Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a game harvesting vehicle safely and hygienically.
This unit is suitable for vehicle operators who are harvesting wild game for commercial purposes. Operators will have responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the wild game harvesting vehicle, the loading and unloading of carcases and the safe handling of cleaning chemicals and equipment.
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. Prepare and maintain wild game harvesting vehicle and equipment | 1.1 Clean wild game harvesting vehicle and check hygiene prior to harvesting operation 1.2 Check and replenish consumables, as required 1.3 Check and maintain equipment |
2. Load, transport and deliver to field depot or wild game meat processing premises | 2.1 Load carcases according to management plan and regulatory requirements 2.2 Load and transport carcases to avoid contamination 2.3 Plan delivery times to meet regulatory and company requirements |
3. Unload field dressed wild game animal carcase | 3.1 Unload carcases according to management plan and regulatory requirements 3.2 Unload carcases to minimise contamination 3.3 Plan and achieve delivery times at field depots or processing plants to meet regulatory and company requirements |
4. Clean truck and equipment | 4.1 Clean vehicle to meet regulatory requirements 4.2 Use cleaning chemicals that meet regulatory requirements in accordance with manufacturer instructions 4.3 Clean kit and hanging pins in accordance with the management plan 4.4 Store kit and hanging pins so as to avoid contamination |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must operate a game harvesting vehicle safely and hygienically.
The candidate must:
clean vehicle and equipment to a required standard
maintain the vehicle
operate the vehicle safely
avoid contamination of carcases during loading and unloading
hang carcases according to regulatory and corporate requirements
plan transport to the field depot to meet company and regulatory requirements
complete required paperwork to a satisfactory standard
use communication skills applicable to communicating with depot managers and/or processing company personnel and regulatory representatives
clean and sanitise vehicle
avoid contamination of kit and equipment in storage
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
regulations covering game harvesting vehicles
supply of required consumables
relevant sections of the Australian Standard
potable water supply requirements
lighting requirements
hanging requirements
importance of air flow
regulations associated with transport, loading and unloading of carcases
causes of contamination during loading, transport and unloading
methods for minimising contamination
time requirements for refrigeration after death and sunrise
regulatory requirements for identification and traceability of carcases
reporting and documentation requirements
hygiene and sanitation during unloading
personal hygiene Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
work instruction for carcase receival
depot requirements for receival of carcases
workplace health and safety hazards associated with handling carcases
ways of minimising workplace health and safety hazards associated with handling carcases
hygiene and sanitation requirements for game harvesting vehicles
the purpose and uses of particular cleaning and sanitising chemicals
importance of sanitising
suitability of chemicals
workplace health and safety hazards associated with cleaning chemicals
storage requirements for kit and hanging pins
Assessment Conditions
This competency has to be demonstrated under actual work conditions while harvesting wild game animals.
The assessment must address the candidate's ability to maintain, operate, load and unload carcases during a wild game harvesting exercise.
As a minimum the following three forms of assessment must be used:
quiz of underpinning knowledge
workplace demonstration (face to face or video)
workplace referee or third-party (field depot or wild game processing premises) 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.