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level:
4
credit:
5
planned review date:
July 2006
sub-field:
Retail, Distribution, and Sales
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to maintain
operations, safety and security in a distribution facility.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established national moderation system has been
set up by the ServiceIQ.
special notes:
1
The following unit standards may be considered
relevant to and/or supportive of this unit standard, but
are not prerequisite unit standards: Unit 11984,
Maintain quality of individual goods in a distribution
facility; Unit 11985, Maintain safe work practices in a
distribution facility; and Unit 19580, Demonstrate
knowledge of storekeeping operations in a distribution
facility.
2
Performance of the elements of this unit standard must
comply with the requirements of the following: Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource
Management Act 1991, other published statutes,
regulations, codes of practice, guidelines and standards
relevant to the particular work site; and their
subsequent amendments and replacements.
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Definitions
Distribution facility refers to a workplace where the
primary focus is on storage and distribution of stock.
Agreed indicates a course of action that is agreed
between two or more people (including the candidate)
and which follows organisational procedures.
Organisational procedures refer to instructions to staff
on policy and procedures which are formally
documented, or generally accepted within the
workplace.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Maintain operations in a distribution facility.
performance criteria
1.1
Efficient distribution of goods is maintained.
1.2
Staffing levels are maintained at a level that optimises efficient operation and
minimises cost.
1.3
Inventory management systems are operated in accordance with organisational
procedures.
Range:
inventory management may include but is not limited to – receipt,
movement, storage, picking, labelling, dispatch, quarantine,
returns, issue, disposal, record keeping, cataloguing.
1.4
Distribution equipment is maintained in accordance with organisational
procedures and budget constraints.
1.5
Organisational output requirements are met within agreed timeframes and
budget constraints.
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element 2
Maintain safety and security in a distribution facility.
performance criteria
2.1
Safety is maintained in accordance with legislative requirements.
2.2
Security of workplace and goods is maintained in accordance with
organisational procedures.
2.3
Environmental planning and control issues are identified in accordance with
organisational procedures and legislative requirements.
Range:
2.4
planning and control issues may include but is not limited to safety, pollution levels, waste management.
Recycling and waste disposal are operated in a manner that optimises safe
disposal in accordance with organisational procedures and legislative
requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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.
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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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0225
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
which can
be
accessed at
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