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Title
Quarter beef carcasses for further processing
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
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This entry level unit standard is for people who are employed in
the further processing department at meat processing plants
and who are required to quarter beef sides in accordance with
organisational and overseas customer requirements.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: make initial
cuts in beef carcasses; prepare to quarter beef sides; quarter
beef sides; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work;
and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and
safety requirements.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Further Processing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Normal production speeds apply to the performance of this activity.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999.
3
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 3 Hygiene
and Sanitation; Industry Standard 6 Processing of Edible Product, available from the
New Zealand Food Safety Authority at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/index.htm.
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Definitions
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which
are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
Company specifications – product specifications set by the company relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging.
Operator – the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
This unit standard is
expiring
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Make initial cuts in beef carcasses.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Initial cuts in carcasses are made in accordance with company specifications.
1.2
Knives and saw are sterilised in accordance with organisational and statutory
requirements.
1.3
Graded carcasses are identified and separated in accordance with company
specifications.
Outcome 2
Prepare to quarter beef sides.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Sides are delivered to the scales in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.2
Sides are scanned and weighed in accordance with company specifications.
2.3
Documentation is completed in accordance with organisational requirements, if
required.
Outcome 3
Quarter beef sides.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Foreleg hook is attached to invert the side in accordance with organisational
requirements.
3.2
Beef sides are quartered in accordance with company specifications.
3.3
This unit standard is
Quarters are transferred expiring
to boning room conveyance rail according to
organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knife use.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Knife cuts are clean and straight and made without excessive force or
unnecessary duplication.
4.2
Operator balance is maintained and body weight used to best effect at all times
during knife use.
4.3
Operator reach and follow-through maintain balance and reduce risk of injury to
operator and others.
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4.4
Cuts are made away from or to the side of the operator's body and free hand.
4.5
Hands, protective gloves, and knife handles are kept in clean and slip free
condition in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.6
Cuts do not damage or contaminate recoverable products in accordance with
organisational requirements.
4.7
Knives are maintained in sharp and sterile condition in accordance with
organisational requirements.
4.8
Knives are replaced in pouch when not in use in accordance with organisational
requirements.
4.9
Steels are used to meet organisational requirements.
4.10
Actions likely to place the operator and others at risk of injury during knife use
and sharpening are avoided.
Outcome 5
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
5.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
5.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
5.4
This unit standard is
Co-workers are not endangered
through the operator’s methods or equipment.
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5.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
5.6
Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to
supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
5.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance.
Outcome 6
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
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6.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
6.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and
others.
6.3
Contaminated meat products, surfaces, machinery and equipment are handled
in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
6.4
Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.5
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 20222, unit standard
21627, unit standard 26998, and unit standard 27348
have been replaced by unit standard 28229.
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
24 November 2003
31December 2012
Review
2
21 February 2005
31 December 2012
6
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Review
Review
Review
Rollover
3
19 June 2009
31 December 2012
This
unit standard
is
4
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
5
27 January
2015
31 December 2016
expiring
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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.
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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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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