NZQA registered unit standard
26770 version 1
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Title
Describe the storage of, and store, seafood goods in a seafood
storage facility
Level
2
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
storage of seafood goods; store seafood goods; and describe
and carry out the counting and recording of seafood goods in a
storage facility.
Classification
Seafood > Seafood Processing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures, which
are communicated in a verbal or written form. These requirements must include
legislative and safety requirements and may include but are not limited to –
manufacturer’s instructions, industry codes of practice and standards.
Seafood goods include seafood product (in any form) or goods associated with the
production of seafood product.
Storage facility may include – environs, temporary storage, containers, cold storage,
dry storage, product support areas.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992; and may include Food Act 1981 and/or Animal
Products Act 1999.
3
The phrase in accordance with company requirements is implicit in all outcomes and
evidence requirements in this unit standard.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the storage of seafood goods in a storage facility.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The description includes the timeframe available before seafood goods must be
put into storage.
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1.2
The description includes the location plan and storage procedures for the
seafood goods storage facility.
1.3
The description includes the hold and release procedures for seafood goods.
1.4
The description includes the procedures for the identification of non-compliant
seafood goods and the action to take if non-compliance is identified during
storage.
1.5
The description includes the consequences of not identifying non-compliant
seafood goods during storage.
Outcome 2
Store seafood goods in a storage facility.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Seafood goods are stored within the required timeframe.
2.2
Seafood goods are stored according to the company location plan and storage
procedures.
2.3
Hold and release procedures for seafood goods are followed where required.
2.4
Appropriate action is taken where non-compliance is identified.
Outcome 3
Describe and carry out the counting and recording of seafood goods in a storage facility.
Range
may include but is not limited to – stock take, spot check;
evidence is required for one.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The procedures for counting and recording seafood goods are described.
3.2
Seafood goods are counted and recorded.
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 November 2010
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NZQA registered unit standard
26770 version 1
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Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0123
This AMAP 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, 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 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.
Consent 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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