Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

AMPA3004 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Monitor the effective operations of electrical stimulation

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Issue Date: March 2024


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Unit of Competency AMPA3004 - Monitor the effective operations of electrical stimulation
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor an automated or manual electrical carcase stimulation unit to ensure that the carcases are receiving the optimal stimulation.This Unit is applicable to workers monitoring electrical stimulation units in slaughtering establishments.All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Competency must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating and production conditions for the enterprise.

Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal enterprise or production conditions.

As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace demonstration

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Monitor electrical stimulation unit
  • Monitor the electrical stimulation unit using the correct procedure to check electrical stimulation equipment operation
  • Use dummy load across each of the electrical inputs to check operation in accordance with work instructions and manufacturers’ specifications
  • Observe for and describe the normal reaction of carcases to electrical stimulation
  • Observe for and respond to any abnormal reaction of carcases to electrical stimulation
  • Follow up on requests for maintenance and check operation is normal
  • Follow workplace health and safety requirements for working around electrical stimulation units
       
Element: Ensure routine checks of equipment by technicians are performed
  • Arrange or oversee routine checks to ensure a full check of the equipment is made including: electrical parameters, stored programs, electrical safety, electrodes and equipment integration
  • Review maintenance and equipment reports detailing the findings and recommendations and implement corrective actions
       
Element: Respond to audits of carcase specification compliance
  • Describe the pH/temperature window and its importance to meat quality
  • Describe the audit process for electrical stimulation unit performance and the various potential findings
  • Respond to adverse audit findings including recommendations to alter stimulation inputs, alter stimulation time and adjust chilling regime
       


Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Monitor electrical stimulation unit

1.1 Monitor the electrical stimulation unit using the correct procedure to check electrical stimulation equipment operation

1.2 Use dummy load across each of the electrical inputs to check operation in accordance with work instructions and manufacturers’ specifications

1.3 Observe for and describe the normal reaction of carcases to electrical stimulation

1.4 Observe for and respond to any abnormal reaction of carcases to electrical stimulation

1.5 Follow up on requests for maintenance and check operation is normal

1.6 Follow workplace health and safety requirements for working around electrical stimulation units

2. Ensure routine checks of equipment by technicians are performed

2.1 Arrange or oversee routine checks to ensure a full check of the equipment is made including: electrical parameters, stored programs, electrical safety, electrodes and equipment integration

2.2 Review maintenance and equipment reports detailing the findings and recommendations and implement corrective actions

3. Respond to audits of carcase specification compliance

3.1 Describe the pH/temperature window and its importance to meat quality

3.2 Describe the audit process for electrical stimulation unit performance and the various potential findings

3.3 Respond to adverse audit findings including recommendations to alter stimulation inputs, alter stimulation time and adjust chilling regime

The candidate must monitor an automated or manual electrical carcase stimulation unit to ensure that the carcases are receiving the optimal stimulation.

The candidate must:

observe and recognise normal and abnormal carcase responses to electrical stimulation

instruct workers in and around electrical stimulation units to recognise and report abnormal carcase responses

work safely around electrical stimulation units

monitor the electrical stimulation unit using the correct procedure including readouts

use dummy load across each of the electrical inputs to check operation

request and schedule maintenance

review maintenance and performance audit reports and ensure follow up action has been taken

apply communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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

purpose of electrical stimulation

pH/temperature window and its importance to meat quality

causes of heat toughening and cold shortening and the impacts on meat quality

correct procedures to check electrical stimulation equipment operation

purpose of dummy loads to check operation

relevant work instructions and manufacturers’ specifications

normal and abnormal reactions of carcases to electrical stimulation

required routine checks for electrical parameters, stored programs, electrical safety, electrodes and equipment integration

use of an oscilloscope to ensure that the waveform parameters are as specified

maintenance and equipment reports

audit process for electrical stimulation unit performance and the various potential findings

how to respond to adverse audit findings of electrical stimulation unit performance

workplace health and safety issues associated in working around electrical stimulation units


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Monitor electrical stimulation unit

1.1 Monitor the electrical stimulation unit using the correct procedure to check electrical stimulation equipment operation

1.2 Use dummy load across each of the electrical inputs to check operation in accordance with work instructions and manufacturers’ specifications

1.3 Observe for and describe the normal reaction of carcases to electrical stimulation

1.4 Observe for and respond to any abnormal reaction of carcases to electrical stimulation

1.5 Follow up on requests for maintenance and check operation is normal

1.6 Follow workplace health and safety requirements for working around electrical stimulation units

2. Ensure routine checks of equipment by technicians are performed

2.1 Arrange or oversee routine checks to ensure a full check of the equipment is made including: electrical parameters, stored programs, electrical safety, electrodes and equipment integration

2.2 Review maintenance and equipment reports detailing the findings and recommendations and implement corrective actions

3. Respond to audits of carcase specification compliance

3.1 Describe the pH/temperature window and its importance to meat quality

3.2 Describe the audit process for electrical stimulation unit performance and the various potential findings

3.3 Respond to adverse audit findings including recommendations to alter stimulation inputs, alter stimulation time and adjust chilling regime

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Monitor the electrical stimulation unit using the correct procedure to check electrical stimulation equipment operation 
Use dummy load across each of the electrical inputs to check operation in accordance with work instructions and manufacturers’ specifications 
Observe for and describe the normal reaction of carcases to electrical stimulation 
Observe for and respond to any abnormal reaction of carcases to electrical stimulation 
Follow up on requests for maintenance and check operation is normal 
Follow workplace health and safety requirements for working around electrical stimulation units 
Arrange or oversee routine checks to ensure a full check of the equipment is made including: electrical parameters, stored programs, electrical safety, electrodes and equipment integration 
Review maintenance and equipment reports detailing the findings and recommendations and implement corrective actions 
Describe the pH/temperature window and its importance to meat quality 
Describe the audit process for electrical stimulation unit performance and the various potential findings 
Respond to adverse audit findings including recommendations to alter stimulation inputs, alter stimulation time and adjust chilling regime 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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