Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate and maintain a whizzard knife.
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. Operate whizzard knife | 1.1 Use knife in accordance with workplace requirements 1.2 Operate knife in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements |
2. Maintain whizzard knife | 2.1 Maintain knife according to manufacturer's specifications and work instructions |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must operate and maintain a whizzard knife.
The candidate must:
operate a whizzard knife competently and safely in accordance with the work instructions for one work station in a meat processing operation
identify potential sources of contamination
perform basic maintenance of the knife
follow hygiene and sanitation procedures for the use of the knife at a particular work station
follow workplace health and safety procedures for the use of the knife at a particular work station
apply relevant regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
basic operating principles
workplace health and safety requirements related to using the knife
work instructions for a particular work station
relevant regulatory requirements
hygiene and sanitation requirements for a particular work station
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.