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Title
Break and bone beef carcasses in hindquarter cuts
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
16
This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed
in the boning rooms at meat processing plants and who are
required to make breaking and boning cuts to beef carcasses
to produce hindquarter cuts in accordance with company
specifications without supervision.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: break and
bone beef sides for hindquarters; 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.
4
Cuts performed need to meet the requirements of the range of products being
produced by the company.
5
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.
Customer specifications – product specifications set by clients relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging.
Operator – the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
This unit standard is
expiring
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SSB Code 101558
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Break and bone beef sides for hindquarters.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Sides and quarters are securely fastened and/or held during breaking down and
boning operations.
1.2
Cuts are boned on tables or rails.
1.3
Breaking and boning cuts are made in accordance with bone lines, joints,
muscle contours and company specifications.
1.4
Recovered products meet organisational requirements and customer
specifications and minimise the need for trimming.
1.5
Bones are freed and meat and fat cut to maximise yield and minimise damage
to recovered products.
1.6
Recovered products are directed for further processing in accordance with
organisational requirements and without risk of injury to co-workers.
1.7
Lifting techniques are used to minimise risk of operator injury.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knife use.
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Operator balance is maintained and body weight used to best effect at all times
Evidence requirements
2.1
2.2
Knife cuts are clean and straight and made without excessive force or
unnecessary duplication.
during knife use.
2.3
Operator reach and follow-through maintain balance and reduce risk of injury to
operator and others.
2.4
Cuts are made away from or to the side of the operator's body and free hand.
2.5
Hands, protective gloves, and knife handles are kept in clean and slip free
condition in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.6
Cuts do not damage or contaminate recoverable products in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.7
Knives are maintained in sharp and sterile condition in accordance with
organisational requirements.
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2.8
Knives are replaced in pouch when not in use in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.9
Steels are used to meet organisational requirements.
2.10
Actions likely to place the operator and others at risk of injury during knife use
and sharpening are avoided.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
3.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
3.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
3.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
3.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
3.6
Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to
supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance.
Outcome 4
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Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
4.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and
others.
4.3
Contaminated meat products, surfaces, machinery and equipment are handled
in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
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4.4
Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and corrective actions taken in
accordance with organisational requirements.
4.5
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 20237, 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
31 December 2012
Review
2
20 February 2009
31 December 2012
Review
3
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
Review
4
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
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