Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to number carcases, heads and where applicable hides and viscera to allow correlation for inspection and Quality Assurance (QA) processes.
This unit is applicable to workers on the slaughter floor.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision, exercise limited autonomy and have some accountability for their own work.
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.
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. Correlate heads and carcases by numbering | 1.1 Correlate heads, carcases and where applicable hides and viscera by numbering in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements 1.2 Number heads and carcases according to workplace health and safety requirements 1.3 Identify and manage potential sources of contamination according to workplace requirements 1.4 Number hides where part of the task |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must number carcases and heads to allow correlation for inspection and Quality Assurance (QA) processes.
The candidate must:
number heads and carcases in accordance with work instructions
apply mathematical operations to a level required for accurate numbering
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
hygiene practices for minimising contamination
the reasons for correlating heads and carcases
the consequences of incorrect correlation of heads and carcases
the work instruction for numbering carcases and heads
potential sources of contamination and cross-contamination
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.
Competency must be demonstrated at normal chain speed.
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.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.