Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to perform the tasks to receive, store, handle and preserve materials or products used in the hide, skin and leather industry.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within industry codes, standards and defined procedures, under direct supervision.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||
1.4 | Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Receive goods | 2.1 | Check dockets, tags or other identification to confirm receival of correct items |
2.2 | Store chemicals, consumables, equipment and other non-hide or skin goods received in accordance with WHS practices and workplace procedures | ||
2.3 | Transfer skins or hides to an appropriate area for processing or storage | ||
3 | Preserve and store skins or hides | 3.1 | Assess preservation of skins or hides by salting or other designated method |
3.2 | Prepare skins or hides for storage or transport using relevant manual handling procedures | ||
3.3 | Store skins or hides in accordance with procedures | ||
3.4 | Maintain records to expedite movement of the skins or hides through the various phases of treatment | ||
4 | Pack, store or distribute end product | 4.1 | Check paperwork to confirm instructions |
4.2 | Assess packing of end product according to workplace procedures for handling of finished goods | ||
4.3 | Transfer products to be stored to designated location using correct manual handling practices | ||
4.4 | Coordinate despatch orders to meet delivery or collection timetables | ||
4.5 | Maintain records | ||
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:
reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices, industry codes and standards
applying relevant standards
checking dockets, tags or other identification to confirm receival of correct items
storing chemicals, consumables, equipment and other non-hide or skin goods received in accordance with work health and safety (WHS) practices and workplace procedures
using correct manual handling techniques
preserving skins or hides in accordance with specifications and procedures
maintaining accurate records for movement of skins or hides
packing, storing and distributing end product in accordance with procedures and order specifications
maintaining accurate records.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
relevant Australian Standards
industry and product processes and equipment
characteristics and hazards of chemicals and other materials delivered to the enterprise
receival, storage, handling and preservation procedures
quality standards and manual handling procedures
WHS and environmental aspects of relevant organisation processes
relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements
recording and reporting procedures.
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must:
satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator
have vocational competency in undertaking receival, storage, handling and preservation of materials or products, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.
Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. | |
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following: | requirements prescribed by legislation, industry codes and standards, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices |
Australian Standards include: | the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken |
Receive goods includes one or more of the following: | skins and hide chemicals consumables equipment |
WHS practices | WHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and includes one or more of the following: manual handling techniques PPE safe materials handling ergonomic arrangement of workplaces following marked walkways safe storage of equipment housekeeping reporting accidents and incidents other WHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Leather production