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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Transport food safely and hygienically.
   • Select suitable food transportation vehicles according to work instructions and legislative requirements.
   • Package, load, restrain and unload food appropriately.
   • Use hygienic food safety practices for food transportation.
   • Use safe manual handling techniques when moving and storing food.
   • Maintain records of food transportation as required.
2. Store food safely and hygienically.
   • Select food storage conditions for specific food types.
   • Maintain environmental conditions for specific food types to ensure freshness, quality and appearance.
   • Ensure storage and holding methods optimise nutritional quality and comply with relevant stock control principles.
   • Use hygienic food safety practices and observe work health and safety procedures and practices.
   • Keep storage areas free from contaminants and pests.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

transport and store each of the following food items according to food safety requirements and regulations and the specific requirements for the food type:

dairy

dried goods

eggs

frozen food

fruit and vegetables

meat and fish.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

basic aspects of commonwealth, state or territory food safety laws, standards and codes:

actions that must be adhered to by organisations

employee responsibility to participate in hygienic practices

reasons for food safety programs, when they are required for transportation activities and what they must contain

role of local government regulators

ramifications of failure to observe food safety law and organisational policies and procedures

meaning of contaminant, contamination and potentially hazardous foods as defined by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

advantages and disadvantages of different forms of transport for particular food items, quantities and circumstances

safe storage principles and practices for different food types:

storage options

lining of transport container

sealing of transport container

temperature

characteristics of the different food items specified in the performance evidence and conditions required to maintain their optimum freshness, palatability and safety

specific industry sector and organisation:

sources and effects of microbiological contamination of food in transit

methods of transportation and storage to ensure the safety of food

temperature controls and temperature danger zones, for storage of main food types used in the business

contents of food safety transportation procedures included in organisational food safety programs

safe manual handling techniques, in particular loading and unloading, lifting and dealing with heated surfaces.

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