Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to trim the forequarter of the carcase to specification.
This unit is applicable to trimmers working in abattoirs, boning rooms and 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. Trim forequarter of carcase | 1.1 Identify trimming specifications for each lot, where applicable 1.2 Trim forequarter to specification according to workplace requirements 1.3 Report types and sources of contamination and cross-contamination according to workplace requirements 1.4 Trim forequarter according to workplace health and safety requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must trim the forequarter of the carcase to specification.
The candidate must:
interpret and apply specifications
trim forequarter to specification according to work instructions
fulfil hygiene and sanitation requirements
apply relevant regulatory requirements
fulfil workplace health and safety requirements
use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
workplace health and safety requirements for trimming
steps involved in trimming to specification
hygiene and sanitation requirements
relevant regulatory requirements
sources of contamination and cross-contamination
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.
Competency must be demonstrated at normal chain speed over a period of time.
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.