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Sample and test alcohol-based beverage products and interpret results
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who are currently working, or who intend to
work, in jobs which involve the monitoring and testing of alcohol-based
beverage products throughout the production process.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: use safe working
practices; sample alcohol-based beverage products; test alcohol-based
beverage products; and interpret alcohol-based beverage product test
results.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food and Related Product Laboratory Practice
Status
Registered
Status date
19 March 2010
Date version published
19 March 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0111
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Food Act 1981; Food Hygiene Regulations 1974; Food (Safety) Regulations 2002
and their associated regulations and subsequent amendments.
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Definitions
Equipment refers to vessels, coils, dippers, spectrometer, pH meter, and filters,
glassware.
Organisational procedures refer to documents that include worksite rules, codes, and
practices; equipment operating instructions; production specifications; documented
quality management systems; and health and safety requirements.
PPE refers to personal protective equipment and may include but is not limited to:
protective clothing; gloves; safety glasses, headwear, and footwear; hearing
protection; safety devices.
Beverage products refer to beer, wine, and spirits.
Test refers to carbon dioxide, specific gravity, alcohol, pH, head retention, yeast
counts, haze, ability to filter, stability, dissolved oxygen analysis, original gravity, tint,
and sugar.
3
Range
Competence is to be demonstrated on three occasions of testing alcohol-based
beverage products and interpreting results.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Use safe working practices.
Performance criteria
1.1
PPE is used in accordance with organisational procedures.
1.2
Work environment is clean and free from hazards in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
1.3
hazards to – personnel, product, plant.
Documentation is referred to and/or completed in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Element 2
Sample alcohol-based beverage products.
Performance criteria
2.1
Sampling equipment is checked to ensure it is free from contamination in
accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
contamination – product residue, water, cleaning agents.
2.2
Sampling method is selected in accordance with organisational procedures.
2.3
Sample taken is representative of product in accordance with organisational
procedures.
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2.4
Product wastage due to sampling of product is minimised, and opportunities to
rework non-conforming product are maximised, in accordance with
organisational procedures.
2.5
Production downtime due to sampling of product is minimised in accordance
with organisational procedures.
Element 3
Test alcohol-based beverage products.
Performance criteria
3.1
Product samples are confirmed available in correct condition for testing in
accordance with organisational procedures.
3.2
Test equipment is confirmed as being operational, calibrated, and free from
contamination.
Range
contamination – product residue, cleaning agents, chemicals.
3.3
Correct method is selected to test products in accordance with test procedures
and organisational procedures.
3.4
Testing of products is performed in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.5
Variations in specified technical performance of test equipment are identified,
and corrective action is taken, in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
variations – qualitative and/or quantitative and/or safety.
Element 4
Interpret alcohol-based beverage product test results.
Performance criteria
4.1
Interpretation of product test results complies with organisational procedures.
Range
4.2
may include but is not limited to – timeliness, valid evidence,
reasoned argument, product specifications, historical test
interpretation.
Non-conforming product is identified, and corrective action is taken in
accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
non-conforming product – quality and/or quantity and/or safety.
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4.3
Interested parties are informed of interpretation results in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
4.4
interested parties may include but are not limited to – product
specialists, managers, product development, line specialist.
Opportunities to improve interpretation process if possible are identified, and
reported in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
opportunities – improved quality and/or safety and/or accuracy.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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