Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to break large stock carcases for retail sale.
This unit is applicable to meat tradespersons in the retail industry who separate carcases into primal cuts for further processing or preparation.
All training must be conducted in accordance with Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
All work should be carried out in accordance with workplace requirements and hygiene standards.
This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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. Break large stock carcase into primal cuts | 1.1 Prepare equipment for breaking carcase safely 1.2 Position or fasten carcase securely for separation 1.3 Accurately separate carcase into primal cuts using acceptable cutting lines 1.4 Accurately separate carcase into primal cuts according to workplace, workplace health and safety, Quality Assurance (QA), customer specifications and hygiene requirements 1.5 Identify contaminated or out of specification product and take appropriate corrective action, according to workplace and regulatory requirements |
2. Handle knife effectively | 2.1 Sanitise knife and other equipment according to workplace and regulatory requirements 2.2 Handle knife safely, hygienically and effectively |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must be able to demonstrate:
breaking carcase into primal cuts for one large stock species
identifying primary cut specifications for one large stock species
using knife skills to enterprise speed and requirements
The candidate must:
demonstrate safe manual-handling techniques
break carcase into primal cuts for one large stock species.
identify primary cut specifications for one large stock species
apply relevant communication skills
identify contaminated product and take the appropriate corrective action according to workplace requirements
sanitise equipment according to workplace requirements
apply relevant regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
hygiene, workplace health and safety or workplace requirements when breaking carcases
quality requirements for breaking carcases
principles of contamination in regard to primary cuts
primary cut specifications for beef, sheep and one other species
major anatomical structures of the carcase of each species
relevant regulatory requirements
Assessment Conditions
Competency must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating conditions for the enterprise.
Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions or in a simulated environment.
The following three forms of assessment must be used:
quiz of underpinning knowledge
demonstration in the workplace or simulated environment
workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time
Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.