Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to singe a carcase as part of the dressing procedures on a slaughter floor.
This unit is applicable to workers on the slaughter floor required to singe pig skin or goat carcases either manually or by monitoring an automated process.
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. Singe carcase | 1.1 Perform start-up procedures for singeing according to workplace requirements 1.2 Perform singe operation according to work instructions 1.3 Monitor effectiveness of singe operation 1.4 Report problems with singeing to the supervisor in accordance with workplace requirements 1.5 Perform singe operation in accordance with enterprise workplace health and safety requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must singe a carcase as part of the dressing procedures on a slaughter floor.
The candidate must:
singe carcase according to the company work instructions and workplace health and safety procedures
report problems to a supervisor promptly
apply relevant regulatory requirements
undertake start-up procedures according to work instructions
use communication skills relevant to the task
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
company Quality Assurance (QA) requirements for hair removal
company singeing work instructions
relevant regulatory requirements
workplace health and safety risks and procedures associated with singeing process
Assessment Conditions
Competency must be assessed in the workplace under normal production conditions.
Competency must be demonstrated at the 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.