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Title / Carry out notifiable work and permit requirements on an infrastructure works site
Level / 4 / Credits / 5
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: confirm notifiable work for an infrastructure works site; confirm and carry out permit requirements on an infrastructure works site; and report and document notifiable work.
Classification / Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Supervision
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and safety prerequisites / Unit 20869, Demonstrate knowledge of notifiable works and permits in the civil infrastructure industry, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1The following legislation, regulations, and codes of practice must be complied with as appropriate to the context of assessment for this unit standard: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995; Cranes –Approved Code of Practice (Includes the Design, Manufacture, Supply, Safe Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of Cranes) (Wellington: Department of Labour, 2009) available at Safety in Excavation and Shafts for Foundations– Approved Code of Practice(Wellington: Department of Labour, 1995) available at and Best Practice Guidelines for Demolitionin New Zealand (Wellington: Department of Labour, 2011) available at
2Assessment against this unit standard must take place in a workplace environment. Assessment parameters will depend on company and site specific equipment, procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply with legislative requirements.
3Assessment against this unit standard requires candidates to complete and process a Notification of Particular Hazardous Works form as required under the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995. Forms are available at
4Definitions
Company requirements include the policy, procedures, and methodologies of the company. They include legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the company or a specific site. Requirements are documented in the company’s health and safety plans, traffic management plans, contract work programmes, quality assurance programmes, policies, and procedural documents.
Technical instructions mean the defined procedures for the method of carrying out the construction process. For this unit standard instructions may be defined in manufacturers’ instructions, safety data sheets, company instructions, legislation, regulations, or Department of Labour Codes of Practice.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Confirm notifiable work for an infrastructure works site.
Evidence requirements
1.1Notifiable work requirements are confirmed in accordance with technical instructions.
Outcome 2
Confirm and carry out permit requirements on an infrastructure works site.
Evidence requirements
2.1Permit requirements are confirmed in accordance with technical instructions.
2.2Site is visually inspected to confirm the types of protection required in accordance with legislative requirements and technical instructions.
2.3Any additional requirements are determined to match site conditions and reported in accordance with company requirements.
2.4Confirmation ensures that permit documentation has been obtained in accordance with company requirements and is on site prior to commencing work.
2.5All site personnel are briefed on specific requirements of permits in accordance with company requirements.
2.6Services and obstructions on site are identified in accordance with legislative requirements and technical instructions.
2.7Visual inspections are undertaken to confirm that instructions have been carried out in accordance with legislative requirements and technical instructions.
Outcome 3
Report and document notifiable work.
Evidence requirements
3.1Notifiable work is reported in accordance with legislative requirements.
3.2Safety procedures are documented in accordance with legislative requirements and technical instructions.
3.3Actions and corrective actions are documented in accordance with legislative and company requirements.
Planned review date / 31 December 2019Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 30 July 1996 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 2 / 9 March 1999 / 31 December 2012
Review / 3 / 30 May 2000 / 31 December 2012
Review / 4 / 25 September 2006 / 31 December 2012
Review / 5 / 18 March 2011 / 31 December 2016
Review / 6 / 19 February 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0101
This CMR can be accessed at
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
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Infrastructure ITOSSB Code 101813 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018