Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to undertake a pre-slaughter check of Post Sale Summaries (PSSs), National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) and Property Identification Codes (PICs) against the mob-based National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database to verify the PICs and confirm eligibility of stock for slaughter.
These tasks are typically undertaken by a Quality Assurance manager or a livestock clerk reporting to a Quality Assurance manager. The work is undertaken prior to the preparation of a kill sheet to ensure that stock are eligible for slaughter according to regulatory and workplace requirements.
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. Log-in to NLIS database | 1.1 Access NLIS database 1.2 Troubleshoot accessing issues |
2. Review NVDs | 2.1 Review the NVDs against regulatory, market and workplace requirements |
3. Check PICs against the NLIS database | 3.1 Enter PICs to be checked against NLIS Database 3.2 Identify any invalid PICs and implement response action according to workplace procedures 3.3 Store records of checks according to workplace requirements |
4. Implement response to any stock not eligible for slaughter | 4.1 Inform appropriate Quality Assurance, lairage and production staff according to workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must undertake a pre-slaughter check of Post Sale Summaries (PSSs), National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) and Property Identification Codes (PICs) against the mob-based National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database to verify the PICs and confirm eligibility of stock for slaughter.
The candidate must:
log-in to NLIS data base
review NVDs
check PICs against the NLIS data base
implement response to any stock not eligible for slaughter
conduct a PIC enquiry on the NLIS data base to check PIC
store print outs and electronic records according to workplace requirements
use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to interact with producers, Quality Assurance and production staff
use negotiation skills to resolve issues such as invalid PICs and NVD issues
use mathematical skills to verify stock arriving against number listed on NVD/PSS
take appropriate steps to minimise workplace health and safety risks when working with livestock
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
the NLIS system, including the origin and nature of the system, its commercial importance, role in food safety and importing country requirements, role in traceability
NLIS devices and their purpose and function in the NLIS
NLIS regulatory requirements in relation to abattoirs
the purpose and intent of NVDs
the effect of an Livestock Producer Assurance (LPA) status
what makes stock ineligible for slaughter
purpose, nature of and regulations underpinning the use of PICs
status, abbreviations and what they mean, and the required actions to be taken in response
how to deal with problems of original location
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in the workplace.
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.