NZQA registered unit standard
8015 version 8
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Title
Complete wet salting hide process
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
12
This unit standard is for people working in the fellmongery or
leather processing industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for
and wet salt hides; preserve green hides; demonstrate teamwork; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and
safety requirements.
Classification
Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing
Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
2
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.
Company specifications – product specifications set by the company relating to
materials, processes and practices.
Operator – the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for and wet salt hides.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Start-up, monitoring, loading, and shutdown of hide processing machinery
meets organisational and manufacturer’s requirements.
1.2
Hides accepted for salting meet company specifications.
1.3
Chemical preservatives are calculated and mixed to company specified
formulations for the type and weight of hides to be processed in accordance
with organisational requirements.
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1.4
Hides and chemicals are loaded into processing vessels in accordance with
weight, quantity, and sequence requirements.
1.5
Wet salting process and time meet organisational requirements for the weight
and type of hides being processed.
1.6
Tests are conducted and corrective actions taken for any non-compliance in
accordance with organisational requirements.
1.7
Samples are taken for analysis in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.8
Hides are removed from processing vessels and drained of excess moisture in
accordance with organisational requirements.
1.9
Hide processing records are maintained in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Range
records include but are not limited to – dates, times, hide origins,
hide types, hide condition, hide weights, chemicals used, test
results.
Outcome 2
Preserve green hides.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Hide preservation methods meet organisational requirements for the required
holding period.
2.2
Chemicals and formulations used to preserve hides meet company
specifications for the types of hides and required period of protection.
2.3
Preservation chemicals are handled and mixed in accordance with
organisational and manufacturer’s requirements.
2.4
Green hides are treated, handled, and stored in accordance with organisational
requirements for the preservation formulation used.
2.5
Hide identification and treatment records are maintained to organisational
requirements.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
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3.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
downstream co-workers.
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 availability.
3.6
Any machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported
in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers that may adversely affect team performance in accordance with
organisational requirements.
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
Any unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and corrective actions
taken in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
8015 version 8
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 June 1996
31 December 2012
Revision
2
9 March 1999
31 December 2012
Revision
3
20 February 2002
31 December 2012
Revision
4
16 January 2003
31 December 2012
Revision
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2012
Review
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2012
Review
7
21 July 2011
31 December 2015
Review
8
21 February 2013
N/A
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.
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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