Assessor Resource

AMPA2175
Clean after operations - slaughter floor

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to clean and sanitise a slaughter floor after operations. It deals with the skills and knowledge required to operate, strip down and clean all the mechanical aids on the slaughter floor (e.g. knocking or stunning equipment, hoists, rails, chutes, bins, viscera tables). It also includes the operation of high pressure cleaning equipment and the use of approved cleaning chemicals in the plant.

This unit is applicable to workers in abattoirs, knackeries and game processing establishments.

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.

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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. Clean slaughter floor

1.1 Clean slaughter floor in accordance with cleaning schedule and work instructions.

1.2 Use cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer's specifications and workplace health and safety requirements.

1.3 Undertake post-cleaning monitoring in accordance with workplace requirements.

1.4 Conduct slaughter floor cleaning to workplace health and safety requirements.

1.5 Identify and clean specific areas of contamination risk according to workplace requirements.

2. Clean equipment and fittings

2.1 Clean knocking or stunning area and isolate and/or immobilise equipment.

2.2 Tag out and immobilise equipment during cleaning.

2.3 Isolate, strip down, clean and sanitise machinery according to work instructions.

2.4 Check cleaned areas according to workplace requirements.

The candidate must clean and sanitise a slaughter floor after operations.

The candidate must:

identify significant areas of contamination on slaughter floor

clean slaughter floor effectively in accordance with cleaning program

clean slaughter floor equipment in accordance with work instructions and workplace health and safety requirements

apply relevant regulatory requirements

use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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

implications for production if slaughter floor fails to meet pre-operational check requirements

cleaning schedule for slaughter floor

hygiene and sanitation monitoring program for slaughter floor

relevant regulatory requirements

significant areas of contamination on slaughter floor

specific workplace health and safety risks associated with cleaning machinery on slaughter floor

Assessment must be conducted in an abattoir under normal working conditions.

Competency must be demonstrated throughout the process area and in cleaning all items of equipment.

As 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 task 1: [title]      Due date:

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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. Clean slaughter floor

1.1 Clean slaughter floor in accordance with cleaning schedule and work instructions.

1.2 Use cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer's specifications and workplace health and safety requirements.

1.3 Undertake post-cleaning monitoring in accordance with workplace requirements.

1.4 Conduct slaughter floor cleaning to workplace health and safety requirements.

1.5 Identify and clean specific areas of contamination risk according to workplace requirements.

2. Clean equipment and fittings

2.1 Clean knocking or stunning area and isolate and/or immobilise equipment.

2.2 Tag out and immobilise equipment during cleaning.

2.3 Isolate, strip down, clean and sanitise machinery according to work instructions.

2.4 Check cleaned areas according to workplace requirements.

The candidate must clean and sanitise a slaughter floor after operations.

The candidate must:

identify significant areas of contamination on slaughter floor

clean slaughter floor effectively in accordance with cleaning program

clean slaughter floor equipment in accordance with work instructions and workplace health and safety requirements

apply relevant regulatory requirements

use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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

implications for production if slaughter floor fails to meet pre-operational check requirements

cleaning schedule for slaughter floor

hygiene and sanitation monitoring program for slaughter floor

relevant regulatory requirements

significant areas of contamination on slaughter floor

specific workplace health and safety risks associated with cleaning machinery on slaughter floor

Assessment must be conducted in an abattoir under normal working conditions.

Competency must be demonstrated throughout the process area and in cleaning all items of equipment.

As 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.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Clean slaughter floor in accordance with cleaning schedule and work instructions. 
Use cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer's specifications and workplace health and safety requirements. 
Undertake post-cleaning monitoring in accordance with workplace requirements. 
Conduct slaughter floor cleaning to workplace health and safety requirements. 
Identify and clean specific areas of contamination risk according to workplace requirements. 
Clean knocking or stunning area and isolate and/or immobilise equipment. 
Tag out and immobilise equipment during cleaning. 
Isolate, strip down, clean and sanitise machinery according to work instructions. 
Check cleaned areas according to workplace requirements. 

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