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Title
Load and unload bulk materials in the dairy industry
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for
loading or unloading bulk materials; unload or load bulk
materials in the dairy industry; and demonstrate knowledge of
loading and unloading bulk materials.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Supply Chain
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
1
Work must be carried out in accordance with organisational requirements, licensing
requirements, legislative requirements, and industrial awards and agreements. This
includes licences and safety training for equipment operations.
2
Work may be undertaken in various work areas including production, and inward and
outward stores.
3
Bulk materials may be dry, solid or liquid.
4
Bulk handling equipment can include associated equipment such as pumps,
conveyors, valves and pipes.
5
Legislative requirements in this unit standard include the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, Animal
Products Act 1999 and Animal Products (Dairy) Regulations 2005, relevant codes of
practice, and subsequent amendments.
6
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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19990 version 4
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for loading or unloading bulk materials.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Storage destination of load is confirmed prior to unloading, in terms of capacity
of storage destination and that destination meets cleaning and sanitation
requirements.
1.2
Quality clearance for loading or unloading is confirmed in terms of the company
quality management requirements.
1.3
Condition of intake equipment is confirmed and set up according to
organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Unload or load bulk materials in the dairy industry.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Bulk materials handling system is operated to meet loading or unloading
requirements.
Range
requirements could include but are not limited to – operation of
process control system, use of instrumentation to check capacity
of destination location, sampling and testing materials.
2.2
Non-conformance when unloading or loading bulk materials is identified,
rectified and/or reported according to organisational requirements.
2.3
Documentation is completed according to organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of loading and unloading bulk materials.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Site layout and location of storage areas are identified in terms of task
requirements.
3.2
Operating principles and capacity of bulk handling equipment are identified in
terms of task requirements.
3.3
Hygiene requirements for loading and loading bulk materials are identified in
terms of consequences of incorrect equipment use.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
hygiene requirements could include but are not limited to –
cleaning schedule for destination locations and intake equipment,
acceptable condition for loading and unloading equipment.
Range
3.4
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Safety issues are identified in terms of loading and unloading bulk materials.
safety issues could include but are not limited to – health and
safety hazards and controls, contamination hazards, storage
requirements including the need to physically separate some
materials or product, environmental protection, housekeeping
requirements for work area.
Range
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
31 December 2017
Rollover
3
17 July 2009
31 December 2017
Review
4
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