NZQA registered unit standard
23301 version 2
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Title
Set up and operate water delivery systems at a composting facility
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for people working in the composting
sector of the resource recovery industry.
People credited to this unit standard are able to: set up a water
delivery system; operate a water delivery system; and check
the performance of a water delivery system and complete
records, at a composting facility.
Classification
Resource Recovery > Composting
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All work practices must comply with:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
NZS 4454:2005 Composts, soil conditioners and mulches;
The New Zealand Waste Strategy: Reducing Harm, Improving Efficiency 2010
Ministry for the Environment, available at http://www.mfe.govt.nz;
Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Substances Hazardous to Health
in the Place of Work, Occupational Safety and Health Service, available at
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/ (WorkSafe NZ).
2
Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be used throughout operations in
accordance with company procedures. PPE includes but is not limited to – gloves,
eye protection, footwear, overalls, hearing protection, respirator or facemask, highvisibility clothing, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, eye wash kit, face shield/mask; hard
hat.
3
Definitions
Company procedures mean the documented methods for performing work activities
and include health and safety, environmental, site, and quality management
requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Hazards may include but are not limited to – vehicles and mobile machinery, dust,
noise, hot or cold weather conditions, underfoot conditions, machinery shredders,
hammer mills and grinders, compressed air and water; biological hazards associated
with waste; sharps or other physical contaminants in materials ergonomic hazards
associated with manual handling.
Organic in the resource recovery industry refers to materials that are putrescible or
are of animal or vegetable origin.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23301 version 2
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Water delivery systems may include but are not limited to – spray, drippers,
permanent sprinklers (overhead), portable/travelling sprinklers, soaker hose.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Set up a water delivery system at a composting facility.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Requirements for the set-up of the water delivery system and the application
methods to be used are obtained and clarified in accordance with company
procedures.
1.2
Details of the site to which water is to be delivered are confirmed and legislation
identified.
1.3
Tools, equipment, and water delivery components are selected in accordance
with the water delivery system being used.
Range
1.4
tools and equipment may include but are not limited to – string
lines, hammers, measuring tapes, shovel, irrigation punches, tube
cutters;
components may include but are not limited to – hoses, pumps,
motors, automation and distribution networks, nozzles,
connectors, meters.
Water sources are identified for the water delivery system in accordance with
the site to be watered and the RMA.
Range
water sources may include but are not limited to – external
reticulated water supply, bores, dams; site leach at ponds,
streams or rivers; site runoff/drainage collection dams; organic
effluents or wastewaters (with acceptable characteristics).
1.5
Hazards associated with the task are identified and required action taken to
minimise the personal risks to self and others.
1.6
Site quarantine and other biosecurity protocols are observed in accordance with
company procedures.
1.7
Water delivery lines, where required, are measured and marked out in
accordance with instructions and company procedures.
1.8
Water delivery system is set up in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions
and company procedures.
Outcome 2
Operate a water delivery system at a composting facility.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23301 version 2
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Water delivery system is operated in accordance with company procedures and
safe practice.
water application methods may include but is not limited to – hand
moved flexible hose, pump and sprinkler and pump and movable
hose tanker, water application rate.
Range
2.2
Pipes, hoses, and all joints are checked and confirmed as being secure and
leak free.
2.3
Remedial action is taken where non-conformities in the distribution of water are
identified in accordance with company procedures.
2.4
Pumps are operated in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and
company procedures.
Outcome 3
Check the performance of a water delivery system and complete records at a composting
facility.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The water application rate and distribution are checked and variations are
reported in accordance with company procedures.
Range
settings, leaks, operating faults, dry areas.
3.2
Water delivery system is visually inspected for leaks, operating faults, and dry
areas, and observations recorded in accordance with company procedures.
3.3
Remedial action is carried out where variations in the water delivery system are
observed at any stage in the process in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions and company procedures.
3.4
Records of operation of the water delivery system are made in accordance with
company procedures.
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
23 April 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
23301 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