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AMPA3114
Undertake pre slaughter checks of NVDs and PICs for NLIS for sheep and goats

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to undertake a pre-slaughter check of Post Sale Summaries (PSSs), National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) and Property Identification Codes (PICs) against the mob-based National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database to verify the PICs and confirm eligibility of stock for slaughter.

These tasks are typically undertaken by a Quality Assurance manager or a livestock clerk reporting to a Quality Assurance manager. The work is undertaken prior to the preparation of a kill sheet to ensure that stock are eligible for slaughter according to regulatory and workplace requirements.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.

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. Log-in to NLIS database

1.1 Access NLIS database

1.2 Troubleshoot accessing issues

2. Review NVDs

2.1 Review the NVDs against regulatory, market and workplace requirements

3. Check PICs against the NLIS database

3.1 Enter PICs to be checked against NLIS Database

3.2 Identify any invalid PICs and implement response action according to workplace procedures

3.3 Store records of checks according to workplace requirements

4. Implement response to any stock not eligible for slaughter

4.1 Inform appropriate Quality Assurance, lairage and production staff according to workplace requirements

The candidate must undertake a pre-slaughter check of Post Sale Summaries (PSSs), National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) and Property Identification Codes (PICs) against the mob-based National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database to verify the PICs and confirm eligibility of stock for slaughter.

The candidate must:

log-in to NLIS data base

review NVDs

check PICs against the NLIS data base

implement response to any stock not eligible for slaughter

conduct a PIC enquiry on the NLIS data base to check PIC

store print outs and electronic records according to workplace requirements

use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to interact with producers, Quality Assurance and production staff

use negotiation skills to resolve issues such as invalid PICs and NVD issues

use mathematical skills to verify stock arriving against number listed on NVD/PSS

take appropriate steps to minimise workplace health and safety risks when working with livestock

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

the NLIS system, including the origin and nature of the system, its commercial importance, role in food safety and importing country requirements, role in traceability

NLIS devices and their purpose and function in the NLIS

NLIS regulatory requirements in relation to abattoirs

the purpose and intent of NVDs

the effect of an Livestock Producer Assurance (LPA) status

what makes stock ineligible for slaughter

purpose, nature of and regulations underpinning the use of PICs

status, abbreviations and what they mean, and the required actions to be taken in response

how to deal with problems of original location

Assessment must be conducted in the workplace.

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. Log-in to NLIS database

1.1 Access NLIS database

1.2 Troubleshoot accessing issues

2. Review NVDs

2.1 Review the NVDs against regulatory, market and workplace requirements

3. Check PICs against the NLIS database

3.1 Enter PICs to be checked against NLIS Database

3.2 Identify any invalid PICs and implement response action according to workplace procedures

3.3 Store records of checks according to workplace requirements

4. Implement response to any stock not eligible for slaughter

4.1 Inform appropriate Quality Assurance, lairage and production staff according to workplace requirements

The candidate must undertake a pre-slaughter check of Post Sale Summaries (PSSs), National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) and Property Identification Codes (PICs) against the mob-based National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database to verify the PICs and confirm eligibility of stock for slaughter.

The candidate must:

log-in to NLIS data base

review NVDs

check PICs against the NLIS data base

implement response to any stock not eligible for slaughter

conduct a PIC enquiry on the NLIS data base to check PIC

store print outs and electronic records according to workplace requirements

use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to interact with producers, Quality Assurance and production staff

use negotiation skills to resolve issues such as invalid PICs and NVD issues

use mathematical skills to verify stock arriving against number listed on NVD/PSS

take appropriate steps to minimise workplace health and safety risks when working with livestock

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

the NLIS system, including the origin and nature of the system, its commercial importance, role in food safety and importing country requirements, role in traceability

NLIS devices and their purpose and function in the NLIS

NLIS regulatory requirements in relation to abattoirs

the purpose and intent of NVDs

the effect of an Livestock Producer Assurance (LPA) status

what makes stock ineligible for slaughter

purpose, nature of and regulations underpinning the use of PICs

status, abbreviations and what they mean, and the required actions to be taken in response

how to deal with problems of original location

Assessment must be conducted in the workplace.

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
Access NLIS database 
Troubleshoot accessing issues 
Review the NVDs against regulatory, market and workplace requirements 
Enter PICs to be checked against NLIS Database 
Identify any invalid PICs and implement response action according to workplace procedures 
Store records of checks according to workplace requirements 
Inform appropriate Quality Assurance, lairage and production staff according to workplace requirements 

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