Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to trim honeycomb and prepare it for further processing.
This unit is applicable to tripe room operations where honeycomb is recovered.
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 honeycomb | 1.1 Identify and trim defects in honeycomb 1.2 Trim honeycomb according to workplace requirements 1.3 Trim honeycomb according to workplace health and safety requirements 1.4 Put trim in appropriate bin or chute according to workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must trim honeycomb and prepare it for further processing.
The candidate must:
trim honeycomb and remove defects to specifications, workplace, workplace health and safety, and hygiene and sanitation requirements
identify sources of contamination
apply relevant regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
steps in tripe processing
impact of inadequately trimmed product being packed
relevant regulatory requirements
sources of contamination
honeycomb and trim specifications
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.