NZQA Expiring unit standard
20019 version 6
Page 1 of 3
Title
Use manual handling equipment in the dairy industry
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to relocate load
using manual handling equipment in accordance with
organisational requirements, and demonstrate underpinning
knowledge of safe shifting of materials.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Supply Chain
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
Work may be undertaken in various work areas including production, and inward and
outward stores.
3
Manual handling equipment can include pallet jacks, trucks and trolleys.
4
Loads or materials transferred may be packaged, loose, liquid, hazardous or
dangerous.
5
Legislative requirements include the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
1996, 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 include 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
Relocate load using manual handling equipment in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Evidence requirements
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
20019 version 6
Page 2 of 3
1.1
Characteristics of goods or materials to be relocated are identified to determine
risks.
1.2
Destination and space/storage requirements are confirmed.
1.3
Routes to be followed are confirmed to minimise risk factors.
1.4
Points of balance are estimated.
1.5
Equipment is checked to confirm suitability for task, availability and readiness
for use.
1.6
Goods or materials are transported using load shifting equipment.
1.7
Relocation of goods or materials is achieved without damage to goods,
equipment or property, or injury to personnel.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate an underpinning knowledge of safe shifting of materials.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safe shifting of materials is defined in terms of storage system requirements.
Range
2.2
storage system requirements could include but are not limited to –
site and work area layout; signage and symbols used to identify
storage and handling requirements, and contents of stores;
materials movement requirements and procedures; housekeeping
for work area; record keeping.
Safe shifting of materials is identified in terms of manual handling safety issues
and safety practices.
Range
safety issues and practices could include but are not limited to –
load limits for mechanical lifting aids and equipment used in the
workplace, health and safety hazards and controls associated with
operating load shifting equipment, quality assurance and food
safety issues relating to materials handling responsibilities, hazard
and emergency control policies and procedures.
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
20019 version 6
Page 3 of 3
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 and
Revision
3
25 July 2007
Rollover
4
17 July 2009
31 December 2017
Review
5
15 October 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
6
21 January 2016
31 December 2019
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.
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