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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of safe working practices in an automotive workshop
Level / 2 / Credits / 2
Purpose / This theory-based unit standard is for people who wish to enter or are working in the motor industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of personal behaviour that affects workshop safety, good housekeeping practices to promote safety, and maintaining safe working practices in an automotive workplace.
Classification / Motor Industry > Motor Industry - Introductory Skills
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
2Codes of practice which relate directly to automotive industrial operations are published by the Department of Labour and by Standards New Zealand. These are available at: Codes of practice and other health and safety publications may include but are not limited to – Guarding Farm Machinery – Tractor Power Take-Offs and Transmission Machinery, Guidelines forGuarding Principles and General Safety for Machinery, Guidelines for the Provision of Facilities and General Safety in Commercial and Industrial Premises, Health and Safety Guidelines for Tyre Fitters, Health and Safety in Welding, Management of Noise in the Workplace, Approved Code of Practice for Management of Substances Hazardous to Health, Approved Code of Practice for Roll Over Protective Structures on Tractors in Agricultural Operations, Approved Code of Practice for Safe Use of Visual Display Units in the Place of Work, Approved Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Isocyanates, Approved Code of Practice for Training Operators and Instructors of Powered Industrial Lift Trucks (Forklifts).
3The Collision Repair Association – Health and Safety Package and Motor Trade Association – Occupational Safety and Health Package may be useful reference for this standard. Information for sourcing these documents can be found online at:
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of personal behaviour that affects workshop safety.
Evidence requirements
1.1Personal actions that avoid unsafe acts and unsafe conditions in an automotive workshop are identified in accordance with legislative requirements.
Rangebehaviour, personal hygiene to prevent skin irritations, working alone, working above and below a fellow worker, no smoking near combustible areas and dangerous goods.
1.2Protective clothing suitable for wearing in an automotive workshop is identified.
Rangeprotection to the body, head, hair, eyes, ears, lungs.
1.3Protective footwear suitable for wearing in an automotive workshop is identified.
1.4Precautions to take when wearing loose body accessories while working in a workshop are described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
Rangechains, rings, watches, earrings.
1.5The obligations of employees under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 are outlined.
Rangeresponsibility for their own health and safety, responsibility for ensuring their actions do not harm anyone else.
1.6The obligations of employers under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 as they pertain to the motor and related industries are outlined.
Rangeelimination, isolation, or minimisation of workshop hazards.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of good housekeeping practices to promote safety.
Evidence requirements
2.1Precautions to take when hazardous objects are left on floors, stairs, and platforms are described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
Rangeremoving and storing objects, disposing of objects safely.
2.2Precautions to take against dirty and wet floor surfaces are described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.3Action to take when materials are projecting, poorly stacked, and/or placed incorrectly is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.4Sharp and dangerous objects that can be present in the work area are identified.
Rangebroken glass, sharp metal, open containers of flammable liquid, fuel and oil soaked rags.
2.5The value of putting away hand tools and workshop equipment in assigned places after use is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.6Precautions to take near welding operations are described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.7The value of keeping work benches, work space, and machinery clean and tidy is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.8The purpose of displaying warning notices clearly at the site of hazards is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
2.9The importance of maintaining tools and workshop equipment in good working order is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of maintaining safe working practices in an automotive workplace.
Evidence requirements
3.1The effects of an accident on workplace operations are identified.
Rangeminor, major, long term, short term.
3.2Codes of practice and legislative requirements relating to automotive workshop and machine safety are identified.
3.3The purpose of establishing and maintaining adequate room to work safely is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
3.4The value of establishing a safe escape route in case of emergencies is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
3.5Methods and purpose of providing safe ventilation in a workshop are identified.
Rangeminimising the running of engines and vehicles in a workshop, use of extractor fans and hoods, keeping fresh supply of air circulating through doors and windows.
3.6The value of providing suitable and sufficient lighting for carrying out repairs is described in accordance with relevant codes of practice.
3.7Ways of avoiding injury and damage when manoeuvring a vehicle at the worksite are identified.
3.8Precautions to take when working in and around vehicles are identified.
Rangeincludes but is not limited to – fuel (fumes, high pressure, leaks), components under tension or pressure, supporting components, lifting and supporting vehicles, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, batteries, high voltage systems, airbags and seat belt pre-tensioners, heat generated components, flammable materials.
Replacement information / This unit standard, 249 and 21858 were replaced by unit standard 29579 and 29580.This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 21 February 1999 / 31 December 2018
Revision / 2 / 13 March 2001 / 31 December 2018
Revision / 3 / 16 April 2003 / 31 December 2018
Review / 4 / 27 July 2005 / 31 December 2018
Revision / 5 / 25 July 2007 / 31 December 2018
Review / 6 / 18 August 2016 / 31 December 2018
Rollover / 7 / 19 January 2017 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0014
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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.
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