NZQA registered unit standard
28267 version 1
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Title
Sharpen hand knives in a primary products food processing
operation
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
2
This entry-level unit standard is for people working in the
processing area in a primary products food processing
operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of the process of sharpening hand knives; sharpen
hand knives; and evaluate knife sharpness in a primary
products food processing operation.
Classification
Primary Products Food Processing > Primary Products Food
Processing - Operational Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures that
are documented in memo, electronic, or manual format and available in the
workplace.
Operator – the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
2
Range
Primary products food processing operation may include – meat processing, dairy
processing, seafood or baking yeasts manufacturing.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
4
Evidence for the practical components of this unit standard must be supplied from the
workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the process of sharpening hand knives in a primary products
food processing operation.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28267 version 1
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Evidence requirements
1.1
The processes and procedures for maintaining sharpening stones are outlined
in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
1.2
processes include but are not limited to – checking to ensure
stones are clean and free of waste material and dirt.
The lubricants used on sharpening stones are described in terms of the type of
stone and use to which the knife will be put.
Outcome 2
Sharpen hand knives in a primary products food processing operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Sharpening stones are clean and free of waste material and dirt in accordance
with organisational requirements.
2.2
The lubricants used meet organisational requirements for the type of stone and
use to which the knife will be put.
2.3
Knives are cleaned in hot water before sharpening in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.4
Sharpening technique does not place the operator and others at risk of injury.
2.5
Knife blades are free of excessive shoulder and are sharp along the required
cutting edge.
2.6
Degree of bevel on knife edge and shape of knife point are appropriate for the
knife's purpose.
2.7
Knives cut cleanly without the use of excessive force.
2.8
Sharpening stones are used and maintained in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Outcome 3
Evaluate knife sharpness in a primary products food processing operation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Knives are cleaned prior to being evaluated in accordance with organisational
requirements.
3.2
Safety equipment is worn when loading and unloading blades in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28267 version 1
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3.3
Knife is clamped at the bevel for its intended use without excessive force in
accordance with organisational requirements.
3.4
Knives are evaluated in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.5
Individual test results are recorded and documented in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 20643 and unit
standard 26999.
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
27 January 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0022
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.
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