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Title
20643 version 3
Evaluate knife sharpness in the meat processing industry
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Level
Purpose
3 Credits 4
People credited with this unit standard are able to: set up the knife sharpness tester; evaluate knife sharpness; and maintain the knife sharpness tester.
This unit standard is designed for experienced knife tutors and those responsible for evaluating and recording the consistency of meat processing workers in maintaining knife sharpness.
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.
2 Range
Equipment used in this unit standard includes
– Anago KST200 Knife Sharpness
Tester.
3 Definitions workplace;
Company specifications expiring
Outcome 1
Set up the knife sharpness tester.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Electrical power to tester and computer equipment is off prior to assembling.
1.2
1.3
Sharpness te
Cable connectors are securely fastened without use of excessive force and damage. ster is set up according to manufacturer’s operating instructions.
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1.4 organisational requirements.
20643 version 3
Test fabric is securely tensioned and excess trimmed according to
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Outcome 2
Evaluate knife sharpness.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Knives are cleaned prior to being evaluated in accordance with company specifications.
2.2 Safety equipment is worn when loading and unloading blades in accordance with company specifications.
2.3 Knife is securely clamped at the right bevel for its intended use without excessive force according to organisational requirements.
2.4 Knives are evaluated in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.5 Individual test results are recorded and documented according to organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Maintain the knife sharpness tester.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Equipment is checked for loose components between knife sharpness
3.2
3.3 evaluations in accordance with company specifications. This unit standard is
Troubleshooting programme is performed in accordance with company and expiring
Equipment is maintained in accordance with company specifications.
Replacement information This unit standard and unit standard 26999 have been replaced by unit standard 28267.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
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NZQA Expiring unit standard 20643 version 3
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
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Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Review
1
2
26 May 2004
20 February 2009
31 December 2016
31 December 2016
Review 3 27 January 2015 31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0033
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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.
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