NZQA Expiring unit standard 27272 version 3 Page 1 of 3 Title Operate separation and milling equipment during rendering operations in the meat processing industry Level 2 Purpose Credits 4 This entry level unit standard is for people who are employed in the rendering departments at meat processing plants and who are required to operate separation and milling equipment during rendering operations. People credited with this unit standard are able to: start up and operate separation equipment; start up and operate milling equipment; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements, during rendering operations. Classification Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Rendering Available grade Achieved Explanatory notes 1 Normal production speeds apply to the performance of this activity. 2 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999. 3 Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 6 Processing of Edible Product; and Industry Standard 7 Byproducts; available from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) at http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emu-game/meatman/ Code of Practice: Rendering (NZFSA, 2009), available from NZFSA at http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/industry/code-practice-rendering/ 4 Definition Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the workplace. This unit standard is expiring Primary Industry Training Organisation SSB Code 101558 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA Expiring unit standard 27272 version 3 Page 2 of 3 Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Start up and operate separation equipment during rendering operations. Range separation equipment may include but is not limited to – centrifuge, percolator drain pan, screw press, drainer, grinder, screen, filter. Evidence requirements 1.1 Pre-start checks on separation equipment are completed in accordance with manufacturers and organisational requirements. 1.2 Separation equipment is operated in accordance with organisational and manufacturer’s requirements. 1.3 Separation equipment is monitored and adjusted in accordance with organisational requirements. Outcome 2 Start up and operate milling equipment during rendering operations. Evidence requirements 2.1 Pre-start checks on milling equipment are completed in accordance with organisational and manufacturer’s requirements. 2.2 Particle size is in accordance with organisational requirements. This unit standard is Outcome 3 expiring Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements during 2.3 Metal detection equipment is operated in accordance with manufacturer’s requirements. rendering operations. Evidence requirements 3.1 Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements. 3.2 Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and others. 3.3 Contaminated meat products, surfaces, machinery and equipment are handled in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements. Primary Industry Training Organisation SSB Code 101558 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA Expiring unit standard 27272 version 3 Page 3 of 3 3.4 Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements. 3.5 Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness comply with organisational and statutory requirements. Replacement information This unit standard and unit standard 27271 have been replaced by unit standard 28175. This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below. Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 17 June 2011 31 December 2016 Review 2 27 January 2015 31 December 2016 Rollover 3 17 September 2015 31 December 2018 Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0033 This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. 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. This unit standard is Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and expiring which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. 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. Primary Industry Training Organisation SSB Code 101558 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016