National Certificate in Resource Recovery Operations

Level 3 Credits 106

This qualification recognises the skills and knowledge of people working at operations level in the resource recovery industry in commercial or community-based resource recovery facilities.

This qualification may complement the National Certificate in Zero Waste and Resource Recovery - Principles for Implementation (Level 3) and may lead to the National Certificate in Resource Recovery Operations (Level 4), the National Diploma in Resource Recovery (Level 5), and the National Diploma in Zero Waste and Resource Recovery (Level 5).

COMPULSORY:  76 Credits

Unit Standard	Description	Level	Credit
16800	Take action to control small emergency situations in a workplace	3	4
17593	Apply safe work practices in the workplace	2	4
17602	Apply hazard identification and risk assessment procedures in the workplace	3	4
19522	Undertake job safety analysis	2	4
22608	Identify, sort, and store mixed items received at a resource recovery facility	3	6
22609	Identify and sort resources for recycling and recovery at a workplace	1	2
22614	Demonstrate knowledge of storage requirements for a non-hazardous recoverable resource	3	4
22627	Store non-hazardous commodities for resource recovery	3	4
22631	Demonstrate basic knowledge of classifications for recoverable resources and residual waste	2	5
22632	Outline recovery options for recoverable resources	2	9
22635	Explain the content of an environmental management plan for a resource recovery site	3	4
22637	Demonstrate knowledge of hygiene and health for working in a resource recovery or solid waste context	3	8
22638	Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand resource recovery industry	3	6
22642	Demonstrate knowledge of preparing non-hazardous recyclables for transport	3	5
22675	Describe zero waste	2	2
23334	Define and identify hazardous and special wastes and explain safe handling procedures	3	3
23335	Receive and contain hazardous waste at a specified site	3	2

 

 

ELECTIVE: A minimum of 30 credits from the following sets.

SET A: A minimum of 15 credits from the following unit standard;

Unit Standard	Description	Level	Credit
8893	Carry out weighbridge operations for extractive industries	3	10
22611	Prepare a non-hazardous recoverable resource for transport	3	3
22612	Use industrial scales to weigh a bulk commodity in a resource recovery operation	2	2
22613	Stockpile bulk commodities for resource recovery using machinery	3	4
22615	Load a transport container with a recyclable or recoverable resource	3	5
22618	Produce information on separation at source for a resource recovery facility	3	3
22619	Operate a non-export baler in a resource recovery operation	2	2
22620	Operate an export mill baler in a resource recovery operation	3	5
22621	Operate a sorting conveyor and sort items in a resource recovery operation	3	6
22622	Demonstrate knowledge of, and supervise, a resource recovery sorting process	4	8
22625	Demonstrate knowledge of, and sort, construction and demolition materials for resource recovery	3	4
22626	Demonstrate knowledge of, and carry out, kerbside collecting for resource recovery	3	3
22634	Explain principles of organic resource recovery and recycling	3	5
22636	Relate the principles of environmental sustainability to resource recovery	3	6
22641	Demonstrate knowledge of the recycling of inorganic resources	3	9
22649	Identify and separate ferrous metals for scrap metal recycling	2	5
22650	Identify and separate nonferrous metals received for processing at a scrap metal yard	2	12
22677	Discuss key concepts of zero waste theory and practice	3	10
22681	Demonstrate knowledge of Māori and another culture's perspectives of waste	3	5
22966	Communicate information on separation at source for a resource recovery facility	3	2
22967	Operate a mobile tyre shredder in a resource recovery operation	2	2
23324	Identify construction and demolition waste materials and sort them for reuse, recycling, and disposal	2	4
23325	Demonstrate introductory knowledge of constraints on construction and demolition waste	2	5
23326	Demonstrate knowledge of the recovery of resources from construction and demolition waste	3	6
23327	Describe health, safety, and environmental requirements relating to construction and demolition waste	3	6
23328	Dismantle recoverable construction and demolition materials and prepare for storage and transport	3	12
23337	Explain safe methods for containing and storing hazardous substances in the waste handling industry	3	5
24241	Demonstrate knowledge of glass recovery	2	2
24242	Identify and sort cullet for recycling	2	1
24243	Demonstrate knowledge of the reuse of glass containers	2	2
24244	Sort glass containers for recycling and reuse	2	4
24245	Wash glass containers for reuse using a bottle washing machine	2	5
24246	Identify and sort paper fibre for recycling and recovery	2	4
24248	Identify and describe types of plastic for recycling	1	1
24249	Sort plastics for recycling at a resource recovery facility	2	1
24250	Demonstrate knowledge of contamination in plastics and remove contamination from plastics at a recovery facility	2	4
24251	Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a plastics shredder at a plastics recovery facility	2	8
24252	Demonstrate knowledge of, and operate, a plastics granulator at a plastics recovery facility	2	8
24254	Operate a bag stitching machine for resource recovery operations	2	2
24255	Operate a guillotine for resource recovery operations	2	8
24256	Demonstrate knowledge of the value of, and negotiate prices for, reusable goods	3	5
24257	Demonstrate knowledge of legislation relating to the trade of reusable goods	3	10
24258	Demonstrate basic knowledge of, and source reusable goods at, waste exchanges	3	4
24259	Describe, assess, accept, and sort reusable goods for resource recovery	3	3
24260	Operate a bandsaw for resource recovery operations	2	4

 

SET B: A minimum of 5 credits from anywhere on the DAS.

SET C: The balance of credits, if required, to achieve a minimum of 30 credits may come from the following;

Unit Standard	Description	Level	Credit
1739	Load, convey by road transport, and unload dangerous goods	3	5
1753	Load and unload a goods service vehicle	2	4
2395	Select, use and care for, engineering hand tools	2	4
2396	Select, use and maintain portable hand held engineering power tools	2	4
3800	Operate a pendant controlled overhead crane and lift and place regular loads	2	10
10851	Operate a powered industrial lift truck fitted with forks (forklift)	3	7
12008	Sell goods and/or services in a retail or distribution environment	2	6
16701	Demonstrate knowledge and skills for driving on a road for endorsement W (wheels)	3	3
16703	Demonstrate knowledge and skills for driving on a road for endorsement T (tracks)	3	3
15158	Carry out pre-drive vehicle checks on a heavy motor vehicle, start it up, and shut it down	2	4
24089	Demonstrate knowledge of fatigue management, work time, and driver logbook requirements	3	5

Or any unit standard from the following Domains;
Self-Management
Occupational Health and Safety Practice
Interpersonal Communications
Service Sector - Core Skills