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AUTOMOTIVE ADMINISTRATION
Identify environmental impacts and
requirements for end-of-life vehicles
and/or components
level:
5
credit:
4
planned review date:
December 2008
sub-field:
Motor Industry
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to
demonstrate knowledge of: the environmental impacts of
motor manufacturing and disposal of end-of-life vehicles
(ELVs); industry roles, responsibilities, and demands relating
to ELVs; and procedures to recycle, dispose of, and scrap
ELVs.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the NZ Motor Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
The following legislation and other sources must be
consulted and followed where applicable:
Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Toxic Substances Regulations 1983;
Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990;
Land Transport Rules produced for the Minister of
Transport by Land Transport New Zealand. These
rules are available online at
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz.
Local body regulations relevant to the motor industry.
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Natural resources are those resources which are finite
and cannot be replaced, such as metals, rubber, oil (for
plastics), and water.
3
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) techniques are those
taken by manufacturers to understand the
environmental effects at all stages of vehicle or
component production, use, and disposal. LCA
techniques take into account the environmental impact
of different materials, processes and fuels.
4
New Zealand Waste List (L-Code) provides guidance
on wastes that are generated by industry. This list is
available from the Ministry for the Environment, website
www.mfe.govt.nz.
5
Further information on overseas requirements on endof-life vehicles can be found from:
Department of Trade and Industry, London, website
www.dti.gov.uk
Directorate General Environment, European
Commission website
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/waste/elv_index
.htm
Department of the Environment and Heritage,
Canberra, website
http://www.deh.gov.au/industry/waste/elv/index.html.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the environmental impacts of motor manufacturing and
disposal of ELVs.
performance criteria
1.1
Key issues in the production of vehicles affecting the environment are explained
according to the vehicle manufacturers’ and legislation requirements.
Range:
1.2
Environmental impacts that arise from the production and scrapping of vehicles
are described according to legislation requirements.
Range:
1.3
includes but is not limited to – use of raw materials, waste,
potential for recycling, pollution, efficiency improvements in the
manufacturing process, environmental legislation and standards.
includes but is not limited to – the use of natural resources, the
use of energy in the manufacturing process, waste products,
transportation of materials and finished goods, vehicle and/or
component material waste.
Approaches taken by vehicle manufacturers to determine environmental effects
are analysed according to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) techniques.
Range:
includes but is not limited to – design of components and choice of
materials, production of vehicle, pollution and energy consumption
during use of vehicle, recycling ability, scrapping.
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element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of industry roles, responsibilities, and demands relating to ELVs.
performance criteria
2.1
The analysis of the roles and demands that sectors of the industry have in ELVs
is consistent with legislation and L-Code requirements.
Range:
2.2
Key issues for industry when disposing of ELVs are explained according to the
manufacturers’, repairers’, and retail sector requirements and legislation.
Range:
2.3
sectors include – vehicle manufacturers, material suppliers,
component suppliers, collision repairers, insurance companies,
dismantlers, shredder companies, recyclers.
key issues may include but are not limited to – environmental,
maintaining vehicle standards, financial considerations and
compliance costs, market for spare parts, component replacement
policies and warranties, obsoletism, using the L-Code.
The demand for recycled components is analysed according to market
requirements.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – age of vehicle fleet, cost benefit
of maintaining older vehicles relative to purchasing new vehicles,
reliability and longevity of original components, cost of alternatives
to recycled components, cost of after-market new components,
cost of parts and/or complete vehicles (for dismantling) imported
from overseas, length of warranty periods, component reuse in
new vehicles.
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element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of procedures to recycle, dispose of, and scrap ELVs.
performance criteria
3.1
Requirements to dispose of vehicles and components are described according
to legislation and local by-laws.
Range:
3.2
Recycling uses are described according to recycler and legislative
requirements.
Range:
3.3
may include but is not limited to – reused components, chemical
processing, energy generation, raw material extraction.
Methods of recycling vehicle components are described according to recycler
and legislative requirements.
Range:
3.4
de-registration, bodies, used oil, vehicle batteries, refrigerant,
tyres.
includes but is not limited to – fluids; mechanical, electrical and
body components; tyres and rubber; refrigerant; catalytic
converters; plastic, glass and foam; airbags and seat belt
pretensioners; ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Factors which influence ELV recycling are explained in terms of the New
Zealand context.
Range:
legislation, local by-laws, economics, overseas directives, pollution
control and landfill operations, vehicle composition and types of
material, frequency, recycling initiatives.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation jlane@mito.org.nz if you wish
to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0014 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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