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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
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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.
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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
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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