NZQA registered unit standard
27269 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the process of separation and milling
during rendering operations
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed
in the rendering department in a meat processing operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: the process of separation; the process of milling;
and the types of separation equipment used during rendering
operations.
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/Industry
Agreed Standard 6 (IS6/IAS6) – Processing of Edible Product; Industry Standard 7 –
Byproducts; available from the Ministry for Primary Industries at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emu-game/meatman/
Code of Practice: Rendering (NZFSA, 2009), available from Ministry for Primary
Industries at http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/industry/code-practice-rendering/
3
Definition
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures that
are documented in memo, electronic, or manual format and available in the
workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the process of separation during rendering operations.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27269 version 2
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Evidence requirements
1.1
The process of separating fat and protein solids from cooked rendered
materials is explained in terms of organisational requirements.
Range
1.2
The process flow of separated products to storage is described in terms of
organisational requirements.
Range
1.3
process includes but is not limited to – edible by-products, inedible
by-products, species separation.
storage may include but is not limited to – protein meal storage
hopper, animal fat storage tank.
The removal of waste products from the separation process is outlined in terms
of organisational and statutory requirements.
Range
waste products may include but are not limited to – inedible
rendering, wastewater treatment.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the process of milling during rendering operations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The milling process is explained in terms of reducing particle size and removing
foreign matter.
Range
2.2
The process flow of milled products to storage is described in terms of
organisational requirements.
Range
2.3
process includes but is not limited to – edible by-products, inedible
by-products.
storage may include but is not limited to – protein meal storage
hopper, animal fat storage tank.
The removal of foreign material from the milling process is outlined in terms of
organisational and statutory requirements.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the types of separation equipment used during rendering
operations.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27269 version 2
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Evidence requirements
3.1
Types of equipment used in the separation process are described in terms of
their use.
equipment includes but is not limited to – centrifuge, percolator
drain pan, screw press, drainer, grinder, screen, filter.
Range
3.2
Types of equipment used in the separation process are described in terms of
their main components.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
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
N/A
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, 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 granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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.
Consent requirements 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016