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Demonstrate knowledge of traceability requirements during transport of perishable products by road

Level / 3
Credits / 3

PurposeThis unit standard is for those who drive, or intend to drive, road transport vehicles transporting perishable products. It will be useful to other people whose work involves maintaining the cold chain during the distribution of perishable products.

People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain traceability in relation to the transportation of perishable products by road; describe driver responsibilities when transporting perishable products by road; and demonstrate knowledge, and the use, of electronic environmental monitoring systems for perishable products during transport by road.

Subfield / Commercial Road Transport
Domain / Transportation of Perishable Products by Road
Status / Registered
Status date / 27 July 2005
Date version published / 12 February 2010
Planned review date / 31 December 2011
Entry information / Open.
Accreditation / Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) / NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0092

This AMAP can be accessed at

Special notes

1References

Information is available from the NewZealand Food Safety Authority website at

2Definitions

The cold chain is a series of interdependent operations engaged in manufacturing, transporting, storing, servicing, and retailing temperature-sensitive food products.

Cross-docking refers to movement of goods from vehicle to vehicle, vehicle to loading dock, loading dock to vehicle, undertaken at an intermediate stage during transport to facilitate the delivery operation.

Organisational requirements include any legal requirements, standards, codes of practice, organisational and/or site policies and procedures, industry best practice, and manufacturers' instructions. These must be available to candidates, providers, and assessors.

Perishable products refers to products for human consumption that are time-, temperature-, handling- and/or regulatory-sensitive such as meat, seafood, baked goods, confectionery, dairy products, breads, fruit and vegetables.

A static logging device is an electronic data recording device which can be placed amongst the products being transported.

Traceability isa system of recording and monitoring the temperature and quality of perishable products during transportation from manufacturer to retailer.

3The legal requirements relevant to this unit standard include:

Animal Products Act 1999;

Food Act 1981;

Land Transport Act 1998.

4Any new, amended, or replacement Acts, regulations, Rules, standards, codes of practice, New Zealand Food Safety Authority or NZ Transport Agency requirements or conditions affecting this unit standard will take precedence for assessment purposes, pending review of this unit standard.

5Where manufacturers’ specifications, instructions, or manuals are not available assessors should use organisational procedures in their place.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Explain traceability in relation to the transportation of perishable products by road.

Performance criteria

1.1The explanation relates the reasons for traceability systems to the integrity of the cold chain.

1.2The explanation includes requirements for recording temperature at pick-up and delivery and for monitoring temperature during the journey.

1.3The explanation includes implications of non-conforming product in terms of risk or loss of product.

Element 2

Describe driver responsibilities when transporting perishable products by road.

Performance criteria

2.1The description includes organisational requirements for checking and completing consignment and/or advice notes.

Rangeconsignor information, driver information.

2.2The description includes driver’s traceability responsibilities when an incident occurs.

Rangeincidents include but are not limited to – out of temperature range, product damage, time mismanagement, product shortages, unexpected delays.

2.3The description includes driver responsiblities for monitoring temperature when transporting perishable products by road.

Rangepick-up, line-haul, delivery, cross-docking.

Element 3

Demonstrate knowledge, and the use, of electronic environmental monitoring systems for perishable products during transport by road.

Performance criteria

3.1Electronic environmental monitoring systems are explained in terms of operational principles and the need for regular calibration.

3.2Procedures for correct usage of a hand-held probe and static logging device are explained and demonstrated in terms of testing temperature and humidity.

Rangesurface temperature, core temperature.

3.3Data output is explained in terms of monitoring product quality during transport by road.

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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.

 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018