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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of chemical handling in the meat processing
industry
Level
2
Credits
Purpose
5
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
chemicals in a meat processing plant; identify on-site personnel
safety systems in a meat processing plant; and describe the
effects of hazardous chemicals in the meat processing industry
on humans.
This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat
processing industry who are required to have an understanding
of chemical handling.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry Generic
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
1996.
2
Definition
Plant in this unit standard refers to the plant, site or unit at which the person is
employed.
This unit standard is
Outcomes and evidence requirements
expiring
Outcome 1
Identify chemicals in a meat processing plant.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Chemicals and their characteristics are identified using labels and other data
sources.
Range
chemical data sheets, vendor’s data sheets, container labels.
1.2
Chemicals are described in terms of plant location and first aid requirements.
1.3
Chemicals are described in terms of spill handling procedures and plant
location.
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Chemicals are described in terms of potential hazards.
Outcome 2
Identify on-site personnel safety systems in a meat processing plant.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Personnel safety systems are described in terms of plant use.
Range
2.2
includes but is not limited to – first aid stations, eye wash and
safety showers, face mask, fire fighting equipment.
Personal safety equipment is identified in terms of its function.
Range
includes but is not limited to – eye protection, safety footwear,
gloves, clothing, face shields, respirator.
2.3
Areas where personal safety equipment is required are identified.
2.4
Description of on-site alarm systems identifies the response actions to be taken.
Range
evacuation alarms, fire alarms, all clear alarms.
Outcome 3
Describe the effects of hazardous chemicals in the meat processing industry on humans.
Evidence requirements
3.1
This
unit
standard is
skin, eyes,
mouth, lungs.
Description includes the expiring
hazards associated with chemical use.
Description includes the pathways by which chemicals enter the human body.
Range
3.2
Range
includes but is not limited to – burns, allergies, dermatitis,
poisoning.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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SSB Code 101558
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 August 1999
31 December 2016
Revision
2
19 July 2001
31 December 2016
Review
3
27 April 2005
31 December 2016
Review
4
19 June 2009
31 December 2016
Review
5
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Rollover
6
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016