Elements and Performance Criteria
- Organise for composting
- Confirm composting technology, recipe and method to be used are as appropriate to raw material types and farm enterprise needs
- Define compost quality requirements for end product
- Identify composting site requirements and prepare the composting area
- Identify and implement measures are to manage drainage, dust, noise and odours
- Select and check for serviceability and safe operation machinery, equipment and materials appropriate to the job
- Identify and assess potential work health and safety hazards and take action to minimise risk to self and others
- Select, fit, use, suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Maintain and store according to work requirements, manufacturer specifications and enterprise procedures
- Comply with enterprise work health and safety guidelines
- Prepare raw materials and compost on farm
- Identify and collected raw materials and additives for composting, check to ensure compliance with enterprise procedures or organic standards if applicable; including assessment of physical or chemical contamination
- Pre-process raw materials into suitable forms for composting if required
- Mix raw materials are into suitable compost mixtures for composting according to documented recipes
- Handle feedstock mixtures for composting according to technology, appropriate method, and industry best practice and enterprise procedures
- Assign batch numbers or codes, and create batch documentation to enable tracking of batch through compost production cycle if required
- Manage and monitor the composting process
- Manage compost batches as required through the composting cycle
- Monitor composting batch by observation or by use of field testing equipment to maintain effective composting process through the compost cycle
- Maintain records for process control indicators through the compost production cycle
- Identify problems observed at any stage of the composting process are and take remedial action to maintain effective and consistent compost production
- Follow site quarantine, biosecurity protocols and farm and personal hygiene requirements are as required by enterprise guidelines
- Inspect compost quality and maintain site
- Inspect and assess finished compost is to determine if quality indicators have been met
- Maintain and clean loading-shifting machinery and other processing equipment as required to avoid contamination between batches
- Store raw materials and finished compost products in designated areas and kept processing site clean