NZQA registered unit standard
22648 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of health, safety, and hazard awareness for
scrap metal recycling
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit standard is for people working in the scrap metal
recycling industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
requirements for health and safety at a scrap metal recycling
yard; and demonstrate knowledge of health and safety hazards
of scrap metal recycling operations and methods for their
control.
Classification
Resource Recovery > Scrap Metal Recycling
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation, regulations, and documents relevant to this unit standard include but are
not limited to:
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act);
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE Act);
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995 (HSE Regulations);
Factories and Commercial Premises (First Aid) Regulations 1985;
Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA);
Smoke-free Environments Act 1990;
Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Noise in the Workplace,
Occupational Safety and Health Service, available at
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/ (WorkSafe NZ);
AS/NZS 1269.3:2005 Occupational noise management – Hearing protector program,
available at http://www.standards.co.nz;
Fork-Lift Truck Operators Safety Code No. 1 – Front Loading Forklift Trucks,
Occupational Safety and Health Service, available at
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/ (WorkSafe NZ);
The New Zealand Waste Strategy: Reducing Harm, Improving Efficiency 2010
Ministry for the Environment, available at http://www.mfe.govt.nz;
material safety data sheets;
company safety plans.
2
Definition
Company procedures mean 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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
22648 version 2
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe requirements for health and safety at a scrap metal recycling yard.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Legislative requirements for health and safety in the workplace are identified in
terms of general aims and objectives.
Range
1.2
Occupational safety and health requirements are described in terms of
employer and employee responsibilities, rights, and obligations.
Range
1.3
HSE Act, HSE Regulations, HSNO Act, RMA, Smoke-free
Environments Act, Factories and Commercial Premises (First Aid)
Regulations, local authority bylaws.
may include but is not limited to – safety inspection, employee
health surveillance, noise survey, employee stress, employee
fatigue, preventative maintenance programme, first aid provisions,
lighting, ergonomics, hazard management, standard operating
procedures, monitoring, hygiene.
Codes of practice and standards relevant to the scrap metal recycling industry
are identified and their safety and health requirements are outlined.
Range
includes but is not limited to – forklift, noise.
1.4
Requirements for the provision, maintenance, and use of protective clothing and
amenities are described in accordance with regulations and OSH policy.
1.5
Requirements for accident investigations are described in accordance with the
HSE Act and company procedures.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety hazards of scrap metal recycling operations
and methods for their control.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Hazards relating to moving vehicles and heavy equipment are identified and
their controls are described in accordance with company procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to equipment for – lifting, cutting
equipment, crushing;
evidence is required of three hazards.
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NZQA registered unit standard
2.2
Hazards relating to hazardous substances at a scrap metal yard are identified
and their controls are described in accordance with company procedures.
substances may include but are not limited to – battery acid,
refrigerant, oil, gas, asbestos, radioactive material, polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs);
evidence is required of two.
Range
2.3
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Hazards relating to the sorting and storage of scrap metals are identified and
their controls are described in accordance with company procedures.
includes but is not limited to – manual handling, conveyors,
stockpiles, falling objects;
evidence is required of three.
Range
2.4
Hazards relating to electricity are identified and their controls are described in
accordance with company procedures.
2.5
The reporting of actual or perceived health and safety hazards is described in
accordance with company procedures.
2.6
Scheduled maintenance and good housekeeping practices are described in
accordance with company procedures.
2.7
Emergency procedures are described in accordance with company safety
plans.
2.8
Safety systems, such as lockouts and permits, are described in accordance with
company procedures.
2.9
Personal protective clothing and equipment for use in scrap metal operations
are identified, and their use and maintenance are outlined in accordance with
operating manuals and company procedures.
may include but is not limited to – overalls, safety footwear, hand
protection, waterproof gear, eye protectors;
may include but is not limited to – head protection, hearing
protection, respiratory protection.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 January 2007
31 December 2017
Review
2
16 April 2015
N/A
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
22648 version 2
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0114
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016