IMPSO303 – Monitor and control the disposal of waste in food and drink operations
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to monitor and control the disposal of waste in food and drink operations.
You will need the skills and knowledge to monitor and control the disposal of waste according to legislative and environmental requirements. You will also need to understand how to monitor and control the separation and recovery of by-products, proposing solutions and taking appropriate actions when problems occur. You must also be able to work within the limits of your responsibility and take action to address problems including understanding how the green circular economy supports repeated use of resources and products within your organisation.
By-products and waste from food and drink operations may have economic value as re-work, food for animals or non-food use. The separation and recovery of usable by-products and waste is therefore an important activity.
This standard is for you if you work in food and drink operations and are involved in the disposal of waste.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
organise your own and others' work practices to enable the disposal of waste to be carried out according to organisational and legal and statutory requirements
check that waste storage conforms to organisational and legal and statutory requirements
take corrective action when problems occur and report the actions taken to the relevant people
separate waste into specified categories to enable subsequent handling to conform to organisational and legal and statutory requirements
organise the storage of waste and monitor to ensure waste does not exceed levels that impede production and breach statutory requirements
dispose of waste in accordance with organisational and legal and statutory requirements
handle separated waste in ways which eradicate the risks of cross-contamination, environmental nuisance, reduction of the commercial value of the waste and breach of statutory requirements
complete the documentation according to organisational and legal and statutory requirements and make it available to the relevant people
follow relevant legal and statutory requirements
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand
the relevant legal and statutory requirements and instructions and what might happen if these are not followed
what is cross contamination, the effects and how to evaluate the risks of cross contamination
recording and reporting procedures
how to report problems and to whom to report
types of and uses for by-products and waste
how to optimise future use and value of by-products
the potential problems in organising and controlling the separation of by-products
why by-products and waste need to be separated into different categories
specified categories of by-products and waste
how to maximise yield and minimise waste and the effect this has on the product and the organisation
how to recover, handle and store the different categories of by-products and waste
how to check the correct recovery, handling and storage of by-products and waste and the importance of checking
forwarding procedures and methods and how to carry them out
monitoring requirements for storing waste
the importance of not exceeding the specified limits for stored waste
the handling methods and techniques for different by-products and waste
by-product storage levels and the potential effects of storing waste above specified levels
how by-products can be further processed to increase their value or increase their stability
quality standards related to separated by-products
how to monitor the waste storage areas and the implications of poor maintenance
what constitutes environmental nuisance and how this can be avoided
how to minimise environmental nuisance and reduce the risk of cross contamination
how to despatch separated by-products and the importance of maximising yield and minimising waste and how to do this
costs of waste to landfill
fines for contaminated waste
methods of controlling pests around waste products
IMPSO303 – Monitor and control the disposal of waste in food and drink operations
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to monitor and control the disposal of waste in food and drink operations.
You will need the skills and knowledge to monitor and control the disposal of waste according to legislative and environmental requirements. You will also need to understand how to monitor and control the separation and recovery of by-products, proposing solutions and taking appropriate actions when problems occur. You must also be able to work within the limits of your responsibility and take action to address problems including understanding how the green circular economy supports repeated use of resources and products within your organisation.
By-products and waste from food and drink operations may have economic value as re-work, food for animals or non-food use. The separation and recovery of usable by-products and waste is therefore an important activity.
This standard is for you if you work in food and drink operations and are involved in the disposal of waste.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand
Keywords: Food; drink; manufacturing; by-products; waste; disposal; storage;