NZQA registered unit standard / 17532 version 4
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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of environmental protection and waste disposal for blaster coating operations
Level / 3 / Credits / 3
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of environmental hazards and protection from blaster coating operations; and describe disposal of blaster coating waste.
Classification / Industrial Coatings > Protective Coatings
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills and knowledge / Unit 17541, Demonstrate knowledge of protective coatings and their thinners;and Unit 17547, Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety for blaster coating operations; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.

Explanatory notes

1Legislation and documents relevant to this unit standard include:

Resource Management (RMA) Act 1991;

Code of Practice of Abrasive Blasting, NZ Abrasive Blasting Association Inc., available at

Workplace Air Quality and Environmental Conditions, Occupational Safety and Health Department of Labour (Wellington, 1988) available at NZ Abrasive Blasting Association at

Local authority requirements for waste disposal.

2Recommended website –

NZ Abrasive Blasting Association at

3Definitions

Company procedures refer to documented methods for performing work activities and include health and safety, environmental, and quality management requirements. They may refer to manuals, codes of practice, manufacturer’s instructions, or policy statements.

Blaster coating waste may comprise – blast media, blast residue waste, dust, empty paint tins, paint residue, old mixed paint, solvents, lead, asbestos, waste oil.

Outcomes and evidence requirements

Outcome 1

Demonstrate knowledge of environmental hazards and protection from blaster coating operations.

Evidence requirements

1.1Environmental hazards of blaster coating operations are identified and described in terms of their potential effects on the environment.

Rangeeffects on – air, waterways, land;

one each – short-term, long-term.

1.2Protecting the environment from the hazards of blaster coating operations is described in terms of responsibilities under the RMA and the Code of Practice of Abrasive Blasting.

1.3Precautions to be taken to protect the environment from blaster coating operations are described in accordance with company procedures.

Rangeincludes but is not limited to – noise; air, water and soil pollution.

1.4Actions to be taken in the event of pollution from blaster coating operations are explained in accordance with company procedures.

Rangepaint spillage clean-up, waterway protection, containment, notification.

Outcome 2

Describe disposal of blaster coating waste.

Evidence requirements

2.1Disposal of blaster coating waste is described in accordance with local authority requirements.

Rangesites, hazardous substances, permits.

2.2Disposal of blaster coating waste is described in terms of company procedures.

Rangewaste – hazardous, non-hazardous.

Planned review date / 31 December 2019

Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions

Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment
Registration / 1 / 28 August 2000 / 31 December 2012
Review / 2 / 20 November 2006 / 31 December 2013
Review / 3 / 18 October 2012 / 31 December 2016
Review / 4 / 16 April 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0114

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.

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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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SSB Code 101542 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018