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Demonstrate knowledge of food processing industry workplace hygiene
and food safety requirements
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or preparing to work, in a food
production environment, and includes a basic understanding of practices that
result in safe food production.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe personal hygiene
and hygienic practices, and identify food safety requirements in the food
production processing industry.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food and Related Product Production
Status
Registered
Status date
23 April 2008
Date version published
23 April 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
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
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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;
Food Act 1981; Food Hygiene Regulations 1974; Food (Safety) Regulations 2002;
Resource Management Act 1991; and their associated regulations and subsequent
amendments.
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Definitions
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.
PPE refers to personal protective equipment and may include but is not limited to:
protective clothing, gloves, safety glasses/headwear/footwear, hearing protection,
safety devices.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe personal hygiene and hygienic work practices in the food production processing
industry.
Performance criteria
1.1
The reasons for personal hygiene and hygienic work practices are described in
accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
1.2
reasons must include but are not limited to – food safety, customer
requirements, and legislative requirements.
Examples of four personal hygiene and hygienic work practices in a food
production processing operation are described in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – PPE; cleaning equipment, personal
behaviour; work contact surfaces and containers; ingredients;
packaging.
1.3
The procedures for dealing with cuts, sores, and illness are described in
accordance with organisational procedures.
1.4
Procedures for handling contaminated products, surfaces, machinery,
equipment and material are described in accordance with organisational
procedures.
Element 2
Identify causes of product contamination and steps to prevent product contamination in the
food production processing industry.
Performance criteria
2.1
Three causes of product contamination are identified in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Range
may include but not limited to – poor personal hygiene; incorrect
cleaning procedures; incorrect food handling; poor housekeeping;
inadequate pest control.
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2.2
Steps to prevent causes of contamination identified in performance criterion 2.1
are identified in accordance with organisational procedures.
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.
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 Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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