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Title
Clean rendering department machinery, equipment and facilities
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
5
This entry level unit standard is for people whose job is to clean
rendering department machinery, equipment and facilities in
the meat processing industry in accordance with organisational
requirements.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: clean
rendering department machinery, equipment and facilities;
demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and
statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Rendering
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999.
2
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/
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This unit standard is
expiring
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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Clean rendering department machinery, equipment and facilities.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Cleaning systems are operated in accordance with organisational and statutory
requirements.
1.2
Daily and periodic rendering cleaning programmes are completed in
accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
1.3
Effluent disposal from cleaning operations meets organisational and statutory
requirements.
1.4
Work surfaces, floors, walls, ceilings, machinery and equipment are cleaned in
accordance with organisational and statutory requirements for wet and dry
cleaning.
1.5
All remaining traces of contamination are removed from equipment and
machinery with approved detergents, cleaning chemicals, scrubbing brushes
and scouring pads in accordance with organisational and statutory
requirements.
1.6
Chemical types and dilutions meet organisational requirements for the surface
and contaminant involved.
1.7
Moisture sensitive equipment is cleaned and protected in accordance with
organisational and manufacturer’s requirements.
1.8
Objects likely to obstruct drains are picked up and disposed of in accordance
with organisational requirements.
1.9
The hygiene standards of cleaned areas meet organisational and statutory
requirements.
1.10
The cleaning process avoids re-contamination of cleaned areas in accordance
with organisational requirements.
1.11
This unit standard is
Equipment and machinery
are left in positions where they will drain off excess
expiring
water and moisture in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.12
All cleaning equipment and supplies are returned to their correct locations in
accordance with organisational requirements.
1.13
Machinery, water, lights and power are turned off in accordance with
organisational requirements when wash-up is completed.
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Outcome 2
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
2.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
2.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
2.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
2.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
2.6
Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to
supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance.
Outcome 3
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
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Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
Evidence requirements
3.1
3.2
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and
others.
3.3
Contaminated products, surfaces, machinery and equipment are handled in
accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
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.
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SSB Code 101558
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3112 version 9
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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
22 February 1995
31 December 2012
Revision
2
29 September 1998
31 December 2012
Review
3
30 August 1999
31 December 2012
Revision
4
19 July 2001
31 December 2012
Review
5
24 May 2005
31 December 2012
Review
6
19 June 2009
31 December 2012
Review
7
17 June 2011
31 December 2016
Review
8
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
9
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.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
This unit standard is
Requirements for consent to assessexpiring
and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
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.
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