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Title
Calibrate bulk runners in a meat processing plant
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
15
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and
measure bulk runners; count bulk runners; demonstrate teamwork; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and
safety requirements in a meat processing plant.
This unit standard is for people who are employed at meat
processing plants to calibrate bulk runners to company
specifications.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Further Processing
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Recommended: Unit 2505, Demonstrate knowledge of meat
industry workplace hygiene and food safety requirements, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
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2
This unit standard is
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992,
Animal Products Act 1999.
expiring
Normal production speeds apply to the performance of this activity.
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Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 6 Processing
of Edible Product, available from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) at
http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/animalproducts/meat/meatman/index.htm.
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Definitions
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace;
Company specifications are product specifications set by the company relating to
cuts, weights, presentation, and packaging.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare and measure bulk runners in a meat processing plant.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Fresh and salted runners are prepared for calibrating in accordance with
organisational requirements.
1.2
Each class of runner is identified and kept separate in accordance with
organisational requirements.
1.3
Individual runners are measured, classified and grouped in accordance with
organisational tolerance specifications for runner length.
1.4
Grouped runners are transported for counting in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Outcome 2
Count bulk runners in a meat processing plant.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Runners are counted into hanks and knots in accordance with company grading
and numbering specifications.
2.2
Hanks and knots are identified, separated and transported for salting in
accordance with company specifications.
This unit standard is
Demonstrate team-work.
expiring
Evidence requirements
Outcome 3
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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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
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 products, surfaces, machinery and equipment are handled in
accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
4.4
Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.5
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
This unit standard is
expiring
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 3102, unit standard
3105, unit standard 26382 and unit standard 26383 have
been replaced by unit standard 28241.
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 April 2010
31 December 2016
Review
2
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
3
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.
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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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016