Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to undertake a pre-slaughter check of National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) and Property Identification Codes (PICs) against the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database and where appropriate to identify stock with an actual or potential Extended Residue Program (ERP) status.
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 where appropriate stock that have a potential residue issue are dealt with 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 and/or Post-Sale Summary (PSS) | 2.1 Review the NVDs against regulatory, market and workplace requirements 2.2 Enter PICs off NVDs into the NLIS Database 2.3 Print NVDs results and store 2.4 Review PSSs for any statuses |
3. Check PICs against the NLIS database | 3.1 Identify any invalid PICs and implement response action according to workplace procedures 3.2 Identify relevant Early Warning (EW) status 3.3 Identify ERP status 3.4 Identify LPA status 3.5 Verify Life-Time (LT) status where required 3.6 Identify test requirements |
4. Implement response to EW or ERP status | 4.1 Interpret the requirements for an EW or ERP status 4.2 Inform appropriate Quality Assurance, lairage and production staff according to workplace requirements |
5. Review status of cattle on an abattoir's PIC | 5.1 Access NLIS database where applicable and review the status of cattle on the abattoir PIC |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must undertake a pre-slaughter check of National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) and Property Identification Codes (PICs) against the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database and where appropriate to identify stock with an actual or potential Extended Residue Program (ERP) status.
The candidate must:
log-in to NLIS database
review NVDs and/or PSS
check PICs against the NLIS database
implement response to EW or ERP status
review status of cattle on an abattoir's PIC
interrogate the NLIS database to check PICs, current holdings on abattoir 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 lairage, Quality Assurance and production staff
use negotiation skills to resolve issues such as problems with original location, incomplete NVDs or Property Identification Codes (PICs)
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 regulatory requirements in relation to abattoirs
NLIS devices including Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFIDs) and boluses, and their purpose and function in the NLIS
NLIS Database Helpline contact details
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, including:
purpose and intent of NVDs
effect of an LPA status
nature of an Early Warning (EW) status
workplace response to an EW status
nature of an Extended Residue Program (ERP) status
regulatory and workplace response to an ERP status
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.