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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of interventions to address musculoskeletal
disorders in the meat processing industry
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
4
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the
interventions that can be used to control and manage MSD
risk; and the principles behind monitoring MSD risk and
managing MSD cases in the meat processing industry.
This unit standard is for people who are employed as
supervisors in the meat processing industry and who are
required to manage people in a production line environment.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry Generic
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 25035, Demonstrate knowledge of musculoskeletal
disorders in the meat processing industry; or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
This unit standard is
expiring
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Interventions for
Explanatory notes
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2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Resource Management Act 1991.
Addressing Musculoskeletal Disorders (Strains/Sprains) in New Zealand Meat
Processing, Centre for Human Factors and Ergonomics (COHFE), 2007, available at
http://www.scionresearch.com/cohfe.aspx.
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Definitions
MSD refers to musculoskeletal disorders.
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
25033 version 2
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the interventions that can be used to control and manage MSD risk.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Interventions that can be used to control and manage musculoskeletal disorder
risk are described in terms of the recommendations detailed in Industry
Interventions for Addressing Musculoskeletal Disorders (Strains/Sprains) in
New Zealand Meat Processing.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – rest breaks, stretching, work pace,
task rotation, shift design, work flow management, physical
design, training.
Barriers to interventions are described in terms of those listed in Industry
Interventions for Addressing Musculoskeletal Disorders (Strains/Sprains) in
New Zealand Meat Processing.
Range
includes but is not limited to – financial costs, levels of MSD
awareness, resistance to change, training levels, workplace
culture, job grades.
Outcome 2
Describe the principles behind monitoring MSD risk and managing MSD cases.
Evidence requirements
This unit standard is
Range
includes but is not limited to – injury and discomfort reporting,
incident investigation,
surveys and questionnaires, task
expiring
assessments for MSD risks.
2.1
The purpose of monitoring MSD risk is described and types of monitoring
methods are explained in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.2
Aspects of MSD management are described in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – medical assessment, rehabilitation
treatment, return to work management, alternative duties options,
and vocational reassignment.
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
25033 version 2
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 August 2009
31 December 2016
Review
2
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
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.
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