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Oversee burial works
Level
4
Credits
20
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in cemeteries who are required to
supervise others as part of their role. People credited with this unit standard
are able to: describe roles, requirements and procedures in relation to burial
works; and oversee the conduct of burial works.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Amenity Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
20 June 2006
Date version published
20 June 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2009
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 21966, Perform exhumations; or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
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This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
The Primary Industry Training Organisation acknowledges the assistance provided
by the Service Industry Skills Council of Australia in permitting their unit of
competency to be used as the basis for this unit standard. This unit standard is
based on the unit of competency WFSBCR405A, Oversee burial works.
2
Workplace policies and procedures may include but are not limited to – standard
operating policies and procedures, standards and certification requirements, quality
assurance procedures, health and safety procedures, emergency, fire and accident
procedures.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but are not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Burial and Cremation Act 1964, and bylaws.
4
Burial works refers to grave probing, grave digging, grave re-opening, exhumation,
vault excavation and installation.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe roles, requirements and procedures in relation to burial works.
Performance criteria
1.1
Description includes the roles and duties of cemetery authorities.
Range
1.2
cemetery authorities may include but are not limited to – local
authorities, cemetery trust, drivers, cemetery manager, grave
diggers, groundspeople, gardeners, leading hands, foremen,
supervisors.
Description includes different social, cultural, and religious burial requirements.
Range
requirements may include but are not limited to – burial
procedures, time between death and burial, time between burial
and closure of graves, cultural rituals to assist grieving, spiritual or
religious symbolism, placing special personal effects with the
deceased person, use of music, placement of candles, choice and
placement of flowers, photographs.
1.3
Description includes health and safety requirements, and infection control
practices, and is consistent with applicable legislation.
1.4
Description of procedures includes procedures for written burial requests or
instruction, and for record keeping requirements and procedures, and is
consistent with workplace policies and procedures.
Element 2
Oversee the conduct of burial works.
Performance criteria
2.1
Burial work schedules are monitored and staff are assisted in resolving
scheduling difficulties or unexpected problems.
2.2
Grave digging and vault/crypt excavations and installations are monitored to
ensure they are completed safely in accordance with workplace policies and
procedures.
2.3
Grave probes and grave re-openings are monitored to ensure they are
completed safely in accordance with workplace policies and procedures.
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2.4
Problems arising during or after burial works are identified and appropriate
person is notified.
Range
2.5
appropriate person may include but is not limited to – supervisor,
foreman, leading hand.
Potential and actual breaches of health and safety procedures, or applicable
legislative requirements for burial works, are identified and action taken is in
accordance with workplace policies and procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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 New Zealand Industry Training Organisation www.primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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