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Title / Sweep streets with a machine
Level / 3 / Credits / 4
Purpose / This unit standard is for people in the cleaning industry or wishing to work for local authorities.
People credited with this standard are able to: prepare to sweep the street with a machine; and sweep streets with a machine.
Classification / Cleaning and Caretaking > Cleaning Skills
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Competence demonstrated during assessment against this unit standard must comply with the requirements of:
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Transport Act 1962;
Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965;
Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management, Transit New Zealand.
2Credit for this unit standard can be gained using any one of the following types of equipment: truck-mounted equipment, ride-on machine, walk-behind machine. If using truck-mounted equipment, the appropriate licence class must be held or obtained.
3Equipment and cleaning agents must be used in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.
4Definitions
Industry best practice refers to any enterprise and/or establishment requirements, practices, policy, procedures, methods and protocols which are in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations and New Zealand Standards.
Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy procedures and methods relating to cleaning in the workplace (including health and safety) and the application of any written procedures which are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
Street is deemed to include such areas as carparks, footpaths, access ways, shop frontages.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to sweep the street with a machine.
Rangemay include – truck-mounted equipment, ride-on, walk-behind machine.
Evidence of one is required.
Evidence requirements
1.1Equipment is checked and fully operational.
Rangetruck-mounted equipment, Certificate of Fitness, Vehicle Registration, Road User Charges Certificate.
1.2Route is planned to complete work in scheduled time.
Rangeno excessive travel, no excessive back-tracking.
1.3Documentation is completed before leaving depot in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4Personal protective equipment (PPE) suitable for the task is selected.
Rangeheavy duty gloves, overalls, footwear, wet weather gear, high-viz safety vest.
Outcome 2
Sweep streets with a machine.
Rangemay include – truck-mounted equipment, ride-on machine, walk-behind machine.
Evidence of one is required.
Evidence requirements
2.1PPE is worn at all times during cleaning operations.
2.2Streets are swept clear of litter and rubbish to the required standard in accordance with industry best practice.
2.3Sweeping is completed without risk or damage to other vehicles or public.
2.4Rubbish is disposed of at a designated site.
2.5Documentation is completed on arrival back at depot in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.6Equipment is cleaned, checked and stored in accordance with industry best practice.
Planned review date / 31 December 2017Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 26 May 1994 / 31 December 2014
Review / 2 / 31 August 1996 / 31 December 2014
Review / 3 / 27 April 2000 / 31 December 2014
Revision / 4 / 8 February 2001 / 31 December 2014
Review / 5 / 27 February 2006 / 31 December 2014
Review / 6 / 18 October 2012 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0004
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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
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