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Check calibration of, and record calibration of scales in poultry
manufacturing
Level
2
Credits
1
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: set up scales; check the
calibration of scales; and adjust the weight of a poultry product so it meets
the product specifications.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food Production - Poultry Products
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
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,
Animal Products Act 1999, Food Hygiene Regulations 1974, Resource Management
Act 1991, and their associated regulations; Animal Welfare (Broiler Chickens: Fully
Housed) Code of Welfare 2003: A code of welfare issued under the Animal Welfare
Act 1999 and which meets the requirements of the Animal Products (Specifications
for the Ante-mortem and Post mortem Examination of Poultry Intended for Human or
Animal Consumption) Notice 2005. Welfare codes are available from Animal Welfare
Advisory Committee, C/- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526,
Wellington.
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Definition
Product weight specifications refer to specifications that are part of the company
operating procedures.
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Competence is to be demonstrated on at least three occasions of checking
calibration and recording calibration of scales.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Set up scales.
Performance criteria
1.1
Scale position is set up in accordance with the company safety policies and
procedures.
1.2
Scale level is adjusted in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and
company operating procedures.
1.3
Scale power supply is in accordance with the company operating procedures.
Element 2
Check calibration of scales.
Performance criteria
2.1
Scale zero is set in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and
company operating procedures.
2.2
Standard mass check is carried out in accordance with the company operating
procedures.
2.3
Calibration weights are recorded in accordance with the company operating
procedures.
2.4
Non-conformance factors affecting accurate calibration are identified, rectified
and/or reported in accordance with the company operating procedures.
Element 3
Adjust the weight of a poultry product so it meets the product specifications.
Performance criteria
3.1
Final weight of the poultry product is within the product weight specifications.
3.2
Weight adjustment of poultry product is carried out in accordance with the
company operating procedures.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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 Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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