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Take part in dixie wash processes
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: set up the dixie wash
machine; prepare to wash dixies; operate the dixie wash machine; stack
and/or wrap clean dixies; and carry out dixie wash area housekeeping duties.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food Production - Poultry Products
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation 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
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995,
Animal Products Act 1999, Food Hygiene Regulations 1974, Resource Management
Act 1991, and their associated regulations; Animal Welfare (Broiler Chickens: Fully
Housed) Code of Welfare 2003: A code of welfare issued under the Animal Welfare
Act 1999 and which meets the requirements of the Animal Products (Specifications
for the Ante-mortem and Post mortem Examination of Poultry Intended for Human or
Animal Consumption) Notice 2005. Welfare codes are available from Animal Welfare
Advisory Committee, C/- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526,
Wellington.
2
Competence is to be demonstrated on at least three occasions of taking part in dixie
wash processes.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Set up the dixie wash machine.
Performance criteria
1.1
The dixie wash machine is set up in accordance with the company operating
procedures.
1.2
The dixie wash machine is set up in accordance with the company quality
assurance policies and procedures.
1.3
The dixie wash machine is set up in accordance with the company safety
policies and procedures.
Element 2
Prepare to wash dixies.
Performance criteria
2.1
Washing preparations are in accordance with the company safety policies and
procedures.
2.2
Washing preparations are in accordance with the company operating
procedures.
2.3
Washing preparations are in accordance with the company quality assurance
policies and procedures.
2.4
Washing preparations ensure the separation between clean and dirty dixies is in
accordance with the company operating and quality assurance policies and
procedures.
Element 3
Operate the dixie wash machine.
Performance criteria
3.1
The dixie wash machine is operated in accordance with the company safety
policies and procedures.
3.2
The dixie wash machine is operated in accordance with the company operating
procedures.
3.3
The dixie wash machine is operated in accordance with the company quality
assurance policies and procedures.
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3.4
Quality control checks are carried out on clean dixies in accordance with the
company quality assurance policies and procedures.
3.5
Corrective action is taken when quality standard is not met, in accordance with
the company operating procedures.
Element 4
Stack and/or wrap clean dixies.
Performance criteria
4.1
Clean dixies are stacked and/or wrapped in accordance with the company
safety policies and procedures.
4.2
Clean dixies are stacked and/or wrapped in accordance with the company
quality assurance policies and procedures.
4.3
Stacking and/or wrapping processes ensure the separation between clean and
dirty dixies is in accordance with the company operating and quality assurance
policies and procedures.
4.4
Dixie stacking is consistent with the company policies regarding dixie stock
rotation.
Element 5
Carry out dixie wash area housekeeping duties.
Performance criteria
5.1
Incoming dixies are checked for serviceability, and the unserviceable dixies are
removed from service in accordance with the company operating procedures.
5.2
The dixie wash area is maintained in a clean and operational manner in
accordance with the company safety, quality assurance, and operating policies
and procedures.
5.3
Dixie documentation and records are maintained in accordance with the
company quality assurance policies and procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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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