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Title
Assess wool yields prior to slaughter
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
120
People credited with this unit standard are able to: inspect
sheep; estimate wool yield; complete wool records; comply with
organisational and statutory animal welfare requirements;
demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and
statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
This unit standard is for people with wool handling
qualifications or experience.
Classification
Meat Processing > Slaughter and Dressing
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
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2
This unit standard is
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Meat Industry Standard 4
Procurement of Animals for Food,
available from the New Zealand Food Safety
expiring
Authority (NZFSA) at
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Welfare Act 1999.
http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/animalproducts/meat/meatman/index.htm.
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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;
The operator refers to the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Inspect sheep.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Each line and pen of stock is inspected in a consistent pattern that meets
organisational requirements.
1.2
Sheep breeds, types, sexes, ages and approximate carcass weights are
identified in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.3
Wool coverage of each line is identified in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range
woolly, shorn, crutched, top-knotched, belly crutched.
1.4
Physical examination of each line is in accordance with organisational
requirements.
1.5
Wool condition is examined and identified in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range
colour, length, yield, variations of type and length within line,
contamination, abnormalities.
1.6
Skin contamination and abnormalities are identified in accordance with
organisational requirements.
1.7
Double inspections, missed lines and inconsistent comparisons between lines
are avoided.
Outcome 2
Estimate wool yield.
This unit standard is
Examined animals are compared to remainder of stock in each line and the
average wool yield per animal
is estimated in accordance with organisational
expiring
requirements.
Evidence requirements
2.1
2.2
Estimated wool yield is determined in kilograms in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.3
Estimated yields meet organisational tolerance specifications for accuracy.
Outcome 3
Complete wool records.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Wool assessment for each line of stock is recorded in accordance with
organisational requirements.
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SSB Code 101558
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3.2
Wool and skin abnormalities are recorded in accordance with organisational
requirements.
3.3
Wool assessment records are completed, communicated and filed in
accordance with organisational requirements.
3.4
Wool pull records for individual clients are maintained in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Comply with organisational and statutory animal welfare requirements.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Stock is moved and handled humanely with minimal force, speed and noise.
4.2
Stock is not subjected to cruelty, pain, injury, overcrowding or unnecessary
stress through the operator's methods, dogs or equipment.
4.3
Techniques for catching, restraining and examining individual animals meet
organisational and statutory requirements.
4.4
Pen cleanliness and stock water supplies meet organisational and statutory
requirements.
4.5
Injured, unhealthy and weak animals are reported, handled and treated in
accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
4.6
Sources of potential injury or stress to animals are reported in accordance with
organisational and statutory requirements.
This unit standard is
Demonstrate team-work.
expiring
Evidence requirements
Outcome 5
5.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
5.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
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.
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SSB Code 101558
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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.
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
Unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and reported to supervisory
staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
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
Revision
Review
This
unit
standard
is2016
1
22
February 1995
31 December
2
29 September 1998
31 December 2016
expiring
3
30 August 1999
31 December 2016
Revision
4
19 July 2001
31 December 2016
Review
5
23 August 2005
31 December 2016
Review
6
19 June 2009
31 December 2016
Review
7
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
8
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
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.
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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