Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to secure hides and pelts to the puller, dispose of hides and pelts and store the belts and chains.
This unit applies to those workers attaching chains or belts prior to mechanical hide and pelt pulling on a slaughter floor, in a knackery or a wild game processing establishment.
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. Shackle hide and/or pelt to hide and/or pelt puller | 1.1 Shackle hide and/or pelt to hide and/or pelt puller in accordance with workplace requirements 1.2 Use hide and/or pelt pullers, chains or belts in accordance with work instructions |
2. Dispose of hide and/or pelt | 2.1 Despatch or dispose of hide and/or pelts in accordance with workplace requirements (where part of work instructions) |
3. Maintain and store belts and chains | 3.1 Store and maintain belts and chains in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must secure hides and pelts to the puller, dispose of hides and pelts and store the belts and chains.
The candidate must:
demonstrate the preparation of the carcase and equipment for the operation of removal of the hide and/or pelt
store and maintain pelts and chains according to work instructions
locate emergency switches
keep work area neat and tidy
follow work instructions
perform duties in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements
apply relevant regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
how hide and/or pelt puller works
emergency switches procedures
possible sources of contamination to carcase
consequences of incorrect clearance of hide or pelt
ways of minimising contamination hazards
relevant regulatory requirements
disposal arrangements for hides and pelts
workplace health and safety hazards associated with working with and around the hide and/or pelt puller
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.