NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
Open and clear skins
Level
3
Purpose
27000 version 3
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Credits
35
This unit standard is for people whose job is to make all
opening and clearing cuts on carcasses and to use skin
clearance and removal equipment in accordance with
organisational requirements without supervision.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: complete
opening skin cuts; clear skins from carcasses; 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
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 2503, Maintain hand knives in the meat processing
industry; and Unit 2505, Demonstrate knowledge of meat
industry workplace hygiene and food safety requirements.
This unit standard is
Legislation relevant to this unitexpiring
standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999.
Explanatory notes
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Normal production speeds apply to the performance of this activity.
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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.
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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.
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Company specifications – product specifications set by the company relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging.
Customer specifications – product specifications set by clients relating to cuts,
weights, presentation, and packaging.
Operator – the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
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Range
Skins include but are not limited to – bobby calf, goat and ovine skins.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Complete opening skin cuts.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Opening cuts meet company and customer specifications, and statutory
requirements.
1.2
Where operationally required, cuts are made with both left and right hands.
Outcome 2
Clear skins from carcasses.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Skins are cleared from carcasses to company specifications for the specific
stage of skin removal.
2.2
Equipment is operated to organisational and safety requirements.
2.3
Skin clearance does not damage or contaminate recoverable products or
endanger the operator and others.
2.4
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Any identified contamination on carcasses is removed according to
organisational requirements.
2.5
Where operationally required, cuts are made with both left and right hands.
2.6
Product identification procedures meet organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knife use.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Knife cuts are clean and straight and made without excessive force or
unnecessary duplication.
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SSB Code 101558
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3.2
Operator balance is maintained and body weight used to best effect at all times
during knife use.
3.3
Operator reach and follow-through maintain balance and reduce risk of injury to
operator and others.
3.4
Cuts are made away from or to the side of the operator's body and free hand.
3.5
Hands, protective gloves, and knife handles are kept in clean and slip free
condition in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.6
Cuts do not damage or contaminate recoverable products in accordance with
organisational requirements.
3.7
Knives are maintained in sharp and sterile condition in accordance with
organisational requirements.
3.8
Knives are replaced in pouch when not in use in accordance with organisational
requirements.
3.9
Steels are used to meet organisational requirements.
3.10
Actions likely to place the operator and others at risk of injury during knife use
and sharpening are avoided.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
4.1
4.2
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.
4.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
4.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator’s methods and
equipment.
4.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
4.6
Machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported to
supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.7
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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NZQA Expiring unit standard
27000 version 3
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Outcome 5
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and
used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
5.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and
others.
5.3
Contaminated meat products, surfaces, machinery and equipment are handled
in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
5.4
Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and corrective actions taken in
accordance with organisational requirements.
5.5
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 20728, and unit
standard 25037 have been replaced by unit standard
28176.
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
21 July
2011
31 December 2016
expiring
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Review
2
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
3
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.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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SSB Code 101558
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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 Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016