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Title / Manage anagrichemical risk management planfor a horticulture operation
Level / 5 / Credits / 5
Purpose / This unit standard is for people working in the horticulture production industry sector.
People credited with this unit standard have the skills and knowledge required to manage anagrichemical risk management planfor a horticulture operation.
Classification / HorticultureProduction Horticulture
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Evidence requirements must be consistent with all relevant legislationand subsequent amendments; this includes but is not limited to:
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO) 1996
- Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997
- Resource Management Act 1991
- Land Transport Act 1998
- Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005.
2The New Zealand Standard applicable to this unit standard is NZS 8409:2004 Management of agrichemicals, available from
3Definitions
Agrichemicalrefers to any substance, whether inorganic or organic, man-made or naturally occurring, modified or in its original state, that is used to eradicate, modify or control flora and fauna. It is a subset of agricultural compounds and includes pesticides, spray additives, fertilisers, vertebrate pest control products, and oral nutrition products.
Person-in-charge is the person responsible for HSNO compliance, as defined in HSNO legislation.
Workplace procedures refer to written and verbal policies and procedures on safety, operation and production set down by the employer or organisation.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Allocate responsibilities for the person in charge of agrichemicalsin a horticulture operation in accordance with NZS 8409:2004.
Evidence requirements
1.1Allocation of responsibilities for the person in charge that ensures the safe use of agrichemicals.
Outcome 2
Determine agrichemical information requirements for a horticulture operationin accordance with NZS 8409:2004.
Evidence requirements
2.1Determine agrichemical information required to inform the safe, responsible and effective use of agrichemicals.
Outcome 3
Determine relevant agrichemical recording procedures in accordance with NZS 8409:2004.
Evidence requirements
3.1Determineappropriate documentation for the safe use of agrichemicals in a horticulture operation.
Outcome 4
Plan and manage training requirements for agrichemical usersin a horticulture operation.
Evidence requirements
4.1Plan a training programme for the safe use of agrichemicals according to workplace procedures.
4.2Manage the implementation of the training programme.
Outcome 5
Manage instances of non-compliance with the agrichemical risk management plan.
Evidence requirements
5.1Instances of non-compliance are managed in accordance with workplace procedures.
Planned review date / 31 December 2022Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 16 February 2017 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0052
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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.
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Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018