Domain - Drinking-Water Assessment
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Level 4
Describe drinking-water standards and the relevant Ministry of Health quality management strategy
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29994.
18440 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the Ministry of Health drinking-water strategy; the application of the Drinking-Water Standards for New Zealand; the Ministry of Health Drinking-Water Supply Public Health Grading procedures for community drinking-water supplies; and the purpose of the Ministry of Health annual review.
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Maintain a Water Information New Zealand (WINZ) database on local drinking-water supplies
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 24911.
18447 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the applications of the WINZ database; use WINZ to maintain a database on local drinking-water supplies; and interpret supply performance data using the WINZ database.
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Describe and use drinking-water websites and databases for drinking-water assessment
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Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 18447.
24911 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe drinking-water websites and databases and their applications in drinking-water assessment; demonstrate the use of drinking-water websites and databases; and produce water quality performance reports using water supply data and information from drinking-water websites and databases.
Standard-setting body:
Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of data analysis and presentation for drinking-water assessment
This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2028.
Version 3
30001 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of data analysis and presentation for drinking-water assessment.
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Level 5
Demonstrate knowledge of Public Health Risk Management Plans (PHRMP) and their implementation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 24907.
18439 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: risk, risk perception, risk management, and the intention of Public Health Risk Management Plans (PHRMPs); and the implementation of Public Health Risk Management Plans (PHRMPs).
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Describe drinking-water assessors' legal powers, and demonstrate their roles
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 18438 have been replaced by unit standard 24896.
18445 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the legal powers and limitations of a drinking-water assessor, and operate according to the requirements for a drinking-water inspection body under the New Zealand Code of Inspection Body Management Practice.
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Describe the Health Act 1956 relating to drinking-water and drinking-water suppliers
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 18438 and unit standard 18445.
24896 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the types of drinking-water supply, and duties of drinking-water suppliers, in accordance with the Health Act 1956; the application of the term ''all practicable steps'' as it applies to the management of drinking-water supplies in accordance with the Health Act 1956; the requirement for drinking water suppliers to prepare and implement a Water Safety Plan (WSP); the roles of officers, and types, powers and functions of drinking-water assessors, under the Health Act 1956; and the requirements for a drinking-water inspection body under the Health Act 1956.
Standard-setting body:
Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of water safety planning
This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2028.
Version 4 This unit standard replaced unit standard 18439.
24907 Unit Standard 7 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of risk management in relation to water safety planning; and describe the preparation, implementation and assessment of Water Safety Plans (WSPs).
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Plan and conduct inspections of drinking-water supplies, and verify compliance with WSP and DWSNZ
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 18442 and unit standard 18443.
24908 Unit Standard 12 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: review a drinking-water treatment supply Water Safety Plan (WSP) and supporting documents; prepare a drinking-water supply catchment, treatment plant, and distribution system inspection plan; establish conformance or non-conformance of the drinking-water supply with the drinking-water supplier''s WSP; and determine and document areas of compliance and non-compliance of the water supply with the Drinking-Water Standards for New Zealand (DWSNZ), and inform the drinking-water supplier of the findings.
Standard-setting body:
Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council
Produce a final report on, and communicate, drinking-water supply inspection findings
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 18444.
24909 Unit Standard 9 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: review the findings of a drinking-water supply inspection and identify non-compliance and non-conformance, record and collate observations and conclusions; and produce a provisional report for the water supplier, and describe appeal procedures and the procedures and requirements for peer review.
Standard-setting body:
Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council
Prepare a Water Safety Plan for a surface water supply with multistage treatment and medium-large distribution network
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Version 3
24912 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop an overview of the drinking-water supply, and sources of information relevant to water safety planning; identify the events that can lead to contamination of the drinking-water supply and describe the associated public health risk; identify barriers to contamination that are currently in place, and those required, to ensure safe drinking-water supply; identify the preventive measures, checks, corrective actions, and contingency plans for the drinking-water supply to ensure safe drinking-water; prepare an improvement schedule for the drinking-water supply; and perform an ongoing review of the drinking-water supply Water Safety Plan (WSP).
Standard-setting body:
Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council
Assess catchment risk assessment for a drinking-water supply
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
30002 Unit Standard 7 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to assess a drinking water supplier''s catchment risk assessment, and report on the outcome of assessment of a drinking-water supplier''s catchment risk assessment.
Standard-setting body:
Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council
Level 6
Assess drinking-water suppliers' Water Safety Plans (WSP) for adequacy
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
18441 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: review drinking-water supply information; conduct a Water Safety Plan (WSP) assessment and verify compliance with legislative requirements; and compile a report, provide it to the water supplier, and describe a peer review of a WSP assessment.
Standard-setting body:
Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council
Plan inspections of drinking-water supplies
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 18443 have been replaced by unit standard 24908.
18442 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: review drinking-water treatment supply management; prepare a drinking-water supply catchment, treatment plant, and distribution system inspection plan; and arrange for inspection to be conducted in consultation with water supplier or representative.
Standard-setting body:
Conduct inspections of drinking-water supplies and verify compliance with PHRMP and DWSNZ
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 18442 have been replaced by unit standard 24908.
18443 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: establish compliance or non compliance of the drinking-water supply with the drinking-water supplier's Public Health Risk Management Plan (PHRMP); and determine and document areas of compliance and non-compliance of the water supply with the drinking-water supplier's PHRMP, and the Drinking-Water Standards for New Zealand (DWSNZ), and inform the drinking-water supplier of the inspection findings.
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Produce a final report on, and communicate, drinking-water supply inspection findings
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 24909.
18444 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: review the findings of the drinking-water supply inspection, identify anomalies, and clarify with drinking-water supplier; record and collate observations and conclusions; and provide feedback to water supplier on results of PHRMP assessment, inspection, compliance, and preliminary grading, take follow up action for non compliance, and produce final reports.
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Assess competence of drinking-water field analysts
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
18446 Unit Standard 11 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe, demonstrate, and assess the competence of a field analyst in: analysis of chlorine in water; measurement of ultraviolet transmittance (UVT) and ultraviolet intensity (UVI) in water treatment; measurement of the pH in drinking-water; measurement of turbidity in drinking-water; and calibrating the output of a continuous analyser.
Standard-setting body:
Waihanga Ara Rau Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council
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