Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to remove the tongue from the head of an animal in accordance with specifications.
This unit is applicable to workers in an abattoir, knackery or 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. Remove tongue | 1.1 Release tongue from the jawbone 1.2 Remove tongue in accordance with workplace requirements and customer specifications 1.3 Inspect tongue for defects and appropriate action taken 1.4 Place tongue in chute or stored for further processing |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must remove the tongue from the head of an animal in accordance with specifications.
The candidate must:
use appropriate knife skills to remove tongue
work cleanly to avoid the risks of contamination of the head meat
use appropriate sterilisation techniques prior to, and during, the removal of tongue
follow workplace health and safety requirements to remove tongue
apply relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
relevant anatomy of tongue
work instructions for dropping tongue
customer specifications and workplace requirements for tongue
relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
possible sources of contamination and measures used to avoid it
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted on a slaughter floor.
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.