NZQA registered unit standard
23314 version 2
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Title
Prepare value-added products at a composting facility
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard is for people working in the composting
sector of the resource recovery industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for
value-added product preparation; carry out initial preparation of
value-added products; prepare value-added products; and
conduct inspection on quality of completed value-added
products, 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 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;
Material safety data sheets (MSDS);
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
Assessment against this unit standard must take place in a commercial scale
composting facility or in a situation that reproduces and/or simulates operational
conditions.
4
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.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Organic in the resource recovery industry refers to materials that are putrescible or
are of animal or vegetable origin.
Value-added products may include – standard and specialised potting mixes; general
and special purpose landscaping soils; composted and pasteurised mulches for
various applications; composted and pasteurised soil conditioners for various
applications; loose fill materials for playground surfacing or other applications;
ornamental mulches; effluent, storm water or emission treatment products; products
for erosion control or site remediation; products for agricultural disease suppression
and other products for specialised applications.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for value-added product preparation at a composting facility.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Job sheet and/or work order are reviewed to identify all product requirements in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
1.2
Equipment requirements for safe, effective, and efficient product preparation are
identified in accordance with company procedures.
Range
1.3
equipment may include but is not limited to – volume measuring,
weight measuring.
Hazards are identified, risk-assessed, reported, and managed in accordance
with company procedures.
Range
1.4
job sheet/work order may include but is not limited to – job
number; batch number, pre-processed raw material preparation,
product quantity and quality, compost batch recipe, product batch
order, packaging.
hazards may include but are not limited to – noise, dust,
ergonomic hazards, hazardous substances, spills, bystanders,
overhead power lines, mechanical malfunctions, exposed moving
parts.
Environmental impacts associated with machinery operation are identified,
evaluated in terms of harm to the environment, and reported in accordance with
company procedures.
Range
impacts may include but are not limited to – noise, exhaust
emissions, organic dusts, hazardous substances, run-off.
Outcome 2
Carry out initial preparation of value-added products at a composting facility.
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SSB Code 101542
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Compost, materials, and other product additives are identified and confirmed
against job sheet in accordance with company procedures.
Range
compost, materials, and other product additives may include but
are not limited to – raw materials, finished compost of varying
maturity and characteristics, product additives.
2.2
PPE is selected, used, maintained, and stored in accordance with the MSDS
and company procedures.
2.3
Compost, materials, and other product additives are measured into the required
quantities in accordance with job sheet and company procedures.
2.4
Compost, materials, and other product additives are monitored for quality in
accordance with company procedures.
2.5
Variations and/or non-conformities in quality are identified and reported in
accordance with company procedures.
Range
2.6
Preparation method is selected in accordance with product type and company
procedures.
Range
2.7
evidence is required for two variations or non-conformities.
preparation method may include but is not limited to – reduction,
particle size screening, measuring of quantities, mixing and
blending of materials, load shifting.
Equipment and/or machinery are selected in accordance with product type and
company procedures.
Outcome 3
Prepare value-added products at a composting facility.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Equipment and/or machinery are operated safely in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions and company procedures.
3.2
Equipment and/or machinery are monitored for performance and efficiency and
defects or faults reported in accordance with company procedures.
Range
3.3
may include but is not limited to – safety guards, operational
techniques for the specific terrain, weather conditions, maintaining
working loads within specifications.
Compost, materials, and other product additives are blended and processed in
accordance with company procedures.
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3.4
Product outputs are monitored and adjustments to machinery operations are
made to meet job sheet specifications.
3.5
Equipment and/or machinery and site are cleared and cleaned to avoid
contamination between batches in accordance with company procedures.
Outcome 4
Conduct inspection on quality of completed value-added products at a composting facility.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Value-added products are inspected and checked to confirm compliance with
job sheet and company procedures.
4.2
Quantity of product is confirmed and the product is labelled in accordance with
company procedures.
4.3
Product details are documented in accordance with company procedures.
4.4
Supervisor and/or product dispatcher is informed of product readiness for
dispatch 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
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
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SSB Code 101542
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NZQA registered unit standard
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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.
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SSB Code 101542
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