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Evidence Guide: AHCPHT307 - Prepare raw materials and compost feedstock

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AHCPHT307 - Prepare raw materials and compost feedstock

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Organise for processing

  1. Review job sheet to identify all processing requirements
  2. Check machinery, equipment and materials for serviceability and safe operation
  3. Identify and assess workplace hazards and take action to minimise risk to self and others
Review job sheet to identify all processing requirements

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Check machinery, equipment and materials for serviceability and safe operation

Completed
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Identify and assess workplace hazards and take action to minimise risk to self and others

Completed
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Prepare raw materials and compost the feedstock mixture

  1. Identify, collect and check raw materials and additives for physical contamination
  2. Confirm composting technology and methods to be used as appropriate to raw material types and enterprise product requirements
  3. Pre-process raw materials into suitable forms for composting
  4. Mix pre-processed raw materials into suitable feedstock mixtures for composting
  5. Handle feedstock mixtures for composting according to technology, appropriate method and industry best practice
  6. Assign batch numbers or codes and create batch documentation to enable tracking of batch
Identify, collect and check raw materials and additives for physical contamination

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Confirm composting technology and methods to be used as appropriate to raw material types and enterprise product requirements

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Pre-process raw materials into suitable forms for composting

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Mix pre-processed raw materials into suitable feedstock mixtures for composting

Completed
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Handle feedstock mixtures for composting according to technology, appropriate method and industry best practice

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Assign batch numbers or codes and create batch documentation to enable tracking of batch

Completed
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Monitor composting process

  1. Monitor composting batch by observing and using field testing equipment
  2. Maintain processing and operations records for process control and to track batch through the compost production cycle
  3. Report to supervisor faults or variations observed at any stage of the process and take remedial action to maintain effective and consistent compost production
Monitor composting batch by observing and using field testing equipment

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Maintain processing and operations records for process control and to track batch through the compost production cycle

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Report to supervisor faults or variations observed at any stage of the process and take remedial action to maintain effective and consistent compost production

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Conduct quality control inspection

  1. Inspect and assess finished compost for compliance with enterprise product requirements
  2. Report faults or variations
  3. Reprocess non-compliant product with necessary adjustments
  4. Confirm compliance of compost batch with product requirements
  5. Complete batch documentation for compliant compost product
  6. Inform sales and operational staff members that product is suitable for sale and/or preparation of value-added products
Inspect and assess finished compost for compliance with enterprise product requirements

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Report faults or variations

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Reprocess non-compliant product with necessary adjustments

Completed
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Confirm compliance of compost batch with product requirements

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Complete batch documentation for compliant compost product

Completed
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Inform sales and operational staff members that product is suitable for sale and/or preparation of value-added products

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Clean up area

  1. Clean loading-shifting machinery and other processing equipment
  2. Clear away raw materials and finished compost products to designated areas and clean processing site
Clean loading-shifting machinery and other processing equipment

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Clear away raw materials and finished compost products to designated areas and clean processing site

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Organise for processing

1.1 Review job sheet to identify all processing requirements

1.2 Check machinery, equipment and materials for serviceability and safe operation

1.3 Identify and assess workplace hazards and take action to minimise risk to self and others

2. Prepare raw materials and compost the feedstock mixture

2.1 Identify, collect and check raw materials and additives for physical contamination

2.2 Confirm composting technology and methods to be used as appropriate to raw material types and enterprise product requirements

2.3 Pre-process raw materials into suitable forms for composting

2.4 Mix pre-processed raw materials into suitable feedstock mixtures for composting

2.5 Handle feedstock mixtures for composting according to technology, appropriate method and industry best practice

2.6 Assign batch numbers or codes and create batch documentation to enable tracking of batch

3. Monitor composting process

3.1 Monitor composting batch by observing and using field testing equipment

3.2 Maintain processing and operations records for process control and to track batch through the compost production cycle

3.3 Report to supervisor faults or variations observed at any stage of the process and take remedial action to maintain effective and consistent compost production

4. Conduct quality control inspection

4.1 Inspect and assess finished compost for compliance with enterprise product requirements

4.2 Report faults or variations

4.3 Reprocess non-compliant product with necessary adjustments

4.4 Confirm compliance of compost batch with product requirements

4.5 Complete batch documentation for compliant compost product

4.6 Inform sales and operational staff members that product is suitable for sale and/or preparation of value-added products

5. Clean up area

5.1 Clean loading-shifting machinery and other processing equipment

5.2 Clear away raw materials and finished compost products to designated areas and clean processing site

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Organise for processing

1.1 Review job sheet to identify all processing requirements

1.2 Check machinery, equipment and materials for serviceability and safe operation

1.3 Identify and assess workplace hazards and take action to minimise risk to self and others

2. Prepare raw materials and compost the feedstock mixture

2.1 Identify, collect and check raw materials and additives for physical contamination

2.2 Confirm composting technology and methods to be used as appropriate to raw material types and enterprise product requirements

2.3 Pre-process raw materials into suitable forms for composting

2.4 Mix pre-processed raw materials into suitable feedstock mixtures for composting

2.5 Handle feedstock mixtures for composting according to technology, appropriate method and industry best practice

2.6 Assign batch numbers or codes and create batch documentation to enable tracking of batch

3. Monitor composting process

3.1 Monitor composting batch by observing and using field testing equipment

3.2 Maintain processing and operations records for process control and to track batch through the compost production cycle

3.3 Report to supervisor faults or variations observed at any stage of the process and take remedial action to maintain effective and consistent compost production

4. Conduct quality control inspection

4.1 Inspect and assess finished compost for compliance with enterprise product requirements

4.2 Report faults or variations

4.3 Reprocess non-compliant product with necessary adjustments

4.4 Confirm compliance of compost batch with product requirements

4.5 Complete batch documentation for compliant compost product

4.6 Inform sales and operational staff members that product is suitable for sale and/or preparation of value-added products

5. Clean up area

5.1 Clean loading-shifting machinery and other processing equipment

5.2 Clear away raw materials and finished compost products to designated areas and clean processing site

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

conduct and interpret basic field test results to confirm effective processing and define intervention required to rectify composting processes

establish and maintain appropriate compost batch documentation accurately and promptly

prepare batches for composting according to defined compost recipes

prepare raw materials for composting according to enterprise product requirements

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices for preparing composting raw materials

Australian composting standards

batch documentation techniques

characteristics of a range of raw materials

compost production cycle

compost quality standards

fundamental characteristics of compost quality

key process control stages critical to consistent compost production

overview of systems and technologies used in compost production

principles of commercial compost production

range and characteristics of categories of compost product

steps in pre-processing compost materials

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