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Implement a food and/or related product processing plant cleaning
programme
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard will be able to develop, implement and
evaluate a food and/or related product processing plant cleaning programme.
This unit standard is developed for the employee who can work
autonomously and can train and oversee other staff.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food and Related Product Processing - Cleaning
Status
Registered
Status date
21 September 2007
Date version published
21 September 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz (Food and Beverage)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0111
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to the: Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment Regulations
1995; Food Act 1981; Food Hygiene Regulations 1974; Food (Safety) Regulations
2002; Resource Management Act 1991; and their associated regulations and
subsequent amendments.
2
Related products may include: beverages, household products, or personal care
products.
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Definition
Organisational procedures refer to documents that include: worksite rules, codes,
and practices; equipment operating instructions; production specifications;
documented quality management systems; and health and safety requirements.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Develop a food and/or related product processing plant cleaning programme.
Performance criteria
1.1
Programme complies with company specifications and procedures and
legislative requirements.
Range
material purchase, cleaning procedures, chemical handling,
storage, quality control, health and safety, schedules,
documentation, work division, new process trialling, training,
evaluation, specifications.
Element 2
Implement and evaluate a food and/or related product processing plant cleaning
programme.
Performance criteria
2.1
Implementation meets programme specifications.
Range
material purchase, cleaning procedures, chemical handling,
storage, quality control, health and safety, schedules,
documentation, work division, new process trialling, training,
evaluation.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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