NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
Freeze meat products
Level
2
Purpose
16497 version 7
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Credits
4
This unit standard is for people who are employed in the
refrigeration and storage areas at meat processing plants and
who are required to load freezers and monitor frozen meat
products in accordance with organisational requirements.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: load and
freeze meat products; demonstrate team-work; and comply
with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety
requirements.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Freezers and Chillers
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Animal
Products Act 1999, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 6/Industry
agreed standard 6 - Processing of Edible Product, available from the New Zealand
Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/is6/index.htm.
3
This unit standard is
Definitions
expiring
Operator – the candidate being
assessed against this unit standard.
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
Load and freeze meat products.
Range
method – one of plate, blast, cryogenic;
products – one of cartons or blocks or carcasses.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
16497 version 7
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Evidence requirements
1.1
The freezer is loaded in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.2
The temperature of product is tested in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.3
Frosting is monitored and removed in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.4
Frozen product is handled in accordance with organisational requirements to
ensure product is not damaged.
1.5
Factors affecting the freezing of meat products are identified and described in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
factors include but are not limited to – product type, time,
temperature, customer requirements, freezer capacity.
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
This unit standard is
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
expiring
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
16497 version 7
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Outcome 3
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
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.
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 complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
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
30 August 1999
31 December 2012
Revision
2
19 July 2001
31 December 2012
7
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Review
Review
Review
Review
Rollover
3
24 May 2005
31 December 2012
This
unit
standard
is
4
19 June 2009
31 December 2012
5
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
expiring
6
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
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.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
16497 version 7
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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.
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016