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Title
Explain the minimisation of resource losses in the dairy industry
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are be able to: identify
categories and implications of potential resource losses in the
dairy industry; explain methods for measurement of resource
losses and presentation of resource loss data in the dairy
industry; identify responsibilities for resource management and
protection of the environment in the dairy industry; and explain
resource loss monitoring techniques used in the workplace.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Quality and Process Improvement
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
1
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 application, national and
regional policy statements, national environmental standards, regional and district
plans, resource consents, and legislative requirements.
2
Legislative requirements in this unit standard refer to legislation and regulations that
include but are not limited to the Resource Management Act 1991, and subsequent
amendments.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
4822 version 6
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify categories and implications of potential resource losses in the dairy industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Potential resource losses are identified in terms of categories, and losses within
these categories.
Range
1.2
Implications of resource losses are evaluated in terms of potential financial
losses.
Range
1.3
categories may include but are not limited to – labour, product,
quality, plant and equipment, packaging materials, ingredients,
consumables, ancillary services, transport, time, repairs and
maintenance.
Evidence is required for a minimum of six categories and at least
two examples of losses within each of the six categories.
for a minimum of four resource losses – valued component usage,
product quality, plant utilisation, labour, waste treatment, energy,
materials, ancillary services.
Consequences of inefficient operation and overloading of waste treatment are
identified in terms of the potential impact on the environment.
Outcome 2
Explain methods for measurement of resource losses and presentation of resource loss
data in the dairy industry.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Factors to consider in the selection of methods for resource loss measurement
are explained in terms of cost/benefit trade-off.
Range
2.2
factors – what to measure, how to measure, where to measure,
validity, accuracy, reliability, sampling bias.
Effluent loss measurement is explained in terms of factors affecting accuracy
and the practical difficulties inherent in the measurement of variable flows.
Range
factors – flow rate measurement, proportionate sampling,
component testing.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
2.3
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Resource loss data are presented in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range
requirements – graphical format with appropriate choice of scales,
clear labelling and title description;
graphical format may include but is not limited to – time-series,
histogram, frequency distribution.
Evidence is required for a minimum of two graphical formats.
Outcome 3
Identify responsibilities for resource management and protection of the environment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Organisations’ responsibilities and functions are identified in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
organisations – central government, regional councils and
territorial authorities.
3.2
Company responsibilities are identified in relation to granted resource consents.
3.3
Common methods of waste treatment are explained in terms of their purpose
and typical applications.
Range
3.4
aerobic systems, anaerobic systems, spray irrigation, fat traps,
dissolved air flotation, solids removal.
Consequences of inefficient operation and overloading of waste treatment from
the individual’s site are identified in terms of the potential impact on the
environment.
Outcome 4
Explain resource loss monitoring techniques used in the individual’s workplace.
Range
resource loss – materials, process, services, operator, product, product quality.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Potential sources of resource losses are identified in accordance with
organisational requirements.
4.2
Methods used for measuring resource losses in the individual’s workplace are
outlined in accordance with site application.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
4822 version 6
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 June 1995
31 December 2017
Review
2
5 July 1999
31 December 2017
Review
3
26 August 2002
31 December 2017
Revision
4
13 June 2003
31 December 2017
Rollover
5
17 July 2009
31 December 2017
Review
6
15 October 2015
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.
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