Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to bed dress cattle, deer or buffalo.
This unit is applicable to slaughter floors where hide pullers are not used and the hide is removed while the carcase is lying in a cradle. This unit may also cover bed dressing of buffalo and other large species of animals processed for either human consumption or pet food.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.
This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.
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. Position carcase | 1.1 Position carcase correctly in cradle to provide good access by operators in accordance with workplace requirements. 1.2 Position carcase in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements. |
2 Complete opening cuts | 2.1 Perform opening cuts in accordance with workplace requirements. 2.2 Identify and meet workplace health and safety requirements. 2.3 Split hide correctly from the udder/cod and to the point of the brisket with outward cuts to avoid contamination and puncturing. 2.4 Flank carcase with both left and right sides split from the flank to the shoulder area. 2.5 Carefully make opening cuts around both forelegs with incision from pit to hock. 2.6 Clear hide from both forelegs in accordance with workplace procedures. 2.7 Open hide to the neck along the length of the brisket. 2.8 Clear hide from both sides of neck and deep into the neck and shoulders clearing the brisket. |
3 Remove hide | 3.1 Remove hide employing measures and techniques to avoid damage to, or contamination of, carcase. 3.2 Dispose of hide in accordance with workplace requirements. 3.3 Perform all operations in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements. |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must bed dress cattle, deer or buffalo.
The candidate must:
position carcase correctly in the cradle
remove hide without damage to hide or carcase
bed dress carcase according to work instructions
work with bed dressing partner to remove hide smoothly and safely (where applicable)
apply relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
operate, clean and maintain equipment according to workplace requirements
apply communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
general economic impact of nicked, soiled or damaged hide and scored meat
importance of correctly placing carcase in cradle
relevant work instructions
relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
general anatomy of carcase relevant to the task
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in a registered meat processing plant.
Competency must be demonstrated at normal production 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.