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Title / Apply health and safety procedures in a marine or compositeworkplace
Level / 3 / Credits / 5
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to:explainthe purpose of health and safety planning and compliance,hazards, andaccident and emergency procedures; and apply controlsfor the marine or composite workplace.
This unit standard introduces learners to workplace health and safety legislation and enables them to work safely, ensuring the health and safety of themselves and others.
Classification / Boating Industries > Boatbuilding
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Regulations and legislationand subsequent amendments for this unit standard include:
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015,
- Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management)Regulations 2016,
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
2Definitions
Workplace policies and procedures refers to the documented procedures and policies providing guidelines of the tasks and activities carried out in the workplace. This typically includesrelevant health and safety requirements to eliminate hazard/risk in the workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explainthe reasons for health and safety planning, and compliance in the marine or composite industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1The reasons for health and safety planning, and compliance are explainedin terms of the marine or composite industry.
Outcome 2
Explainhazards and apply controls in amarine or composite workplace.
Evidence requirements
2.1Key industry hazards are explained in terms of the marine or composite industry.
2.2Strategies for minimisationor elimination of hazard are explained and applied in accordance with Health and Safety legislation.
2.3Methods of eliminating, isolating, and minimising are explained and applied for industry-specific hazards.
2.4Storage methods for chemicals are identified and applied in accordance withMaterial Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and workplace policies and procedures.
2.5Personal protective equipment is identified and usedin accordance with MSDS and manufacturer instructions.
2.6Hazard information documents are explainedin terms of information type.
Rangeevidence of five documents is required.
2.7Hazard control documents are explainedin terms of their applications.
Rangeevidence of four documents is required.
2.8Hazards are recorded in accordance with workplace policies and procedures.
Outcome 3
Explainaccident and emergency procedures in a marine or composite workplace.
Evidence requirements
3.1Accident and emergencyprocedures are explainedin relation to legislation and workplace policies and procedures.
Planned review date / 31 December 2020Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 27 October 2006 / 31 December 2017
Review / 2 / 17 November 2016 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0136
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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 (CMRs). 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 NZMAC ITO if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101812 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018