NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
Grade venison carcasses
Level
3
Purpose
16505 version 6
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Credits
40
People credited with this unit standard are able to: assess
venison carcasses; grade venison carcasses; demonstrate
team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory
hygiene and safety requirements.
This unit standard is for people who are employed in the
slaughter and dressing department at meat processing plants
who are required to grade venison carcasses.
Classification
Meat Processing > Slaughter and Dressing
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 16504, Demonstrate knowledge of venison grading
classifications, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
This unit standard is
expiring
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Agreed Standard 5
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
Slaughter and Dressing (VISC), available from the New Zealand Food Safety
Authority (NZFSA) at
http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/animalproducts/meat/meatman/index.htm.
4
Definitions
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;
Company specifications are product specifications set by the company relating to
cuts, weights, presentation, and packaging;
Customer specifications are product specifications set by clients relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging;
The operator refers to the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
16505 version 6
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Assess venison carcasses.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Dressing faults caused by mechanical and operator error are identified in
accordance with organisational requirements.
1.2
Downgradable conditions are identified in accordance with organisational and
statutory requirements.
1.3
Disease indicator tags are identified in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.4
Company procedure identification tags are identified in accordance with
organisational requirements.
1.5
Fat depth measurement is taken at the site in accordance with organisational
requirements and company specifications.
1.6
Fat depth probes are used and read in accordance with organisational
requirements and company specifications.
1.7
Venison carcasses are identified as meeting company muscling specification
classifications in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.8
Venison carcasses that do not meet company specifications are identified and
reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.9
The total fat content of venison carcasses is visually assessed in accordance
with organisational requirements or company specifications.
1.10
1.11
This unit standard is
Venison carcasses are classified
into age and sex categories in accordance
expiring
with company specifications.
Probable quality status is assessed using grading implements in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Range
grading implements may include but are not limited to –
intrascope, rule, reflectance meter, hennessy probe, greville
probe.
Outcome 2
Grade venison carcasses to meet company and customer specifications.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
16505 version 6
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Venison carcasses are graded using grading console keys or grade tickets in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – type, fat class, muscling class,
defect, damage, market identification.
2.2
Damaged venison carcasses are downgraded in accordance with company
specifications.
2.3
Graded venison carcasses meet company or customer specifications and
statutory requirements for grading accuracy.
2.4
Graded venison carcasses are identified in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.5
Records of graded venison carcasses are maintained in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.6
Grading speed meets company processing requirements.
2.7
Graded venison carcasses are dispatched for chilling in accordance with
organisational and statutory requirements.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
3.1
3.2
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.
3.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
3.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
3.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
3.6
Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to
supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
16505 version 6
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Outcome 4
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
4.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and
others.
4.3
Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 16504 have been
replaced by unit standard 28245.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
This
unit
is2016
2
19
July 2001 standard
31 December
3
27 April 2005
31 December 2016
expiring
4
19 June
2009
31 December 2016
1
30 August 1999
31 December 2016
Review
5
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
6
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Revision
Review
Review
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
16505 version 6
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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 Code101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016