Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to move carcases safely and hygienically into and out of freezers and chillers using a rail system.
This unit is applicable to workers in large-scale chiller or freezer storage facilities.
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. Store carcase product | 1.1 Use rails according to workplace requirements to transfer carcase product to storage area 1.2 Transport carcase meat product to designated area for storage according to workplace and health and safety requirements 1.3 Identify and store carcase meat product in appropriate area according to workplace requirements 1.4 Store carcase meat product at correct temperature according to workplace and regulatory requirements 1.5 Meet specific workplace health and safety requirements related to working in cold areas and manual handling |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must move carcases safely and hygienically into and out of freezers and chillers using a rail system.
The candidate must:
measure and record temperature if part of workplace requirements
move carcase according to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, Quality Assurance (QA) and regulatory requirements
store carcase product according to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, QA and regulatory requirements
explain workplace requirements related to storing carcase product
use communication skills relevant to work instructions
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
handling procedures for carcase product
hygiene and sanitation requirements related to storing carcase product
methods of product transfer
workplace health and safety requirements to reduce potential risks
potential workplace health and safety risks related to storing carcase product, transferring carcases on a rail, and working in a cold environment
regulatory requirements related to storing carcase product
importance of storing product at the required ambient temperature
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in a large-scale chilling or freezing facility.
Competency must be demonstrated under normal operating conditions.
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.