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Title
Prepare animal heads for further processing
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
6
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 process animal heads in accordance
with organisational requirements.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: wash and
prepare animal heads for inspection; remove edible byproducts from animal heads; dispose of inedible animal head
remains; demonstrate knife use; demonstrate team-work; and
comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety
requirements.
Classification
Meat Processing > Slaughter and Dressing
Available grade
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, available from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/is5/index.htm.
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
Animals may include but are not limited to – bobby calves, cattle, sheep and lambs,
deer, pig, goat, horses and other animals used in the meat processing sector.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
21324 version 5
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Wash and prepare animal heads for inspection.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Excess hide/pelt remnants are removed in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.2
Brain leakage is sealed, if necessary, in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.3
Nostrils and mouth are flushed in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4
Tongue is dropped to expose tongue root in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.5
The head is washed in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.6
Head is presented for inspection in accordance with statutory requirements.
Outcome 2
Remove edible by-products from animal heads.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Edible by-products are removed in accordance with organisational
requirements.
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Dispose of inedible animal head remains.
expiring
Outcome 3
Evidence requirements
3.1
The inedible head remains are disposed of in accordance with organisational
and statutory 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
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
Cuts are made away from or to the side of the operator's body and free hand.
4.5
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
Steels are used to meet organisational requirements.
4.10
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
5.2
This unit standard is
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers. expiring
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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Outcome 6
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
6.1
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 has been replaced by unit standard
28184.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
This unit standard is
1
27 April 2005
31 December 2012
expiring
2
19 June
2009
31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Review
Review
3
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
Review
4
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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.
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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
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016