NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
Control a meat freezer
Level
3
Purpose
16500 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,
without supervision, and who are required to ensure that meat
product and freezer temperatures are in accordance with
organisational requirements.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: monitor and
control a meat freezer; 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
expiring
Definitions
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
Monitor and control a meat freezer.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Meat products are rotated in freezer in accordance with organisational
requirements.
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16500 version 7
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1.2
Cross-contamination control procedures are followed in accordance with
organisational and statutory requirements.
1.3
Product temperature is monitored and maintained, and corrective action taken
in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4
Freezer temperature is monitored and maintained, and corrective action taken
in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.5
Freezer is cleaned in accordance with organisational and statutory
requirements.
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
2.7
This unit standard is
Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to
supervisory staff in accordance
with organisational requirements.
expiring
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.
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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NZQA Expiring unit standard
16500 version 7
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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 corrective actions taken 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
Review
3
24 May 2005
31 December 2012
Review
4
19 June 2009
31 December 2012
Review
5
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
Review
6
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
7
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.
This unit standard is
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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.
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016