Assessor Resource

AMPA2109
Store carcase product

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to move carcases safely and hygienically into and out of freezers and chillers using a rail system.

This unit is applicable to workers in large-scale chiller or freezer storage facilities.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements.

This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision, exercise limited autonomy and have some accountability for their own work.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)


Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Store carcase product

1.1 Use rails according to workplace requirements to transfer carcase product to storage area

1.2 Transport carcase meat product to designated area for storage according to workplace and health and safety requirements

1.3 Identify and store carcase meat product in appropriate area according to workplace requirements

1.4 Store carcase meat product at correct temperature according to workplace and regulatory requirements

1.5 Meet specific workplace health and safety requirements related to working in cold areas and manual handling

The candidate must move carcases safely and hygienically into and out of freezers and chillers using a rail system.

The candidate must:

measure and record temperature if part of workplace requirements

move carcase according to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, Quality Assurance (QA) and regulatory requirements

store carcase product according to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, QA and regulatory requirements

explain workplace requirements related to storing carcase product

use communication skills relevant to work instructions

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

handling procedures for carcase product

hygiene and sanitation requirements related to storing carcase product

methods of product transfer

workplace health and safety requirements to reduce potential risks

potential workplace health and safety risks related to storing carcase product, transferring carcases on a rail, and working in a cold environment

regulatory requirements related to storing carcase product

importance of storing product at the required ambient temperature

Assessment must be conducted in a large-scale chilling or freezing facility.

Competency must be demonstrated under normal operating conditions.

As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace demonstration

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Store carcase product

1.1 Use rails according to workplace requirements to transfer carcase product to storage area

1.2 Transport carcase meat product to designated area for storage according to workplace and health and safety requirements

1.3 Identify and store carcase meat product in appropriate area according to workplace requirements

1.4 Store carcase meat product at correct temperature according to workplace and regulatory requirements

1.5 Meet specific workplace health and safety requirements related to working in cold areas and manual handling

The candidate must move carcases safely and hygienically into and out of freezers and chillers using a rail system.

The candidate must:

measure and record temperature if part of workplace requirements

move carcase according to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, Quality Assurance (QA) and regulatory requirements

store carcase product according to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, QA and regulatory requirements

explain workplace requirements related to storing carcase product

use communication skills relevant to work instructions

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

handling procedures for carcase product

hygiene and sanitation requirements related to storing carcase product

methods of product transfer

workplace health and safety requirements to reduce potential risks

potential workplace health and safety risks related to storing carcase product, transferring carcases on a rail, and working in a cold environment

regulatory requirements related to storing carcase product

importance of storing product at the required ambient temperature

Assessment must be conducted in a large-scale chilling or freezing facility.

Competency must be demonstrated under normal operating conditions.

As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace demonstration

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.
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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Use rails according to workplace requirements to transfer carcase product to storage area 
Transport carcase meat product to designated area for storage according to workplace and health and safety requirements 
Identify and store carcase meat product in appropriate area according to workplace requirements 
Store carcase meat product at correct temperature according to workplace and regulatory requirements 
Meet specific workplace health and safety requirements related to working in cold areas and manual handling 

Forms

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