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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Inspect hides, skins or leather
  3. Sort, grade or class hides, skins or leather
  4. Inspect and grade finished product
  5. 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

Sorting, grading or classing includes one or more of the following:

preparing or tanning hides or skins

crusting and finishing hides, skins or leather

transferring finished product

handling hides, skins and leather

Tactile inspection includes the following:

softness

thickness

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 include 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

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

sorting, grading, or classing hides, skin, and leather to required standard and specifications on at least two (2) occasions

observing colour variations in hides, skins or leather and identifying defects

performing tactile inspection for softness and thickness in accordance with procedures

carrying out safe handling techniques and procedures

monitoring quality requirements for each stage of the process and grading product into relevant classification

recognising and reporting non-conforming outcomes

arranging transfer of finished product to storage area or warehouse

adding labels, tags or other identification to skins, hides or leather, as required

completing documentation associated with tasks to meet required workplace procedures.

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 machines

preservation requirements

procedures for sorting, grading, and classing

quality standards and manual handling techniques and procedures

work health and safety (WHS) and environmental aspects of relevant organisation processes

relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements

recording and reporting procedures.