NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Clean and sanitise a seafood processing plant
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
contamination in a seafood processing plant; describe cleaning
and sanitising; and clean and sanitise seafood processing plant
and equipment.
Classification
Seafood > Seafood Processing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures, which
are communicated in verbal or written form. These requirements must include
legislation and safety requirements and may include but are not limited to –
manufacturer's instructions, industry codes of practices and standards.
2
Seafood processing premises operating as an export premise must comply with the
requirements of the Animal Products Act 1999 and associated regulations. Those
operating as a domestic processor must comply with either the Animal Products Act
1999 or the Food Act 1981.
3
All work practices must meet documented company safety requirements. The
documented company safety requirements must meet the obligations of the Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
4
Seafood product includes any species of – fish, echinoderm, crustacean, or shellfish.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe contamination in a seafood processing plant.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The description includes sources of contamination.
Range
sources – workers, environment, seafood product.
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1.2
The description includes examples of contaminants from each type of
contamination.
Range
1.3
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types of contamination – bacterial, physical, chemical.
The description includes examples of the consequences of contamination.
Outcome 2
Describe cleaning and sanitising.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The description includes the difference between cleaning and sanitising in
accordance with company requirements.
2.2
The description includes reasons for cleaning and sanitising in accordance with
company requirements.
2.3
The description includes the step by step procedure used for cleaning and
sanitising in accordance with the company’s cleaning and sanitation
programme.
2.4
The description includes factors that are important in the use of sanitisers and
detergents, to ensure their effectiveness.
2.5
The description includes the consequences of not meeting the parameters and
procedures of cleaning and sanitising.
2.6
The description includes tests that can be used to judge cleanliness and
sanitation of surfaces in a seafood processing plant.
Outcome 3
Clean and sanitise seafood processing plant and equipment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The area to be cleaned and sanitised is prepared in accordance with company
requirements.
3.2
The cleaning and sanitising procedure is followed in accordance with company
requirements.
3.3
No product, ingredients, scraps, grease, oil or dirt remain on surfaces after
cleaning, in accordance with company requirements.
3.4
The effectiveness of the cleaning and sanitation procedure is checked in
accordance with company requirements.
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Other cleaning and sanitation requirements are met in accordance with
company requirements.
may include but is not limited to – recording, disposing of waste,
cleaning equipment, storing chemicals and equipment, maintaining
and cleaning equipment.
Evidence is required for a minimum of four cleaning and sanitation
requirements.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 December 1996
31December 2011
Review
2
27 November 1998
31December 2011
Revision
3
4 October 2000
31December 2011
Review
4
29 March 2006
31December 2011
Review
5
9 December 2010
N/A
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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