Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a vacuum blood collection system.
This unit is applicable to slaughter floor operations.
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 a vacuum blood collection system | 1.1 Identify and follow start-up procedures 1.2 Operate vacuum recovery system and collect blood according to work instructions 1.3 Identify and comply with specific hygiene and sanitation requirements for blood collection 1.4 Identify and comply with specific workplace health and safety requirements for blood collection 1.5 Explain, identify and manage sources of contamination according to workplace requirements 1.6 Identify and meet regulatory requirements and customer specifications for blood collection |
2. Clean, maintain and monitor a vacuum blood collection system | 2.1 Undertake routine maintenance, cleaning and monitoring according to workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must operate a vacuum blood collection system.
The candidate must:
operate vacuum blood collection system in accordance with work instructions
explain, identify and manage sources of contamination according to workplace requirements
comply with workplace health and safety requirements
apply relevant workplace and regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
steps in blood collection
uses and markets for blood collected
consequences of contamination and resulting damage to blood
requirements related to blood collection:
hygiene and sanitation
workplace health and safety QA
regulatory
customer specifications
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.
Competency must be demonstrated at chain speed.
As a minimum, the following here 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.