Field Health
Review of Occupational Health and Safety Practice unit standards
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Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
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Occupational Health and Safety |
Occupational Health and Safety Practice |
20198 |
The Skills Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published February 2016
Planned review date December 2019
Summary
Unit standard 20198 will be expired and has been replaced by 29315.
It should be noted that although the expiry date of unit standard 20198 is December 2017, it is highly recommended that to meet the requirements under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, providers use the new unit standard 29315 or an approved training scheme.
Please see the rules for listing an approved training scheme with NZQA http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/our-role/legislation/nzqa-rules/training-scheme-rules-2012/.
Learners continuing to use unit standard 20198 until its expiry will be required to undertake ‘top up’ training that will cover the powers as described in the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2015.
Main changes
· Unit standard 20198 will be expired and replaced with unit standard 29315.
· The new unit standard has been reduced to level 3, from level 4.
· The new unit standard has been reduced to 2 credits, from 8 credits.
The Category C unit standard will expire at the end of December 2017.
Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess
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Current consent for |
Consent extended to |
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Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
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Standard |
20198 |
4 |
Standard |
29315 |
3 |
Impact on registered qualifications
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Key to type of impact |
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Affected |
The qualification lists a C or D category standard
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The following table identifies qualifications developed by other SSBs that are impacted by the outcome of this Review. The SSBs have been advised that the qualifications require revision.
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Ref |
Qualification Title |
ID |
SSB Name |
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1178 |
National Certificate in Civil Infrastructure Health, Safety, and Environment (Operations) |
20198 |
Connexis |
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1179 |
National Certificate in Civil Infrastructure Health, Safety, and Environment (Supervision) |
20198 |
Connexis |
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1261 |
National Certificate in Employment Relations (Union Representation) (Level 2) |
20198 |
National Qualifications Services |
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
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Key to review category |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |
Health > Occupational Health and Safety Subfield > Occupational Health and Safety Practice
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ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
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20198
29315 |
Identify the roles and responsibilities of the health and safety representative in the workplace
Describe the role and functions of the Health and Safety Representative in a New Zealand workplace |
4
3 |
8
2 |
C |