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Work safely in a surveying workplace
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who are working in the surveying industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: operate safely whilst
conducting a survey in an urban environment; operate safely whilst
conducting a survey on a construction site; operate safely whilst conducting a
survey in a rural area; access and leave a property safely; and maintain
security and safety in a surveying office.
Subfield
Surveying
Domain
Survey Practice
Status
Registered
Status date
25 February 2008
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Infrastructure ITO
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
The following legislation and documentation must be complied with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Trespass Act 1980;
Approved Code of Practice for the Use of Visual Display Units in the Place of Work
(Department of Labour,Occupational Safety and Health Service, 1999), available at
http://www.dol.govt.nz;
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equipment manufacturer's instructions;
utility asset owners safety requirements;
equipment operator licences;
construction site safety plan;
traffic management plan.
2
Personal protective equipment must be used throughout operations in accordance
with company procedures.
3
Definition
Workplace procedures refer to documented procedures specific to an enterprise
which set out the quality management requirements for the business practice and
activities of that enterprise.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Operate safely whilst conducting a survey in an urban environment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Information about survey operations is communicated to client, landowner
and/or occupier, and neighbours in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
1.2
Approved personal protective equipment is identified and worn at all times
during operations in accordance with company procedures and/or site safety
plan.
Range
1.3
secured – while travelling, when unattended.
Safety precautions for working on roadways are demonstrated in accordance
with road controlling authority requirements.
Range
1.5
includes but is not limited to – travelling to the site.
All surveying equipment is secured in accordance with workplace procedures
and/or the traffic management plan.
Range
1.4
communication – verbal, written;
confrontation is avoided.
includes but is not limited to – parking of the vehicle used by the
candidate to reach the site;
requirements may include – approved traffic management plan.
Safety precautions for working near overhead power lines are demonstrated in
accordance with workplace procedures and the asset owner’s safety
requirements.
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1.6
Safe practices for excavating, placing new marks, and reinstating buried marks
are demonstrated in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
1.7
excavation includes – locating buried services, ensuring public
safety, backfilling, covering an open excavation, covering an open
access chamber, covering survey standard marks.
Safety precautions for working near animals found in urban environments are
demonstrated in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
animals include but are not limited to – a dog, livestock.
Element 2
Operate safely whilst conducting a survey on a construction site.
Performance criteria
2.1
Construction site briefing is obtained in accordance with workplace procedures
and the Health and Safety in Employment Act.
2.2
Safety equipment specified in a site induction is used in accordance with the
site safety plan.
2.3
Specialist equipment is used safely in accordance with manufacturer's
instructions and, where required, operator's licence.
Range
2.4
equipment may include but is not limited to – powder actuated
tool;
evidence is required of at least two items of equipment.
Actions to be taken in the event of a workplace accident are demonstrated in
accordance with workplace procedures and the Health and Safety in
Employment Act.
Element 3
Operate safely whilst conducting a survey in a rural area.
Performance criteria
3.1
Information about survey operations is communicated to client, landowner
and/or occupier, and neighbours in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
3.2
communication – verbal, written;
confrontation is avoided.
Safety precautions for working near electricity conductors are demonstrated in
accordance with workplace procedures and the asset owner’s safety
requirements.
Range
electric fence, power pylon.
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3.3
Safety precautions for working near animals in rural environments are
demonstrated in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
3.4
animals – two types of farm stock.
Risks are identified and controlled and the survey is undertaken in accordance
with workplace procedures.
Range
in a team with a minimum of two people or the risks of working
alone are identified and controlled.
Element 4
Access and leave a property safely.
Range
property – private, public, urban or rural.
Performance criteria
4.1
The survey team’s intended whereabouts are notified in accordance with
workplace procedures.
4.2
Access to the property meets the requirements of legislation and workplace
procedures.
Range
legislation includes but is not limited to – s 53 Cadastral Survey
Act 2002, s 110 Public Works Act 1981.
4.3
The land owner is notified, and requested to identify safety hazards on site in
accordance with workplace procedures.
4.4
Arrangements are made that ensure that animals are restrained and/or
removed from the work area in accordance with workplace procedures.
4.5
During property access, discretion is exercised and behaviour and activities
avoid confrontation and maintain safety.
Range
activities – notification, greetings;
behaviour – privacy of others is respected, self-control is
maintained, cultural protocol is observed.
4.6
The property is treated with respect during access in accordance with ss 6 and
8 Trespass Act 1980.
4.7
The property is left in safe, tidy condition at the end of the working day.
Range
within the responsibility of the candidate;
may include but is not limited to – backfilled excavation, hazard
warning tape.
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Element 5
Maintain security and safety in a surveying office.
Performance criteria
5.1
A surveying office is kept secure in accordance with workplace procedures and
within the candidate’s responsibility.
Range
5.2
privacy, locks, surveying data.
Hazards in a surveying office are controlled in accordance with the Health and
Safety in Employment Act and within the candidate’s responsibility.
Range
hazards may include but are not limited to – threatening
behaviour, electrical equipment, plan printers, drafting station
ergonomics, copiers.
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 Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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