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Demonstrate knowledge of safe working practices in an automotive
workshop
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
This theory-based unit standard is for people who wish to enter or are
working in the motor industry. People credited with this unit standard are
able to demonstrate knowledge of personal behaviour that affects workshop
safety, good housekeeping practices to promote safety, and maintaining safe
working practices in an automotive workplace.
Subfield
Motor Industry
Domain
Motor Industry - Introductory Skills
Status
Registered
Status date
27 July 2005
Date version published
25 July 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2009
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0014
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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Codes of practice which relate directly to automotive industrial operations are
published by the Department of Labour and by Standards New Zealand. These are
available at: http://www.osh.govt.nz/order/catalogue/index.shtml. Codes of practice
and other health and safety publications may include but are not limited to –
Guarding Farm Machinery – Tractor Power Take-Offs and Transmission Machinery,
Guidelines for Guarding Principles and General Safety for Machinery, Guidelines for
the Provision of Facilities and General Safety in Commercial and Industrial Premises,
Health and Safety Guidelines for Tyre Fitters, Health and Safety in Welding,
Management of Noise in the Workplace, Approved Code of Practice for Management
of Substances Hazardous to Health, Approved Code of Practice for Roll Over
Protective Structures on Tractors in Agricultural Operations, Approved Code of
Practice for Safe Use of Visual Display Units in the Place of Work, Approved Code of
Practice for the Safe Use of Isocyanates, Approved Code of Practice for Training
Operators and Instructors of Powered Industrial Lift Trucks (Forklifts).
3
The Collision Repair Association – Health and Safety Package and Motor Trade
Association – Occupational Safety and Health Package may be useful reference for
this standard. Information for sourcing these documents can be found online at:
http://www.osh.govt.nz/order/catalogue/ipp.shtml.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of personal behaviour that affects workshop safety.
Performance criteria
1.1
Personal actions that avoid unsafe acts and unsafe conditions in an automotive
workshop are identified in accordance with legislative requirements.
Range
1.2
behaviour, personal hygiene to prevent skin irritations, working
alone, working above and below a fellow worker, no smoking near
combustible areas and dangerous goods.
Protective clothing suitable for wearing in an automotive workshop is identified.
Range
protection to the body, head, hair, eyes, ears, lungs.
1.3
Protective footwear suitable for wearing in an automotive workshop is identified.
1.4
Precautions to take when wearing loose body accessories while working in a
workshop are described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
Range
1.5
chains, rings, watches, earrings.
The obligations of employees under the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992 are outlined.
Range
responsibility for their own health and safety, responsibility for
ensuring their actions do not harm anyone else.
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The obligations of employers under the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992 as they pertain to the motor and related industries are outlined.
Range
elimination, isolation, or minimisation of workshop hazards.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of good housekeeping practices to promote safety.
Performance criteria
2.1
Precautions to take when hazardous objects are left on floors, stairs, and
platforms are described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
Range
removing and storing objects, disposing of objects safely.
2.2
Precautions to take against dirty and wet floor surfaces are described in
accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.3
Action to take when materials are projecting, poorly stacked, and/or placed
incorrectly is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.4
Sharp and dangerous objects that can be present in the work area are
identified.
Range
broken glass, sharp metal, open containers of flammable liquid,
fuel and oil soaked rags.
2.5
The value of putting away hand tools and workshop equipment in assigned
places after use is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.6
Precautions to take near welding operations are described in accordance with
relevant codes of practice.
2.7
The value of keeping work benches, work space, and machinery clean and tidy
is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.8
The purpose of displaying warning notices clearly at the site of hazards is
described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.9
The importance of maintaining tools and workshop equipment in good working
order is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of maintaining safe working practices in an automotive workplace.
Performance criteria
3.1
The effects of an accident on workplace operations are identified.
Range
minor, major, long term, short term.
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3.2
Codes of practice and legislative requirements relating to automotive workshop
and machine safety are identified.
3.3
The purpose of establishing and maintaining adequate room to work safely is
described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
3.4
The value of establishing a safe escape route in case of emergencies is
described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
3.5
Methods and purpose of providing safe ventilation in a workshop are identified.
Range
minimising the running of engines and vehicles in a workshop, use
of extractor fans and hoods, keeping fresh supply of air circulating
through doors and windows.
3.6
The value of providing suitable and sufficient lighting for carrying out repairs is
described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
3.7
Ways of avoiding injury and damage when manoeuvring a vehicle at the
worksite are identified.
3.8
Precautions to take when working in and around vehicles are identified.
Range
includes but is not limited to – fuel (fumes, high pressure, leaks),
components under tension or pressure, supporting components,
lifting and supporting vehicles, hydraulic and pneumatic systems,
batteries, high voltage systems, airbags and seat belt pretensioners, heat generated components, flammable materials.
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)
janet.lane@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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