NZQA registered unit standard
24549 version 2
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Title
Clean the milking plant, vats or silos, dairy and yards
Level
3
Credits
9
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people who are working as a
milk harvester on a dairy farm, and recognises the knowledge
and skills required to clean the milking plant, vats or silos; and
clean farm dairy and yards after milking.
Classification
Agriculture > Dairy Farming
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, Animal Welfare Act 1999, and their subsequent
amendments.
2
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard should comply with the Ministry of
Primary Industries codes of welfare for dairy livestock, and their subsequent
amendments available at http://www.mpi.govt.nz.
3
Learners are expected to comply with all workplace procedures. For the purpose of
this unit standard workplace procedures refer to the verbal or written instructions to
staff on procedures for animal health, welfare, and management, therefore should be
considered for assessment of all outcomes.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Clean the milking plant, and vats or silos.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Calculates detergent quantities for milking plant cleaning in accordance with the
establish plan cleaning routine.
1.2
Implements plant cleaning routine in accordance with workplace procedures.
1.3
Sets up milking plant for next milking in accordance with workplace procedures.
Outcome 2
Clean farm dairy and yards after milking.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
24549 version 2
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Cleans farm dairy and yards hygienically.
2.2
Cleans farm dairy and yards safely without risk of damage to equipment or
facility.
2.3
Sets up farm dairy and yards for the next milking in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 May 2008
N/A
Review
2
16 July 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0052
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 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 Provider standards@primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016