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Title
Identify and manage the effects of shift work in the dairy industry
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify the
physical and social effects of shift work practices that apply to
the dairy industry; identify ways to manage the effects of shift
work in the dairy industry; and explain work practices relevant
to managing the effects of shift work in the dairy industry.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Workplace Health and Safety
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Legislative requirements in this unit standard include but are not limited to compliance with
the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995, and subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify the physical and social effects of shift work practices that apply to the dairy
industry.
This unit standard is
The stages of sleep are explained in terms of their effect on shift workers’ wellexpiring
being.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Range
effects of non-rapid eye movement stages and rapid eye
movement stages include but are not limited to – night sleep, day
sleep, alert wake states, relaxed wake states.
1.2
Relationships between core body temperature and alertness are established to
determine shift workers’ physical lows and highs.
1.3
Dietary practices are explained in terms of their effect on shift workers’ health.
Range
effects include but are not limited to – chronic fatigue, stomach
disorders, mood swings, drug and alcohol abuse, accidents,
divorce, spouse abuse.
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1.4
Potential problems that derive from disrupted sleep and dietary practices are
identified to establish relationships between the two.
1.5
Social effects of shift work are identified to establish their impact on
relationships.
Range
effects may include but are not limited to problems with – interpersonal relations, commitments, sex, exercise.
Outcome 2
Identify ways to manage the effects of shift work in the dairy industry.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Healthy dietary practices are identified to promote shift worker well-being.
Range
2.2
Sleep styles are identified to establish healthy practices.
Range
2.3
styles include but are not limited to – regular wake up times,
siestas, sleep cycles on days off, napping, forced sleep.
Sleeping environment requirements conducive to daytime sleep are identified to
establish healthy practices.
Range
2.4
practices include but are not limited to – light, planned, balanced
meals; reduction of caffeine intake.
requirements include but are not limited to – temperature, light,
noise.
This
patternsunit
include but standard
are not limited to – aerobic is
exercise, team
sports, stationary exercises.
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Exercise patterns are identified to establish practices conducive to good health.
Range
Outcome 3
Explain work practices relevant to managing the effects of shift work in the dairy industry.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Work practices that relate to shift work are identified to establish how they
impact on shift workers.
Range
3.2
practices include but are not limited to – day and night shifts,
double shifts, call-back, driving hours.
Work practices that reduce the negative effects of shift work are explained in
terms of their impact on shift workers.
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practices include but are not limited to – seasonal roster period,
flexi-rosters, annualised hours.
Range
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
5 July 1999
31 December 2016
Revision
2
13 June 2003
31 December 2016
Rollover
3
26 January 2007
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
4
12 December 2013
31 December 2016
Review
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2016
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
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 New Zealand Industry Training Organisation quality@nzito.co.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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