Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to select, identify and prepare casings.
This unit is suitable for operators working in smallgoods manufacturing establishments or value-adding, wholesaling and food services establishments.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision, exercise limited autonomy and have some accountability for their own work.
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 industry 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. Select casings | 1.1 Identify casings according to casing specifications 1.2 Select casings to suit product requirements 1.3 Check casings for faults according to workplace requirements |
2. Prepare casings | 2.1 Calibrate casings according to product specifications and workplace requirements 2.2 Prepare casings as required according to workplace requirements 2.3 Flush casings thoroughly with clean water in accordance with workplace requirements 2.4 Spool or pull casings are into filling tube or nozzle in preparation for further processing 2.5 Prepare correct quantity of casings in accordance with production specifications 2.6 Prepare casings according to workplace health and safety, and hygiene and sanitation requirements 2.7 Store casings according to manufacturer specifications and hygiene requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must select, identify and prepare casings.
The candidate must:
identify casing size requirements according to product specifications
identify casing size requirements for specific products in regard to length, weight and diameter
prepare casings to product specifications and workplace procedures
identify, remove and report defective product according to workplace procedures
apply relevant communication and mathematics skills
follow the requirements of the work instruction
work to production speed
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
storage requirements of soaked casings carried over from production
storage requirements of both natural and synthetic casings
filling yield of various sizes and types of casings
purpose of each phase of casing preparation
possible faults in skins and their effect on the product
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.
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.