NZQA registered unit standard
12300 version 5
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of electricity industry safety statutes and
codes
Level
2
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of electricity industry safety statutes and codes, and
how to access them.
Classification
Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for, but is not restricted to, off-job assessment.
2
Credit for this assessment standard demonstrates that learners have a fundamental
knowledge of the industry safety codes and statues within the Electricity Industry.
3
Performance and principles of work practices in relation to the outcomes and
evidence requirements must comply with all current legislation, especially the
Electricity Act 1992 (and amendments), Electricity Safety Regulations 2010 (and
amendments) and any regulations and codes of practice recognised under that
statute; the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (and amendments); and the
Resource Management Act 1991. Electricity supply industry codes of practice and
documented industry procedures include the current version of the Safety Manual –
Electricity Industry (SM-EI) (Wellington: Electricity Engineers’ Association), and
occupational safety and health codes of practice. A full list of current legislation and
industry codes is available from the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation,
PO Box 1245, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of electricity industry safety statutes and codes and how to
access them.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Scope of statutes covering safety in the electricity supply industry is explained.
Range
includes but is not limited to – Electricity Act 1992 (and
amendments), Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (and
amendments), Resource Management Act 1991.
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1.2
Purpose and requirements of regulations covering safety in the electricity supply
industry are explained.
Range
1.3
Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 (and amendments).
Purpose and requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
approved Codes of Practice and the New Zealand Electrical Codes of Practice
(NZECP) covering safety in the electricity supply industry are explained.
Range
1.4
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any three NZECP or OSH codes of practice.
Purpose and requirements of industry handbooks covering safety in the
electricity supply industry are explained.
Range
includes but is not limited to – SM-EI, Electricity Engineers’
Association Guidelines.
1.5
Purpose of international standards covering safety in the electricity supply
industry is explained.
1.6
Organisations having a safety role in the electricity supply industry are identified
and their role described.
Range
1.7
any three of the following – Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), Employers,
Industry Associations, Electrical Workers Registration Board,
Electricity Engineers’ Association.
Safety responsibilities of individuals within the electricity supply industry are
identified and described as defined in legislation and industry codes.
Range
any three of the following – Electricity Act 1992 (and
amendments), Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 (and
amendments), Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, SM-EI,
Codes of Practice.
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Planned review date
12300 version 5
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31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 August 1997
31 December 2016
Review
2
21 November 2001
31 December 2016
Review
3
22 October 2003
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
4
16 July 2010
31 December 2016
Review
5
15 August 2013
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0120
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 Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation info@esito.org.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this assessment standard.
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