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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Inspect hides, pelts or skins
   • Inspect hides, pelts or skins in accordance with workplace requirements and customer specifications
   • Inspect hides, pelts or skins for defects in accordance with workplace requirements
   • Take action on defects in accordance with workplace requirements
2. Grade hides, pelts or skins
   • Grade hides, pelts or skins in accordance with customer specifications and/or workplace requirements
   • Prepare hides, pelts or skins for despatch and/or stored in accordance with workplace requirements
   • Identify and explain workplace health and safety requirements for handling and grading

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must grade hides, pelts or skins both prior to and after processing.

The candidate must:

inspect hides, pelts or skins for defects and take appropriate remedial action according to workplace requirements

use correct methods of storing hides, pelts or skins to workplace and customer requirements

apply the grading methods for animal coverings according to workplace and health and safety requirements, and customer specifications

apply relevant regulatory requirements

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:

methods of grading hides, pelts or skins

workplace and health and safety and workplace requirements related to the grading of hides, pelts or skins

steps in processing coverings

relevant regulatory requirements

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