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Title
Clean and sanitise equipment in the dairy industry
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare
materials and equipment for cleaning; clean and sanitise
equipment; monitor cleaning and sanitation; and demonstrate
knowledge of cleaning and sanitation.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Product Safety and Risk
Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Work must be carried out in accordance with organisational requirements, licensing
requirements, legislative requirements, and industrial awards and agreements.
2
Workplace information can include Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),
specifications, production schedules and test methods.
3
Cleaning materials can include cleaning and sanitising chemicals.
4
Equipment used to clean and sanitise depends on specific requirements and would
normally include brooms, cloths, scrapers, brushes, mops and hoses.
5
Clean In Place (CIP) procedures may include setting and connecting pipework and
valves.
6
Services depend on specific requirements and may include high-pressure water or
steam.
7
Preparing equipment for cleaning includes confirming that all waste materials have
been cleared and equipment is correctly locked out, tagged out or isolated as
required by operating procedures.
8
Work may be carried out in confined spaces and involve exposure to hazardous
chemicals.
9
Legislative requirements in this unit standard include but are not limited to
compliance with: the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety
in Employment Regulations 1995, Resource Management Act 1991, Animal Products
Act 1999 and Animal Products (Dairy) Regulations 2005 and Hazardous Substances
and New Organisms Act 1996, relevant codes of practice, and subsequent
amendments.
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Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – site specific requirements, and
company quality management requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare materials and equipment for cleaning.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Materials and cleaning equipment are prepared to meet organisational cleaning
and sanitation requirements.
1.2
Production equipment is prepared for cleaning according to organisational
requirements.
Outcome 2
Clean and sanitise equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Equipment is cleaned and sanitised to meet organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Monitor cleaning and sanitation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Equipment is checked to confirm cleaning status in terms of the cleaning
process cycle.
Range
checked for – temperature, chemical concentration, time,
turbulence or abrasion.
3.2
Checks and inspections are carried out to confirm effectiveness of cleaning.
3.3
Cleaning and sanitation data is recorded to meet organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of cleaning and sanitation.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The functions of cleaners, sanitisers and related equipment are identified.
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Cleaning and sanitation requirements are identified in terms of the work area.
Range
4.3
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cleaning and sanitation requirements could include but are not
limited to – safe handling and storage of cleaners and sanitisers
used, different levels of cleaning requirements depending on the
reason for cleaning, use of personal protective equipment,
equipment settings required for cleaning and operating
respectively, inspection points, liaison with related work areas,
recording and reporting.
Safety issues are identified in terms of cleaning and sanitation.
safety issues could include but are not limited to – regulatory
requirements as they affect immediate responsibilities for cleaning
and sanitation, environmental consequences of incorrect waste
disposal.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
28634
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 June 2003
31 December 2017
Rollover and
Revision
2
25 September 2006
Rollover
3
17 July 2009
31 December 2017
Review
4
18 June 2015
31 December 2017
31 December 2017
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.
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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
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