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Title / Supervise storage of harvested horticulture crops
Level / 4 / Credits / 5
Purpose / This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify crop storage requirements; prepare for crop storage; and supervise crop storage and control.
Classification / Horticulture > Production Horticulture
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills and knowledge / Open, but it is recommended that before seeking credit for this unit standard learners develop skills and knowledge in storage of the defined horticulture product.
Explanatory notes
1Workplace procedures refer to verbal or written instructions to staff on procedures for the worksite and equipment.
2Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
3People should have thorough knowledge of the quality control and harvesting operations for a specific crop before commencing assessment against this unit standard.
4Industry requirements for crop storage are specific to each horticultural sector. They are the approved criteria (eg temperatures, handling methods, containers and packaging) that need to be used in order to meet export and domestic consumption standards. In all cases they are available from fruit packhouses, fruit export companies or national horticultural industry organisations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify crop storage requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1Where pre-storage treatments are required, these are identified and applied in accordance with industry requirements.
1.2Factors and specific requirements, which affect crop storage, are identified.
Rangetemperature, humidity, ventilation, light.
1.3Strategies are adopted for the establishment and maintenance of determined storage conditions in accordance with workplace procedures.
Outcome 2
Prepare for crop storage.
Evidence requirements
2.1Determined storage conditions and space are established before any crop is placed in storage.
2.2Workers are advised of crop storage and safety procedures to be maintained in storage area, before storage begins.
Rangemay include but are not limited to – entry and exit procedures, health and safety, stacking requirements, monitoring and control of storage environment.
Outcome 3
Supervise crop storage and control.
Evidence requirements
3.1Methods used to store crop are monitored and recorded to ensure pre-set requirements are met.
3.2Monitoring ensures conditions for storage of the harvested crop are maintained in accordance with workplace procedures.
3.3Monitoring of crop removal from storage ensures maintenance of crop condition meets market requirements.
3.4Monitoring and recording is undertaken over a six month period in accordance with workplace procedures.
Replacement information / This unit standard andunit standards 806, 2814, 23360, 23706, 23710, 23712, 23713 were replaced by unit standard 29884 and unit standard 29899.This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 14 March 1995 / 31 December 2020
Revision / 2 / 28 July 1999 / 31 December 2020
Revision / 3 / 19 July 2001 / 31 December 2020
Review / 4 / 25 July 2006 / 31 December 2020
Review / 5 / 16 February 2017 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0052
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.
Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 / / New Zealand Qualifications Aut