NZQA registered unit standard
16493 version 5
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Title
Butt and prepare pelts for packing
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for people who are employed in the
fellmongery industry and whose job is to remove pelts from
holding vessels and prepare them for packing.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: remove
pelts from holding vessels, and butt and prepare pelts for
packing; demonstrate team-work; and comply with
organisational and statutory environmental, and safety
requirements.
Classification
Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Fellmongery
Processing Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, 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.
Operator – the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Remove pelts from holding vessels, and butt and prepare pelts for packing.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Pelts are removed from holding vessels and aligned, stacked, and transferred to
grading stations in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.2
Stacks of pelts are placed into formers in preparation for packing in accordance
with organisational requirements.
1.3
Pelts are butted and stacked in accordance with organisational requirements.
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Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Loaded formers are transferred to holding areas and left to drain in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by
product flow and organisational requirements.
2.2
The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of
following co-workers.
2.3
Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to
maintain and improve task and product quality.
2.4
Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and
equipment.
2.5
Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and
operator space.
2.6
Any machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported
to supervisory staff in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers which may adversely affect team performance in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Comply with organisational and statutory environmental, and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Company supplied clothing and safety equipment are worn and used in
accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
3.2
Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements
to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and
others.
3.3
Any unsafe conditions are identified and reported to supervisory staff in
accordance with organisational requirements.
3.4
Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational
and statutory requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
16493 version 5
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31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 August 1999
31 December 2014
Revision
2
19 July 2001
31 December 2014
Review
3
24 November 2005
31 December 2014
Review
4
19 June 2009
31 December 2015
Review
5
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016