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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
2. Receive goods
   • Check dockets, tags or other identification to confirm receival of correct items
   • Store chemicals, consumables, equipment and other non-hide or skin goods received in accordance with WHS practices and workplace procedures
   • Transfer skins or hides to an appropriate area for processing or storage
3. Preserve and store skins or hides
   • Assess preservation of skins or hides by salting or other designated method
   • Prepare skins or hides for storage or transport using relevant manual handling procedures
   • Store skins or hides in accordance with procedures
   • Maintain records to expedite movement of the skins or hides through the various phases of treatment
4. Pack, store or distribute end product
   • Check paperwork to confirm instructions
   • Assess packing of end product according to workplace procedures for handling of finished goods
   • Transfer products to be stored to designated location using correct manual handling practices
   • Coordinate despatch orders to meet delivery or collection timetables
   • Maintain records

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, industry codes and standards, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices
Australian Standards include:	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken
Receive goods includes one or more of the following:	skins and hide chemicals consumables equipment
WHS practices	WHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and includes one or more of the following: manual handling techniques PPE safe materials handling ergonomic arrangement of workplaces following marked walkways safe storage of equipment housekeeping reporting accidents and incidents other WHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices, industry codes and standards

applying relevant standards

checking dockets, tags or other identification to confirm receival of correct items

storing chemicals, consumables, equipment and other non-hide or skin goods received in accordance with work health and safety (WHS) practices and workplace procedures

using correct manual handling techniques

preserving skins or hides in accordance with specifications and procedures

maintaining accurate records for movement of skins or hides

packing, storing and distributing end product in accordance with procedures and order specifications

maintaining accurate records.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

industry and product processes and equipment

characteristics and hazards of chemicals and other materials delivered to the enterprise

receival, storage, handling and preservation procedures

quality standards and manual handling procedures

WHS and environmental aspects of relevant organisation processes

relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements

recording and reporting procedures.

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