NZQA Expiring unit standard
19178 version 5
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Title
Compare beef product compliance to written specifications
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
4
This unit standard is for people in the supervisory role who are
required to compare beef meat products to written
specifications to meet AUS-MEAT National Accreditation
Standards.
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the
steps involved in comparing beef product compliance against a
written specification, and compare and report on beef product
compliance against the written specifications.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry Generic
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Animal
Products Act 1999.
2
Resource documents include but are not limited to – AUS-MEAT National
Accreditation Standards, available at http://www.ausmeat.com.au/.
3
Definitions
Industry requirements include but are not limited to – site specific requirements,
company quality management requirements, hygiene, health and safety, regulatory
and legislative requirements.
Written specifications – product specifications set by the customer and customer
country requirements and AUS-MEAT National Accreditation Standards relating to
cuts, weights, presentation, and packaging.
Industry specifications – product specifications and AUS-MEAT National
Accreditation Standards relating to cuts, tolerances, product names, and yield
determination.
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which
are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
4
Range
Beef products include but are not limited to – forequarter – cube roll, chuck tender,
chuck square cut, chuck, shin/shank, rib set, brisket, blade, chuck roll; hindquarter –
silverside, topside, tenderloin, striploin, shortloin, thin flank, sirloin butt, thick flank,
shin-shank.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
19178 version 5
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the steps involved in comparing beef product compliance against a written
specification.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The phrase ‘product compliance against a written specification’ is described in
terms of a beef boning room.
1.2
Written specifications are analysed to determine key points to be compared.
1.3
Reference material is identified in terms of industry specifications.
1.4
The process for comparing written specification currency is described in terms
of industry requirements.
1.5
The organisation of production flow in a beef boning room is described in terms
of written and industry specifications.
1.6
The identification of foreign muscles during beef product compliance
assessment is described in terms of organisational requirements.
1.7
The process for sampling beef product for off-line testing is described in terms
of organisational requirements.
1.8
Processes for monitoring critical control points in the beef boning process
system are described in accordance with organisational requirements.
This unit standard is
Evidence requirements
expiring
Outcome 2
Compare and report on beef product compliance against the written specifications.
2.1
The procedure for comparing beef product compliance is identified.
2.2
Cutting lines and muscle content are compared in accordance with written and
industry specifications.
2.3
Foreign muscles are identified and compared in accordance with written and
industry specifications.
2.4
Points of specification are measured to ensure product compliance with written
and industry specifications.
2.5
Information used to assess compliance is documented in accordance with
industry and organisational requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
19178 version 5
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2.6
Non-conforming beef product is identified in terms of ability to comply with the
specification and recorded in accordance with industry requirements.
2.7
Results of monitoring are analysed and changes to process and operating
instructions are recommended, to ensure product conforms with written and
industry specifications.
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 January 2002
31 December 2012
Review
2
20 June 2006
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
0033
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
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