Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to process small stock tripe or paunch.
This unit is applicable to workers in mutton, lamb or goat processing plants where paunches are recovered and processed.
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. Hang tripe | 1.1 Hang tripe according to workplace requirements |
2. Cut and empty paunch | 2.1 Cut paunch and empty contents in accordance with workplace requirements to prevent cross-contamination 2.2 Process paunch in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements |
3. Trim tripe to specifications | 3.1 Identify and trim defects in accordance with workplace requirements 3.2 Trim tripe into edible and inedible components in accordance with workplace requirements and customer specifications 3.3 Trim tripe in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements 3.4 Place trimmed waste into inedible bin or chute in accordance with workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must process small stock tripe or paunch.
The candidate must:
empty and clean paunch in accordance with workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation and Quality Assurance (QA) requirements
deposit waste in correct bins and keep work area neat and tidy
apply relevant regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
steps in tripe processing
tripe trim specifications
consequences of inadequately trimmed product being packed
workplace health and safety requirements for small stock tripe processing
QA requirements for small stock tripe processing
workplace and customer tripe specifications
relevant regulatory requirements
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.