AMPA2118
Recover thin skirts


Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to recover thin skirts as part of a slaughter floor operation.

This unit is applicable to slaughter floor 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. Recover thin skirts

1.1 Remove thin skirts according to cutting line specifications, workplace and health and safety requirements

1.2 Identify and manage defects in thin skirts according to workplace requirements

1.3 Identify sources of contamination and cross-contamination and corrective take action according to workplace requirements

Evidence of Performance

The candidate must recover thin skirts as part of a slaughter floor operation.

The candidate must:

remove thin skirts according to cutting line specifications, workplace, health and safety, Quality Assurance (QA), and hygiene and sanitation requirements

identify and manage defects in thin skirts according to workplace requirements

identify and correct sources of contamination and cross-contamination according to workplace requirements

apply relevant regulatory requirements.


Evidence of Knowledge

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

cutting line specifications, workplace, health and safety and QA requirements related to the recovery of thin skirts

possible defects in thin skirts

possible sources of contamination and cross-contamination

steps involved in recovering the thin skirt

relevant regulatory requirements.


Assessment Conditions

Assessment must occur in an abattoir under normal production conditions.

Competency has to 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.


Range Statement


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