Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to bag the tail to prevent contamination.
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. Bag tail and secure bag | 1.1 Bag tail and secure the bag in accordance with workplace requirements 1.2 Monitor and replenish stock of bags and ties in accordance with workplace requirements 1.3 Remove brush (where applicable) |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must bag the tail to prevent contamination.
The candidate must:
demonstrate bagging of tails and removal of brush
demonstrate the capacity (at production speed) to maintain and monitor stocks of bags and ties, using estimation and calculation
use a knife safely to remove tail brushes, where applicable
follow work instructions for bagging tails
apply relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
the reason for bagging tails
relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted on the slaughter floor.
Competency must be demonstrated at 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.