Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to carry out cleaning time tests of milking machines.
All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, work health and safety, animal welfare and biosecurity legislation and codes, and sustainability practices.
This unit applies to individuals who take responsibility for their own work and provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare for cleaning-time testing | 1.1 Implement enterprise work health and safety policies 1.2 Establish protocols for the conduct of cleaning-time tests based on previous testing outcomes 1.3 Assess and record quality of water used for the cleaning process from on-site, facility or laboratory tests 1.4 Determine the suitability and recommended concentrations of cleaning chemicals in line with prevailing water quality, facility requirements and equipment manufacturer recommendations 1.5 Establish bacteriology of the specific facility from relevant records |
2. Carry out cleaning-time tests of milking equipment | 2.1 Identify and record details of normal cleaning routines and procedures while testing is carried out 2.2 Install testing equipment to measure water or airflow velocities 2.3 Carry out cleaning-time tests before or during the cleaning of the milking machines or bulk milk tank |
3. Report on cleaning-time test result | 3.1 Record and collate test results 3.2 Interpret test report results in line with industry standards and manufacturer recommendations 3.3 Report test results to the enterprise |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.
The candidate must provide evidence that they can:
make preparations for cleaning-time testing
carry out cleaning-time tests of milking equipment
report on cleaning-time test result
implement enterprise work health and safety policies
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
types, functions, cleaning, monitoring and maintenance of milking machines and all components
criteria and methods for assessing optimal performance of milking machines and their components
requirements, procedures and assessment criteria for mechanical testing of milking machines and all components
requirements, criteria and assessment methods for determining water quality and the impacts of water quality on maintenance and performance of milking machines
requirements, criteria and assessment methods for determining bacteriology and the impacts of bacteriology on maintenance and performance of milking machines
possible faults, problems and poor performance with milking machines and their components, impacts on milking operations and corrective actions for these faults and problems
requirements, criteria, procedures, routines and assessment methods for optimal cleaning and hygiene of milking machines and their components
types, handling, use and disposal of detergents and cleaning agents, work health and safety and environmental practices for these agents
requirements, procedures and assessment criteria of cleaning-time tests and the impacts of cleaning-times on maintenance and performance of milking machines
key aspects and components of collating, interpreting and reporting on test results to an enterprise
relevant work health and safety requirements
Assessment Conditions
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace OR workplace and simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting.
Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
Sectors
Milk Harvesting (MKH)