Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to despatch hides, pelts or skins for further processing.
This unit is applicable to workers in hide/skin sheds attached to abattoirs, knackeries or game meat processing establishments.
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. Despatch hides, pelts or skins | 1.1 Use hide, skin or pelt pallets according to workplace and customer requirements 1.2 Despatch hides, pelts or skins according to workplace requirements 1.3 Complete despatch documentation in accordance with work and customer requirements 1.4 Identify and meet workplace health and safety requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must despatch hides, pelts or skins for further processing.
The candidate must:
despatch animal coverings according to workplace and customer requirements
apply relevant regulatory requirements
comply with workplace health and safety procedures related to handling and despatching animal coverings
use communication skills relevant to work instructions
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
methods of treating animal coverings
relevant regulatory requirements
steps in processing animal coverings at the plant
workplace health and safety procedures related to handling and despatching animal coverings
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in an operating hide, pelt or skin processing facility.
Competency must be demonstrated when completing real orders.
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.