Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to process bibles as part of a tripe room operation.
This unit is applicable to workers employed in tripe room operations.
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. Process bibles | 1.1 Trim bibles according to workplace requirements and specifications 1.2 Identify defects in bibles, including disease and incorrect cutting lines, according to workplace requirements 1.3 Identify and meet workplace health and safety requirements 1.4 Place trim in appropriate bin or chute according to workplace requirements 1.5 Identify types and sources of contamination and cross-contamination |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must process bibles as part of a tripe room operation.
The candidate must:
trim bibles according to workplace, health and safety, Quality Assurance (QA), and hygiene and sanitation requirements and specifications
identify defects in cutting lines and report to supervisor according to work instructions
apply relevant regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
hygiene and sanitation requirements associated with processing bibles
workplace health and safety requirements associated with processing bibles
relevant regulatory requirements
steps in processing bibles
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.