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Title / Complete wet salting hide process
Level / 3 / Credits / 12
Purpose / This unit standard is for people working in the fellmongery or leather processing industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for and wet salt hides; preserve green hides; demonstrate team-work; and comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification / Fellmongery and LeatherProcessingLeather Processing Skills
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
2Definitions
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the workplace.
Company specifications – product specifications set by the company relating to materials, processes and practices.
Operator– the candidate being assessed against this unit standard.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for and wet salt hides.
Evidence requirements
1.1Start-up, monitoring, loading, and shutdown of hide processing machinery meets organisational and manufacturer’s requirements.
1.2Hides accepted for salting meet company specifications.
1.3Chemical preservatives are calculated and mixed to company specified formulations for the type and weight of hides to be processed in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.4Hides and chemicals are loaded into processing vessels in accordance with weight, quantity, and sequence requirements.
1.5Wet salting process and time meet organisational requirements for the weight and type of hides being processed.
1.6Tests are conducted and corrective actions taken for any non-compliance in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.7Samples are taken for analysis in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.8Hides are removed from processing vessels and drained of excess moisture in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.9Hide processing records are maintained in accordance with organisational requirements.
Rangerecords include but are not limited to – dates, times, hide origins, hide types, hide condition, hide weights, chemicals used, test results.
Outcome 2
Preserve green hides.
Evidence requirements
2.1Hide preservation methods meet organisational requirements for the required holding period.
2.2Chemicals and formulations used to preserve hides meet company specifications for the types of hides and required period of protection.
2.3Preservation chemicals are handled and mixed in accordance with organisational and manufacturer’s requirements.
2.4Green hides are treated, handled, and stored in accordance with organisational requirements for the preservation formulation used.
2.5Hide identification and treatment records are maintained to organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate team-work.
Evidence requirements
3.1Tasks are completed within the time and space allocation determined by product flow and organisational requirements.
3.2The quality and completeness of tasks meet the operational requirements of downstream co-workers.
3.3Communication and feedback are provided to and requested from co-workers to maintain and improve task and product quality.
3.4Co-workers are not endangered through the operator's methods and equipment.
3.5Co-worker assistance is provided within the confines of product flow and operator availability.
3.6Any machinery, equipment, and facility malfunctions are identified and reported in accordance with organisational requirements.
3.7Conflict resolution techniques are applied to minimise interpersonal differences with co-workers that may adversely affect team performance in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
4.1Company supplied clothing, and hygiene and safety equipment are worn and used in accordance with organisational and statutory requirements.
4.2Work methods comply with specified organisational and statutory requirements to minimise the risk of product contamination and injuries to the operator and others.
4.3Any unsafe and unhygienic conditions are identified and corrective actions taken in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.4Equipment, operator and work area cleanliness complies with organisational and statutory requirements.
Planned review date / 31 December 2017Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 30 June 1996 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 2 / 9 March 1999 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 3 / 20 February 2002 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 4 / 16 January 2003 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 5 / 14 October 2004 / 31 December 2012
Review / 6 / 14 December 2007 / 31 December 2012
Review / 7 / 21 July 2011 / 31 December 2015
Review / 8 / 21 February 2013 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0033
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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.
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Primary Industry Training OrganisationCode101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018