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Title
Weigh and pack wet processed hides
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard is for people working in the fellmongery or
leather processing industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: weigh and
pack wet processed hides; demonstrate team-work; and
comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety
requirements.
Classification
Leather Manufacturing > Hide Processing
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.
Processed hides – wet salted hides and skins processed in the leather processing
industry.
Operator – the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Weigh and pack wet processed hides.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Hide weighing scales are checked, operated, and maintained in accordance
with organisational requirements.
1.2
Folding, weighing, and packing of graded hides meet company specifications.
1.3
Complete pallets meet organisational requirements for hide numbers, types,
and weight ranges.
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Records of weighed and packed hides are maintained 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 procedures.
2.7
Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences
with co-workers who may adversely affect team performance in accordance
with organisational requirements.
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Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
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Evidence requirements
Outcome 3
3.1
Company supplied clothing, and hygiene 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 and unhygienic 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.
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SSB Code 101541
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Replacement information
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This unit standard replaced unit standard nnnnn. [Only
appears if populated.]
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
27 July 2005
31 December 2015
Review
2
21 July 2011
31 December 2015
Review
3
21 February 2013
31 December 2015
Rollover
4
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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.
This unit standard is
Requirements for consent to assessexpiring
and an outline of the moderation system that applies
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.
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.
New Zealand Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101541
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