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Title Carry out viscera operations
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Level
Purpose
2 Credits 5
This entry level unit standard is for people who are employed in the slaughter and dressing department at meat processing plants who are required to perform viscera operations in accordance with organisational requirements.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect internal by-products; dispatch recoverable product for further processing; prepare viscera equipment; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification
Available grade
Meat Processing > Slaughter and Dressing
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Normal production speeds apply to the performance of this activity.
2 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999.
3 Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 5 Slaughter and Dressing
This unit standard is http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/is5/index.htm
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4 Definitions
Organisational requirements
– instructions to staff on policies and procedures which are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the workplace.
Operator
– the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
5 Range
Viscera equipment may include but is not limited to
– gut buggy, viscera trays.
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Outcome 1
Collect internal by-products.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Collecting receptacle is positioned and labelled in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.2 Inedible and edible offals are collected and presented for inspection in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Dispatch recoverable product for further processing.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Saved product is placed in the appropriate chute for further processing in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.2 The foetus is removed from the gut without damage to the placenta and dispatched for further processing in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.3 Unrecoverable or condemned product is disposed of in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 3 This unit standard is
Prepare viscera equipment.
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3.1 Viscera equipment is washed and sterilised in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.2 Viscera equipment is re-positioned in the designated waiting area for inspection as required in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knife use.
Evidence requirements
4.1 Knife cuts are clean and straight and made without excessive force or unnecessary duplication.
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4.2
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Operator balance is maintained and body weight used to best effect at all times during knife use.
4.3 Operator reach and follow-through maintain balance and reduce risk of injury to operator and others.
4.4
4.5
Cuts are made away from or to the side of the operator's body and free hand.
Hands, protective gloves, and knife handles are kept in clean and slip free condition in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.6 Cuts do not damage or contaminate recoverable products in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.7 Knives are maintained in sharp and sterile condition in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.8 Knives are replaced in pouch when not in use in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.9
4.10
Steels are used to meet organisational requirements.
Actions likely to place the operator and others at risk of injury during knife use and sharpening are avoided.
Outcome 5
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
5.1 Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by This unit standard is
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5.3 Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to maintain and improve task and product quality.
5.4 Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and equipment.
5.5 Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and operator space.
5.6 Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
5.7 Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance.
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Outcome 6
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
6.1
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Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
6.2 Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and others.
6.3 Contaminated meat products, surfaces, machinery and equipment are handled in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
6.4 Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.5 Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational and statutory requirements.
Replacement information This unit standard and unit standard 27002 have been replaced by unit standard 28182.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Process
Registration
Review
Review
1
2
3 expiring
19 June 2009
31 December 2012
31 December 2012
31 December 2012
Review 4 21 July 2011 31 December 2016
Review 5 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
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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.
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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
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This unit standard is expiring
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