Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to label and stamp carcases in accordance with regulatory and workplace requirements.
This unit is applicable to workers in a registered meat processing premises such as an abattoir or game meat 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. Label carcase to specification | 1.1 Identify correct labels 1.2 Attach labels to carcase according to workplace and regulatory requirements 1.3 Monitor and replenish stocks of labels according to workplace requirements |
2. Stamp or brand carcase to specification | 2.1 Stamp carcases with appropriate (approved) Department of Agriculture or state meat authority stamps 2.2 Stamp carcases with establishment code or identification stamp 2.3 Brand carcases with workplace and/or AUS-MEAT grade brands in accordance with workplace requirements 2.4 Check stamps and brands for legibility |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must label and stamp carcases in accordance with regulatory and workplace requirements.
The candidate must:
differentiate between the different types of labels
differentiate between the different types of stamps and brands
label and stamp carcase to hygiene and sanitation requirements
label and stamp carcase to workplace and regulatory requirements
consistently apply brands so they are legible
observe relevant workplace health and safety requirements
use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
comply with security arrangements for stamps when not in use
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
security arrangements for stamps when not in use
consequences of incorrect labelling, stamping or branding
correct methods of attaching labels
correct methods of stamping and branding
relevant workplace health and safety requirements
types of labels, stamps and brands, and when they are to be used
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in an operating meat processing plant.
Competency must be demonstrated at the normal rate of production.
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.