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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of Meat Industry Agreed Standard 2 – Design and Construction
Level / 4 / Credits / 10
Purpose / This unit standard is for supervisors and compliance staff who are employed in a meat processing operation and who are required to have an in-depth knowledge of the design and construction of meat industry facilities.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: MIS 2 and design and construction requirements for a meat processing operation, and analyse the outcomes of non-compliance with MIS 2.
Classification / Meat ProcessingMeat Quality
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Animal Products Act 1999.
2Resource documents include but are not limited to –Industry Agreed Standard 2–Design and Construction,available from the Ministry for Primary Industriesat
3Definitions
Organisational requirements– instructions to staff on policies and procedures that are documented in memo, electronic, or manual format and available in the workplace.
MIS 2– Industry Agreed Standard 2 –Design and Construction.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of MIS 2 and design and construction requirements for a meat processing operation.
Evidence requirements
1.1MIS 2 is described in terms of purpose in a meat processing operation.
1.2Design and construction requirements are described in terms of components.
Rangecomponents include but are not limited to – stockyards, edible and inedible processing areas, environs.
1.3The technical reasons for MIS 2 are described in terms of construction requirements.
Rangeconstruction requirements include but are not limited to – site, sanitary design, building construction, building services, equipment, amenities, animal holding facilities, slaughter and dressing facilities, refrigeration facilities, specific processing facilities, food support facilities, stores, custom killing premises and rural slaughterhouses, game depots, by-product facilities and mobile premises.
Outcome2
Demonstrate knowledge of the outcomes of non-compliance with MIS 2.
Evidence requirements
2.1Non-compliance with MIS 2 is analysed in terms of its impact and consequences on the product.
2.2Corrective and preventative actions are formulated to meet MIS 2 requirements and in accordance with organisational requirements.
Replacement information / This unit standard replaced unit standard 17681 and unit standard 19451.Planned review date / 31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 19 March 2010 / 31 December 2018
Review / 2 / 27 January 2015 / N/A
Revision / 3 / 17 September 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0033
This CMR can be accessed at
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.
Comments on this unit standard
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Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018