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Maintain pork production unit hygiene
Level
3
Credits
7
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out routine pork
production unit hygiene procedures; clean the facility using pressure
washing; sanitise the pork production unit facility; and operate the pork
production unit waste management system under supervision.
Subfield
Pork Production
Domain
Pig Health and Nutrition
Status
Registered
Status date
19 March 2010
Date version published
19 March 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 4462.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0052
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 Animal
Welfare Act 1999, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, and Resource Management Act 1991.
2
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard should comply with the New Zealand
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Animal Welfare (Pigs) Code of Welfare 2005,
Wellington, available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/animalwelfare/codes/pigs/index.htm.
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Definitions
On-farm procedures – the verbal or written instructions to staff on procedures for pig
health, welfare, and management.
Pork production unit – collective term for several pork production sections. For
example, a farrowing section, a grower section, and a dry sow section together make
up a pork production unit.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Carry out routine pork production unit hygiene procedures.
Performance criteria
1.1
Pig pens are cleaned removing all dung and urine without wetting sleeping and
feeding areas in accordance with on-farm procedures.
1.2
Fouled sleeping and feeding areas are cleaned using driest method available in
accordance with on-farm procedures.
1.3
Raceways and yards are cleaned removing all dung, urine, and organic matter
in accordance with on-farm procedures.
1.4
Waste system is maintained in accordance with on-farm procedures.
1.5
Dead pigs and offal are disposed of in accordance with on-farm procedures.
1.6
Pest control procedures are carried out in accordance with on-farm procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – flies, rodents.
Element 2
Clean the facility using pressure washing.
Performance criteria
2.1
Facility is prepared for pressure washing by ensuring portable fittings are
dismantled and electrical fittings are waterproofed.
2.2
All facility surfaces are soaked for a period prior to pressure washing in
accordance with on-farm procedures.
2.3
Pressure washer is prepared and operated safely in accordance with on-farm
procedures and manufacturer’s instructions.
2.4
Facility is pressure washed removing all dung, urine, and organic matter from all
surfaces, and causing no damage to surfaces and fittings, in accordance with
on-farm procedures.
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Element 3
Sanitise the pork production unit facility.
Range
one of – disinfect, fumigate.
Performance criteria
3.1
Facility to be sanitised is checked to ensure it has been pressure washed and
all portable fittings replaced.
3.2
Facility is sanitised in accordance with on-farm procedures.
3.3
Safety procedures for handling sanitising materials are carried out in
accordance with on-farm procedures and legislative requirements.
Element 4
Operate the pork production unit waste management system under supervision.
Performance criteria
4.1
Waste is removed in accordance with on-farm procedures.
4.2
Cleaning procedures and hygiene practices are carried out in accordance with
on-farm procedures.
4.3
Waste management equipment is serviced and maintained in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions and on-farm procedures.
4.4
Volume of waste and equipment is checked to maintain effective operation of
the system in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
4.5
Waste management system is operated according to system design in
accordance with local authority requirements, on-farm procedures, and
manufacturer’s instructions.
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 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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