Environment to ensure their disposal is environmentally safe such as spent batteries,
end-of-life tyres, agrichemical waste, and electronic waste.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of requirements relating to the establishment and operation of a
hazardous waste facility.
Performance criteria
1.1
Central government requirements are identified and described in accordance
with legislation.
1.2
Local authority requirements are identified and described in accordance with
bylaws and consents.
Range
1.3
land use, buildings, discharges.
Documentation requirements for the international transport of hazardous waste
are identified and described in accordance with the International Maritime
Organisation Code of Practice, the International Civil Aviation Organisation
technical instructions, and United Nations recommendations.
Element 2
Plan operations for receiving hazardous and special waste at a hazardous waste facility.
Performance criteria
2.1
Planning confirms that the collection site or sites are suitable for the receiving
and managing of hazardous waste in terms of size, safety, security, and access.
2.2
Planning confirms resource consents, and publishes notifications in accordance
with the consent requirements.
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2.3
Planning establishes health and safety, and emergency plans in accordance
with legislation.
Range
2.4
Planning establishes equipment that is sufficient for the anticipated substances
and quantities of waste, and is in accordance with legislation, bylaws, and
relevant codes of practice.
Range
2.5
for a temporary facility the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic
Management must be complied with.
Planning ensures the presence of approved handlers in accordance with
legislation.
Range
2.7
equipment includes but is not limited to – signage, containers, spill
kits, security.
Planning establishes site traffic control sufficient for the anticipated number of
vehicles.
Range
2.6
written plans, staff training;
planning includes but is not limited to – securing site drainage,
emergency showers;
legislation includes but not limited to – Hazardous Substances
(Emergency Management) Regulations.
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Personnel
Qualifications) Regulations 2001.
Planning notifies others who may be affected in accordance with client
requirements and company procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – police, Health Board.
2.8
Planning establishes schedules for preventative maintenance that will ensure
the efficient running of processes at the facility.
2.9
Planning confirms that procedures required to support plans are available to
ensure the safe operation of the facility.
Element 3
Manage operations at a hazardous waste facility.
Performance criteria
3.1
Management ensures that risks to health, safety, and the environment are
controlled in accordance with legislation.
Range
specified plans are complied with, signage remains visible,
hazardous substance classes are segregated and contained.
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3.2
Management ensures that staff members are competent for the duties they are
expected to perform in accordance with the Health and Safety in Employment
Act.
Range
staff members may include – permanent, temporary, voluntary.
3.3
Management ensures that traffic is controlled in accordance with the site traffic
plan.
3.4
Management ensures that leaking containers are repackaged and labelled in
accordance with the health and safety, and emergency plans.
3.5
Management ensures that hazardous waste is received from each customer at
a pace that enables safe processing of the customer batch.
Range
processing individual consignments – checked for type, container
security, accuracy of label, type of aggregation required.
3.6
Management ensures that hazardous substances are aggregated and secured
for transport and/or storage in accordance with legislation.
3.7
Management ensures that the site is cleared of customers in sufficient time to
allow site cleanup in accordance with company procedures.
3.8
Management ensures that plans and equipment for emergencies are
established and maintained in accordance with legislation and company
procedures.
3.9
Management ensures that preventative maintenance schedules are
implemented in accordance with company procedures.
Element 4
Manage the storage of hazardous waste at a hazardous waste facility.
Performance criteria
4.1
Management ensures that storage facilities are provided in accordance with
legislation and bylaws.
Range
4.2
Management ensures that storage facilities are maintained in accordance with
legislation and bylaws.
Range
4.3
legislation includes but is not limited to – HSNO Act, Resource
Management Act, Health and Safety in Employment Act.
legislation includes but is not limited to – HSNO Act, Resource
Management Act, Health and Safety in Employment Act.
Management ensures that storage standards are monitored and maintained in
accordance with company quality assurance accreditation.
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4.4
Management ensures that stored hazardous wastes are documented in
accordance with Hazardous Substances (Tracking) Regulations 2001 and
company procedures.
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 (MITO) info@mito.org.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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