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Identify, explain, and use petrochemical industry symbols, signs, and
terminology
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is for people employed in the petrochemical industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify, explain, and use
petrochemical industry symbols, signs, and terminology.
Subfield
Petrochemical Industry
Domain
Petrochemical Operations Communication and
Responses
Status
Registered
Status date
20 February 2009
Date version published
20 February 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
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.
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).
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Definition
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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify and explain petrochemical industry symbols, signs, and terminology.
Performance criteria
1.1
Industry specific symbols and signs are identified and explained in terms of their
purpose and function.
Range
1.2
Safety signage is explained in terms of classifications and signage colour
conventions.
Range
1.3
chemical, safety, road, site specific.
classifications – caution, warning, danger, general attention;
colour conventions for – safety signs, chemical data, road signage,
site specific signage.
Petrochemical industry terminology is identified and explained in terms of site
applications.
Range
chemical, technical, equipment, safety, site specific acronyms.
Element 2
Use petrochemical industry symbols, signs, and terminology.
Performance criteria
2.1
Signs and symbols are used to warn personnel of potential hazards.
2.2
Signs and symbols are used for identification purposes.
Range
2.3
equipment, process flows, process parameters, composition.
Specific terminology is used to communicate information in the workplace.
Range
written, oral, electronic.
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.
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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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