Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate electronic equipment that generates carcase tags, records carcase grades and generates production reports.
This unit is applicable to slaughter floors, wild game processing plants or load out areas where carcases are graded, weighed and tagged.
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. Select carcase grade | 1.1 Weigh and label carcase according to workplace requirements |
2. Operate tag generating equipment | 2.1 Enter codes for specific carcase category into the system 2.2 Generate tags according to workplace requirements 2.3 Monitor and replenish consumables as required 2.4 Monitor, clean and maintain equipment according to workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications 2.5 Generate reports, where part of work instructions |
3. Tag carcase | 3.1 Tag carcase according to workplace requirements 3.2 Identify and deal with potential sources of contamination to workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must operate electronic equipment that generates carcase tags, records carcase grades and generates production reports.
The candidate must:
generate carcase tags according to workplace requirements
monitor operation of equipment and stocks of consumables
recognise, select and record information accurately according to workplace requirements
where applicable, generate reports of recorded information
report equipment faults to supervisor
apply relevant workplace health and safety requirements for tagging carcases
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:
regulatory requirements for tagging carcases
purpose of tagging information
relevant workplace health and safety requirements for tagging carcases
types of tags used and information recorded
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.