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Palletise packaged food or related products using automated equipment
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who are currently working, or who intend to
work, in jobs which involve palletising packaged food or related products
using automated equipment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: use safe working
practices; prepare to operate automated palletising equipment; and operate
automated palletising equipment to palletise packaged food or related
products.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food and Related Product Storage and Distribution
Status
Registered
Status date
11 December 2009
Date version published
11 December 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0111
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to the: Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment Regulations
1995; Food Act 1981; Food Hygiene Regulations 1974; Food (Safety) Regulations
2002; Resource Management Act 1991; and their associated regulations and
subsequent amendments.
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Definitions
Equipment refers to automated palletising equipment such as programme logic
controlled (PLC) or computer controlled (including brand names like Wyard and
GLC). It may include equipment such as flat belts, rollers, micro switches, optical
readers, magazines, safety guards, and motors.
Organisational procedures refer to documents that include worksite rules, codes, and
practices; equipment operating instructions; production specifications; documented
quality management systems; and health and safety requirements.
PPE refers to personal protective equipment such as protective clothing, gloves,
safety glasses/headwear/footwear, hearing protection, and safety devices.
Related products refers to beverages, household products, or personal care
products.
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Range
Competence is to be demonstrated on two occasions of palletising packaged food or
related products using automated equipment.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Use safe working practices.
Performance criteria
1.1
PPE is used in accordance with organisational procedures.
1.2
Work environment is clean and free from hazards in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
1.3
hazards to – personnel, product, plant.
Documentation is referred to and/or completed in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Element 2
Prepare to operate automated palletising equipment.
Performance criteria
2.1
Automated palletising equipment is prepared in accordance with organisational
procedures.
2.2
Equipment is checked for availability, operation, and fitness for purpose in
accordance with organisational procedures.
2.3
Equipment is prepared for products in accordance with equipment and
production specifications.
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2.4
Compressed air and power is checked for availability in accordance with
organisational procedures.
2.5
Conveyor systems are checked for operation and fitness for purpose in
accordance with organisational procedures.
2.6
Availability of pallets in sufficient quantity for scheduled and anticipated
production is checked in accordance with organisational procedures.
2.7
Pallets are checked for condition and damaged ones rejected in accordance
with organisational procedures.
2.8
Equipment is loaded in a manner that optimises equipment performance and
prevents jamming, in accordance with organisational procedures.
Element 3
Operate automated palletising equipment to palletise packaged food or related products.
Performance criteria
3.1
Equipment is operated in accordance with organisational procedures.
3.2
Product is palletised to shape in accordance with pallet specification.
Range
specification may include but is not limited to – square, designated
configuration, number of packages per pallet and per layer, layers,
wrapping requirements.
3.3
Product for palletising is packaged in accordance with packaging specification.
3.4
Non-conforming packaged product is identified, and sent for rework in
accordance with organisational procedures.
3.5
Variations in specified technical performance of automated palletising
equipment are identified, rectified and/or reported, in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
variations may include but are not limited to – quality, quantity,
safety.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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