Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to performance test 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 may apply to partnerships between milking machine technicians, veterinarians, dairy factory field officers, herd test personnel, detergent and chemical company representatives, original equipment manufacturer representatives, regulatory authority personnel and enterprise.
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. Wet test milking machine/equipment | 1.1 Apply enterprise work health and safety policies 1.2 Collate relevant mechanical testing reports and outcomes as the basis for additional tests 1.3 Establish protocols for wet testing to suit individual installation requirements 1.4 Install test equipment at specific locations to complete tests 1.5 Measure and record vacuum levels and vacuum drop and identify abnormalities |
2. Carry out milking-time tests of milking machine/equipment | 2.1 Establish protocols for milking-time tests based on consideration of previous dry or wet testing outcomes 2.2 Install testing equipment to complete agreed tests during milking 2.3 Complete milking-time tests and record results 2.4 Submit written assessment and recommendations 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:
wet test milking machine/equipment with live animals
carry out milking-time tests of milking machine/equipment with live animals
apply enterprise work health and safety policies
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
requirements, equipment, procedures and assessment criteria for mechanical testing, wet testing and milking time testing of milking machine/equipment
criteria, methods and procedures for assessing performance of milking machine/equipment
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 and/or 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)