Application
This unit describes the knowledge of the initial chill and storage requirements as well as the skills required to move wild game animal carcases safely and hygienically into and out of field depots.
This unit is applicable to workers in, and managers of field depots.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.
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. Store wild game animal carcase | 1.1 Use rails according to workplace requirements to transfer wild game animal carcase into the chiller according to workplace and health and safety requirements 1.2 Identify and store carcase meat product in appropriate area according to workplace requirements 1.3 Chill and store carcase meat product at correct temperature according to workplace and regulatory requirements 1.4 Space carcases to achieve chilling and storage temperature requirements |
2. Perform basic refrigeration maintenance | 2.1 Perform basic troubleshooting on refrigeration units 2.2 Assess chiller operation and condition 2.3 Monitor gas levels and defrost cycles 2.4 Perform manual defrost |
3. Monitor wild game animal carcase temperature | 3.1 Monitor deep muscle time/temperature and record according to workplace requirements 3.2 Undertake data logger monitoring according to regulatory and company requirements 3.3 Calibrate thermometers according to workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must move carcases safely and hygienically into and out of wild game carcases depots.
The candidate must:
move and store wild game animal carcase according to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, Quality Assurance (QA) and regulatory requirements
perform basic refrigeration maintenance
measure and record temperature if part of workplace requirements
explain workplace requirements related to storing carcase product
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
handling procedures for carcase product
hygiene and sanitation requirements related to storing carcase product
methods of product transfer
workplace health and safety requirements to reduce potential risks
potential workplace health and safety risks related to storing carcase product, transferring carcases on a rail, and working in a cold environment
regulatory requirements related to storing carcase product
importance of storing product at the required ambient temperature
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in an accredited field depot environment.
Competency must be demonstrated under normal operating conditions.
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 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.