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Demonstrate knowledge of a product safety programme in a
postharvest operation
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
This unit standard is designed for those people involved in the development
and implementation of a product safety programme in a postharvest
operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
legislative requirements for a product safety programme relevant to the
postharvest operation, demonstrate knowledge of a product safety
programme for a horticultural product relevant to the individual’s workplace,
describe procedures for responding to occurrences of non-conformance in a
postharvest operation, and describe procedures for continuous improvement
of product safety procedures in a postharvest operation.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Production Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
25 June 2007
Date version published
25 June 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0032
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Workplace procedures refer to written or verbal policies and procedures on safety,
operation and production set down by the employer or host organisation.
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Standards refer to requirements laid down in quality assurance documentation and
industry standards as supplied by an industry body, agent or exporting company.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to: Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992; Employment Relations Act 2000; Resource
Management Act 1991; Privacy Act 1993; Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act 1996, Occupational Safety and Health Codes of Practice.
4
Produce
5
Product safety programme is a document containing or otherwise referencing the
policies and procedures relating to the management of product safety. These may
include Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) methods, British Retail
Consortium, Food Safety or industry operating procedures.
may
include
fruit,
vegetables
and
flowers.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of legislative requirements for a product safety programme
relevant to the postharvest operation.
Performance criteria
1.1
Requirements of the relevant legislation for product safety programmes are
explained in accordance with industry standards.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of a product safety programme for a horticultural product relevant
to the individual’s workplace.
Performance criteria
2.1
Components required to gain approval as a horticultural product safety
programme for a product, relevant to the individual's workplace are described.
Range
2.2
Product safety controls relevant to the particular product are described.
Range
2.3
may include but are not limited to – HACCP, British Retail
Consortium, Food Safety, industry operating procedures.
minimum of two examples of product safety controls.
Hazards are identified in accordance with the HACCP method of hazard
analysis and control.
Range
for at least one type of product safety hazard, the critical control
point/s, the control measures to be applied, and the monitoring
requirements and corrective action are identified.
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Element 3
Describe procedures for responding to occurrences of non-conformance in a postharvest
operation.
Performance criteria
3.1
Procedures for responding to occurrences of non-conformance are described.
Range
may include but is not limited to – communication in the
workplace, workplace procedures, documentation, product
traceability, recall procedures, rework.
Element 4
Describe procedures for continuous improvement of product safety procedures in a
postharvest operation.
Performance criteria
4.1
The procedures for continuous improvement of the product safety programme
are described in accordance with workplace procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation www.primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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