NZQA registered unit standard
28941 version 1
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Title
Assist with the operation and maintenance of a dairy effluent
management system
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people working in a dairy
farm, and recognises the knowledge and skills required to
assist with the operation and maintenance of a dairy effluent
management system.
Classification
Agriculture > Dairy Farming
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and bylaws include but are not limited to – Resource Management Act
1991, and territorial and local authority bylaws.
2
Industry guidelines include but are not limited to –
DairyNZ, A farmer’s guide to managing farm dairy effluent, 2013, available from
http://www.dairynz.co.nz/
Northland Regional Council Dairying and the Environment Committee, Managing
Farm Dairy Effluent, 2006, available from http://www.nrc.govt.nz/
NZCP1: Code of Practice for the Design and Operation of Farm Dairies, Ministry of
Primary Industries, 2007, available from http://www.mpi.govt.nz.
3
Definitions
Dairy effluent refers to faeces, urine, washdown water, spilled milk, soil, feed
residues, detergents and other chemicals, and stormwater from the fairy dairy and
feed pads.
Workplace procedures refer to the written and verbal instructions to staff on effluent
system operation, maintenance, and record keeping, which must meet the
requirements of current legislation and bylaws.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Assist with the operation of a dairy effluent management system.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Operates a dairy effluent management system in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications and workplace procedures.
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1.2
Maintains records of operation in accordance with workplace procedures.
1.3
Handles and manages livestock in the farm dairy to minimise defecation.
1.4
Minimises water use in the farm dairy according to workplace procedures.
Outcome 2
Identify and correct operational problems associated with a dairy effluent management
system.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Monitors a dairy effluent system in accordance with manufacturer’s
specifications and workplace procedures.
2.2
Identifies common operational problems in a dairy effluent system.
Range
2.3
at least three common operational problems.
Corrects common operational problems in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Range
2.4
at least three common operational problems.
Follows workplace procedure for cleaning the effluent system.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaces unit standards 25726, 25727,
25728, 25729, 25730.
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
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.
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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 Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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