AMPA2151
Eviscerate condemned carcase


Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to eviscerate a condemned carcase and dispose of the viscera correctly.

This unit is applicable to workers in abattoirs, knackeries and game 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. Eviscerate condemned carcase

1.1 Eviscerate carcase in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements

1.2 Eviscerate carcase in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements

1.3 Dispose of viscera in accordance with work instructions and regulatory requirements

Evidence of Performance

The candidate must eviscerate a condemned carcase and dispose of the viscera correctly.

The candidate must:

eviscerate condemned carcase in accordance with regulatory, workplace and health and safety requirements


Evidence of Knowledge

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

workplace health and safety requirements related to eviscerating a condemned carcase

workplace health and safety risks related to eviscerating a condemned carcase

workplace requirements related to eviscerating a carcase


Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be conducted at an operating processing plant.

Competency must be demonstrated at a pace that meets company requirements.

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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