IMPFT118K Principles of weights and measures in the food and drink sector
Overview
This standard is about the principles of weights and measures in the food and drink sector. This standard is for you if you are involved in the control of weighing operations. It is about understanding how weights and measures impact on production performance, product quality and legal requirements. It involves being able to acquire data, analyse data and communicate the results to others.
This standard applies to you if you are a technician, manager or consultant who has responsibility for maintaining the accuracy and effectiveness of weighing operations within a food and drink business.
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand:
1 the purpose of weights and measures in the food and drink sector
2 the units of weights and measures commonly used in the food and drink sector
3 the legal or regulatory requirements that control how food is sold by weight, number and measure, including the implications associated with inaccuracy
4 how legal and regulatory requirements are monitored and enforced
5 the facilities and equipment required to weigh and measure food and drink
6 the manner of marking weights and measures and the permitted symbols and abbreviations
7 the processes, facilities and equipment that are required to weigh/measure food
8 how to interpret process specifications to weighing/measuring data
9 why weighing/measuring devices and processes must be calibrated
10 how to check the calibration of weighing/measuring devices
11 how weighing devices can become inaccurate and develop errors
12 the organisation and control of weighing/measuring processes
13 the risks associated with inaccurate weighing
14 common quality problems associated with the weighing/measuring
15 the quality assurance processes that are needed to support weighing/measuring
16 the recording and reporting systems that are needed to support weighing/measuring processes
IMPFT118K Principles of weights and measures in the food and drink sector
Overview
This standard is about the principles of weights and measures in the food and drink sector. This standard is for you if you are involved in the control of weighing operations. It is about understanding how weights and measures impact on production performance, product quality and legal requirements. It involves being able to acquire data, analyse data and communicate the results to others.
This standard applies to you if you are a technician, manager or consultant who has responsibility for maintaining the accuracy and effectiveness of weighing operations within a food and drink business.
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand:
1 the purpose of weights and measures in the food and drink sector
2 the units of weights and measures commonly used in the food and drink sector
3 the legal or regulatory requirements that control how food is sold by weight, number and measure, including the implications associated with inaccuracy
4 how legal and regulatory requirements are monitored and enforced
5 the facilities and equipment required to weigh and measure food and drink
6 the manner of marking weights and measures and the permitted symbols and abbreviations
7 the processes, facilities and equipment that are required to weigh/measure food
8 how to interpret process specifications to weighing/measuring data
9 why weighing/measuring devices and processes must be calibrated
10 how to check the calibration of weighing/measuring devices
11 how weighing devices can become inaccurate and develop errors
12 the organisation and control of weighing/measuring processes
13 the risks associated with inaccurate weighing
14 common quality problems associated with the weighing/measuring
15 the quality assurance processes that are needed to support weighing/measuring
16 the recording and reporting systems that are needed to support weighing/measuring processes
Keywords Food; Weights; Measures; Scales