NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
Pack offal products
Level
2
Purpose
20978 version 5
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Credits
12
This entry level unit standard is for people who are employed in
the further processing department and whose job is to pack
bulk and individual offal products, and weigh, label and seal
cartons to company specifications.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: pack bulk
offal products; pack individually wrapped offal products;
demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and
statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Packaging
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, available from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/is6/index.htm.
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Definitions
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which
are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
Company specifications – product specifications set by the company relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging.
Customer specifications – product specifications set by clients relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging.
Operator – the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
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Range
Offal products may include but are not limited to – bobby calves, cattle, sheep and
lambs, deer, pig, goat, horses and other animals used in the meat processing sector.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
20978 version 5
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Pack bulk offal products.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Bulk offal products are placed in bags or liners in accordance with
organisational and statutory requirements.
1.2
Packaging methods meet company and customer specifications, and
organisational and statutory requirements.
1.3
Equipment and machinery are operated to organisational requirements and
manufacturer’s specifications.
1.4
Product identification procedures meet organisational and statutory
requirements.
1.5
Full cartons are dispatched for weighing, labelling and sealing within the time
specified by organisational and statutory requirements.
1.6
Part cartons are dispatched for chilling or freezing in accordance with
organisational and statutory requirements.
Outcome 2
Pack individually wrapped offal products.
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Products are bagged and wrapped in accordance with organisational and
Evidence requirements
2.1
2.2
Individually wrapped products are branded in accordance with organisational
and statutory requirements, and to company and customer specifications.
statutory requirements, and to company and customer specifications.
2.3
Wrapping, sealing, and vacuum packaging of individual products are completed
to company, customer and manufacturer’s specifications.
2.4
The types and numbers of products placed in carton meet company and
customer specifications for number, product weight and identification
requirements.
2.5
Packaging and handling methods meet statutory requirements, and company
and customer specifications.
2.6
Full cartons are dispatched for weighing, labelling, and sealing in accordance
with organisational and statutory requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
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Part cartons are dispatched for chilling or freezing in accordance with
organisational and statutory requirements.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
3.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
3.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
3.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator’s methods and
equipment.
3.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
3.6
Machinery, equipment and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to
supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance.
Outcome 4
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4.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
4.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and
others.
4.3
Contaminated meat products, surfaces, machinery and equipment are handled
in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
4.4
Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.5
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
20978 version 5
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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
21 October 2004
31 December 2012
Review
2
19 June 2009
31 December 2012
Review
3
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
Review
4
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
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.
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