Application
This unit is applicable to abattoirs and game processing plants for pigs or goats. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Confirm equipment settings | 1.1. Automated equipment safety guards are secured and in place. 1.2. Equipment settings are selected and confirmed in accordance with workplace and Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) requirements. |
2. Operate equipment for scalding or de-hairing | 2.1. Scalding or de-hairing equipment is powered in accordance with regulatory and workplace requirements. 2.2. Scalding or de-hairing equipment is operated in accordance with workplace and manufacturer's specifications. 2.3. Scalding or de-hairing equipment is operated in accordance with OH&S requirements. 2.4. Equipment is operated within its capacity and the capacity of the operator. 2.5. Carcase is scalded and de-haired to workplace requirements. |
3. Identify and report defects | 3.1. Carcases leaving the process are monitored to ensure de-hairing meets workplace requirements. 3.2. Defects are monitored and corrective action is taken in accordance with workplace requirements. |
Required Skills
Required skills |
Ability to: operate and monitor de-hairer according to manufacturer's specifications and work instructions monitor defects in processing and take corrective action report defects in accordance with workplace requirements work effectively as an individual and as part of a team take action to improve own work performance as a result of self-evaluation, feedback from others, or in response to changed work practices or technology use communication skills relevant to the task |
Required knowledge |
Knowledge of: defects to be identified and reported in accordance with workplace requirements OH&S requirements of operating machinery potential sources of contamination and ways of preventing it work instructions related to operating scalding or de-hairing equipment |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | The meat industry has specific and clear requirements for evidence. A minimum of three forms of evidence is required to demonstrate competency in the meat industry. This is specifically designed to provide evidence that covers the demonstration in the workplace of all aspects of competency over time. These requirements are in addition to the requirements for valid, current, authentic and sufficient evidence. Three forms of evidence means three different kinds of evidence - not three pieces of the same kind. In practice it will mean that most of the unit is covered twice. This increases the legitimacy of the evidence. All assessment must be conducted against Australian meat industry standards and regulations. |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Competency must be demonstrated at normal chain speed. |
Context of, and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions. |
Method of assessment | Recommended methods of assessment include: quiz of underpinning knowledge workplace demonstration workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time. Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander, gender, or language backgrounds other than English. Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role. |
Guidance information for assessment | A current list of resources for this unit of competency is available from MINTRAC www.mintrac.com.au or telephone 1800 817 462. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
Workplace requirements may include: | enterprise-specific requirements OH&S requirements Quality Assurance (QA) requirements Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) the ability to perform the task to production requirements work instructions. |
OH&S requirements may include: | enterprise OH&S policies, procedures and programs OH&S legal requirements Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which may include: coats and aprons ear plugs or muffs eye and facial protection head-wear lifting assistance mesh aprons protective boot covers protective hand and arm covering protective head and hair covering uniforms waterproof clothing work, safety or waterproof footwear requirements set out in standards and codes of practice. |
De-hairingequipment may be: | automated or mechanical. |
Regulatory requirements may include: | Export Control Act hygiene and sanitation requirements relevant regulations requirements set out in AS 4696:2007 Australian Standard for Hygienic Production and Transportation of Meat and Meat Products for Human Consumption state and territory regulations regarding meat processing |
Communication may: | be spoken, written, non-verbal and include the use of signs and signals be with people from a range of cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds or with colleagues, superiors, customers, clients and external parties require the reading and recording of workplace information. |
Sectors
Unit sector |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Not Applicable