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Title
Demonstrate knowledge and ability to work safely in a dairy industry
laboratory
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
laboratory procedures for health and safety practice;
demonstrate knowledge of hazards; and outline emergency
procedures in a dairy industry laboratory.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Workplace Health and Safety
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Performance must be demonstrated and assessed in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2
Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
(including the application of legislation to work site situations) which are formally
documented or generally accepted at the work site. This may include legislation;
industry standards and methods; national and international standards and methods;
standards and methods published in internationally recognised reputable texts;
customer/organisation developed methods, standard operating procedures,
specifications, manuals, and manufacturer’s information.
3
The legislation and standards relevant to this unit standard may include but are not
limited to – AS/NZS 2243.1 (2005) Safety in Laboratories – Planning and operational
aspects; Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, Fire Safety and Evacuation of Buildings Regulations 1992;
Fire Service Act 1975; Building Act 2004, Radiation Protection Act 1965, Resource
Management Act 1991, codes of practice, and regulations.
4
Sources which may be referred to include but are not limited to: Codes of Practice
and Guidelines approved by ERMA and recommended as a means of compliance
with the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996; chemical supply
company data bases and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS); publications of the
National Poisons Centre (University of Otago, Dunedin), Laboratory Safety
publication at http://www.acc.co.nz.
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SSB Code 101558
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify and follow dairy laboratory procedures for health and safety practices.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Procedures defining health and safety practices are identified.
1.2
Safe handling techniques, storage, clean up and disposal are demonstrated.
1.3
Personal protective equipment is identified, worn and used.
1.4
First aid facilities are outlined and first aid personnel identified.
1.5
Procedures for managing, reporting and documenting incidents and/or
accidents related to health and safety are identified.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of hazards in a dairy industry laboratory.
Range
categories of hazards may include but are not limited to: chemical, electrical,
physical, environmental, biological;
evidence is required for a minimum of four hazards to come from at least two
categories.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Hazards are described in terms of their nature and potential to cause adverse
effects to personnel, equipment, property, and/or the environment.
2.2
Hazard information is identified and interpreted.
Range
2.3
may include but is not limited to – container labelling, material
safety data sheets, reference documents, signage.
Hazards are explained in terms of security, compatibility and nature of storage
facility.
Outcome 3
Outline emergency procedures applicable to dairy industry laboratories.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Emergency response procedures are outlined.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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includes but not limited to – emergency response plans, site safety
plans, evacuation plan.
Range
3.2
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Roles and responsibilities of staff under the emergency plan are outlined.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
28645
This unit standard replaced unit standard 4308.
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
16 December 2005
31 December 2017
Review
2
18 June 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