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Title
Operate rapid analytical instruments in the New Zealand dairy
industry laboratory
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to understand
and operate rapid analytical instruments as used within the
New Zealand dairy industry laboratory.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Laboratory Methodology
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
1
Work must be carried out in accordance with organisational requirements.
2
Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
(including the application of legislation to work situations) which are formally
documented or generally accepted at the work site. This may include legislation:
industry standards and methods, national and international standards and methods:
standards and methods published in internationally recognised reputable texts:
customer/organisation developed methods, standard operating procedures,
specifications, manuals, and manufacturer’s information
3
The legislation and standards relevant to this unit standard may include but are not
limited to – Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999,
Animal Products (Dairy) Regulations 2005, ISO/IEC 17025:1999 General
requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, NZFSA –
Approved Standards and Codes of Practice at
http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/dairy/registers-lists.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify rapid chemistry instruments.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Near infra-red principles are explained in relation to the rapid technique
instruments.
1.2
The rapid Kjeldahl process is explained in relation to the rapid technique
instruments.
1.3
The other rapid instruments and the dairy products that they test are listed.
Range
infra-red absorption, rapid Dumas, microwave, indicator strips,
autotitrators, milko testers, milkoscan.
Outcome 2
Identify rapid microbiological instruments.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The theory of Fluoresence is explained in relation to the rapid technique
instruments.
2.2
The theory of Luminescence is explained in relation to the rapid technique
instruments.
2.3
The theory of Impedance and Conductance is explained in relation to the rapid
technique instruments.
2.4
The rapid technique instruments are listed and their application described.
Range
Malthus, Bactoscan, Bactofoss, Fossmatic, Rabit, Bactometer.
Outcome 3
Operate rapid technique instruments.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Rapid technique instruments are set up correctly as per the instructional or
operating manuals on site.
3.2
Tests are conducted in accordance with dairy laboratory quality systems.
Range
safety procedures, equipment, controls, calibration, product
specifications, calculations, documentation, frequencies.
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SSB Code 101558
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Non-Conformance is dealt with or reported in accordance with dairy laboratory
quality systems.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
28668.
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
1
28 April 1995
31 December 2018
Revision
2
2 July 1999
31 December 2018
Revision
3
13 June 2003
31 December 2018
Rollover and
Revision
4
26 January 2007
Review
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0022
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016