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Title
Load transport containers in the meat processing industry
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
5
People credited with this unit standard are able to: ensure
products and containers are ready for loading; load containers
with products; and ready them for dispatch.
This unit standard is for people who are employed in the
distribution area at meat processing plants and who are
required to load containers with animal products in accordance
with organisational and overseas customer requirements.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry Generic
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999.
2
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;
Customer specifications are product specifications set by clients relating to cuts,
weights, presentation and packaging;
Company specifications are product specifications set by the company relating to
cuts, weights, presentation and packaging.
This unit standard is
expiring
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Ensure products and containers are ready for loading.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Consignments are identified and confirmed as correctly prepared for loading
according to organisational requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – seals intact, stamps legible,
dates checked, documentation completed, free from damage.
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1.2
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Containers and work areas are checked to ensure they are free from
contamination and damage in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
contamination and damage includes but is not limited to – rust,
water, foreign matter, odours, pests, container damage;
checks include but are not limited to – clean environment, free of
rubbish, equipment stored, clear work areas.
1.3
Refrigerated containers are monitored for the correct temperature for the
products being transported in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4
Materials to prevent product damage in transit are provided to meet
consignment loading and organisational requirements.
1.5
Personnel are advised of duties, and equipment for loading is prepared, to meet
organisational requirements.
1.6
When used, ramps are positioned and fastened to the container to facilitate
entry and egress.
Outcome 2
Load containers with products and ready them for dispatch according to organisational
requirements.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Consignment is loaded in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
2.2
2.3
may include but is not limited to organisational requirements for –
quantity, volumes, weights, temperatures, packing sequence, load
dimensions.
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Loaded products are secure and free from damage in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Containers are filled to meet company specifications.
2.4
Freight container is maintained at the correct temperature for the consignment
being loaded.
2.5
Records and documentation required for consignment of products are actioned
in accordance with company and/or customer specifications.
2.6
Loaded containers are sealed, secure, and readied for transportation to meet
organisational requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – safety procedures, operating
procedures, food safety procedures, quality procedures.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
20241 version 5
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 November 2003
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
2
25 June 2007
Review
3
19 June 2009
31 December 2016
Review
4
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
31 December 2016
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.
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