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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Conduct pre-operation check
   • Check fat measuring equipment according to workplace requirements to ensure it is in good working order
   • Calibrate equipment before the start of production, after each break, and whenever a blade is changed to ensure measurements are accurate
   • Check instruments regularly for wear at the start of each shift
2. Identify lots requiring fat measurement
   • Locate lots requiring measurement according to workplace requirements to determine the value, market destination and yield of meat
   • Assess possible damage to the measurement site and take appropriate action to ensure accuracy of measurement according to workplace requirements
3. Measure the fat
   • Take fat measurements according to workplace and species requirements
   • Cancel and promptly rectify incorrect measurements to prevent the transmission of incorrect measurements to the recording system
4. Record the fat measurement
   • Compare fat measurement with visual assessment of fat depth
   • Rerecord fat measurement according to workplace requirements

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must measure fat for the purposes of carcase grading.

The candidate must:

measure fat according to workplace requirements

check and maintain equipment in accordance with work instructions

observe relevant workplace health and safety requirements

report equipment faults to supervisor

read, record and report measurement information

use communication skills relevant to work instructions

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Knowledge Evidence

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

purpose of fat measurements and regulatory requirements

relevant workplace health and safety requirements

sites for possible damage including hide stripper, air knife, bruising, excessive trim, wavy finish and soft siding, and appropriate actions to ensure incorrect measurements are not recorded

possible causes of error in measurement such as contact plate not flat, blunt blade, bent blade, wrong site, dirty light diode and incorrect measuring action

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