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Title
Work in a cool storage area in a dairy processing operation
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to
enter a cool storage environment; identify and monitor product
and ambient temperatures in a cool storage environment;
handle chilled product to ensure quality and food safety; and
respond to emergencies in a dairy cool storage operation.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Supply Chain
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
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Definitions
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which
are documented in memo and/or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These include but are not limited to site-specific and company standard operating
procedures (SOPs), occupational health and safety, food safety and quality
management requirements, specifications, production schedules and instructions,
manufacturers’ advice, standard forms and reports.
Cool storage refers to areas where products are held for processing and or curing as well
as for distribution. A cool store operates refrigeration systems to keep a product’s
quality but they do not operate at the low temperatures required to freeze stores.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992; Animal Products (Dairy) Regulations 2005; and
Animal Products Act 1999.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to enter a cool storage environment in a dairy processing operation.
Evidence requirements
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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1.1
Clothing and footwear are selected to meet organisational requirements.
1.2
Clothing and footwear are correctly fitted prior to entering a cool store according
to organisational requirements.
1.3
Checks and inspections of protective wear are conducted according to
organisational requirements.
1.4
Food safety procedures are followed according to organisational requirements.
1.5
Entry and exit points are kept secure according to organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Monitor product and ambient temperatures in a cool storage environment in a dairy
processing operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The correct temperatures for dairy product storage are identified according to
organisational requirements.
2.2
Refrigeration equipment is monitored to ensure it is in operated according to
organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Handle chilled product to ensure quality and food safety in a dairy processing operation.
Evidence requirements
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Range
handling requirements may include but are not limited to – product
temperatures,
product rotation and/or ageing, packing
expiring
arrangements, packaging, documentation.
3.1
Handling requirements for chilled product are identified according to
organisational requirements.
3.2
Product acceptance, storage and release documents are completed according
to organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Respond to emergencies in a dairy cool storage operation.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Signs and symptoms of exposure for workers are identified.
4.2
Appropriate action is taken to minimise effects of exposure of self and others,
according to organisational requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Emergency procedures for gas leaks are identified in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Replacement information
Replaced by standard 29146
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 October 2005
N/A
Rollover
2
17 July 2009
N/A
Review
3
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0022
This CMR 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,
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.
This unit standard is
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
expiring
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016