NZQA registered unit standard
29089 version 1
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Title
Apply product safety practices to own work area in a primary
products food processing operation
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This entry-level unit standard is for people working in a
production line situation in a primary products food processing
operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to handle
product hygienically, and monitor product safety in a work area,
in a primary products food processing operation.
Classification
Primary Products Food Processing > Primary Products Food
Processing - Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to – Animal
Products Act 1999, Food Act 1981, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992,
depending on the candidate’s work sector.
2
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.
Primary products food processing operation – covers a meat processing, dairy
processing, seafood or baking yeasts manufacturing operation.
3
Responsibility for monitoring product safety relates to own work area, tasks and
responsibilities.
4
Evidence for the practical components of this unit standard must be supplied from the
workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Handle product hygienically in a primary products food processing operation.
Evidence requirements
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
29089 version 1
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1.1
Personal hygiene requirements are followed in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.2
Clothing and equipment are maintained in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.3
Personal movement around the workplace and through entries and exits are in
accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4
Product and work area are inspected for signs of contamination and product
safety hazards in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
1.5
product safety hazards may include but are not limited to – poor
personal hygiene, poor storage, poor handling, and poor cleaning
practices;
evidence is required of two examples.
Product is handled in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
requirements may include but are not limited to – clothing,
footwear, product handling, product storage, equipment cleaning;
evidence is required of two examples.
Outcome 2
Monitor product safety in a work area of a primary products food processing operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Work area and equipment are maintained in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.2
Waste is collected and disposed of in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.3
Equipment and supplies are used and stored in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.4
Critical control points are monitored to meet product safety requirements in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
monitoring may include but is not limited to – checks, inspections,
tests.
2.5
Any out-of-control processes or situations are identified and corrective action is
taken and/or reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.6
Product safety information is recorded in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Replacement information
Planned review date
29089 version 1
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This unit standard replaced unit standard 25906.
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 September 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,
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 (CMRs). 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