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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. |
Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include: | biodiversity and genetically modified organisms biosecurity, translocation and quarantine Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) and other import requirements business or workplace operations, policies and practices correct marketing names and labelling ESD principles, environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control fisheries or aquaculture regulations, permits and licences food safety, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), hygiene and temperature control along chain of custody health and welfare of aquatic animals OHS hazard identification, risk assessment and control. |
OHS guidelines may include: | appropriate workplace provision of first aid kits and fire extinguishers clean, uncluttered, hygienic workplace codes of practice, regulations and/or guidance notes which may apply in a jurisdiction or industry sector enterprise-specific OHS procedures, policies or standards hazard and risk assessment of workplace, maintenance activities and control measures induction or training of staff, contractors and visitors in relevant OHS procedures and/or requirements to allow them to carry out their duties in a safe manner licensing for high risk activities, such as confined space entry and load-shifting equipment in some states and territories OHS training register safe lifting, carrying and handling techniques, including manual handling, and the handling and storage of hazardous substances safe systems and procedures for outdoor work, including protection from solar radiation, fall protection, confined space entry and the protection of people in the workplace systems and procedures for the safe maintenance of property, machinery and equipment, including hydraulics and exposed moving parts the appropriate use, maintenance and storage of PPE. |
Food safety and hygiene regulations and procedures may include: | Australian Shellfish Sanitation program display, packaging and sale of food, including seafood and aquatic products equipment design, use, cleaning and maintenance exporting requirements, including AQIS Export Control (Fish) orders handling and disposal of condemned or recalled seafood products HACCP and other risk minimisation systems location, construction and servicing of seafood premises people, product and place hygiene and sanitation requirements Primary Products Standard and the Australian Seafood Standard (voluntary) processing, further processing and preparation of food, including seafood and aquatic products product labelling, tracing and recall receipt, storage and transportation of food, including seafood and aquatic products requirements set out in Australian and New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) Food Standards Code temperature and contamination control along chain of custody. |
ESD principles may include: | applying animal welfare ethics and procedures controlling effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution controlling weeds, pests, predators and diseases, and stock health maintenance minimising noise, dust, light or odour emissions reducing energy use reducing live cultured or held organisms from escaping into environment undertaking environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control undertaking facility quarantine, biosecurity and translocation of livestock and genetic material using and recycling of water, and maintaining water quality. |
PPE may include: | buoyancy vest or personal floatation device (PFD) gloves, mitts or gauntlets, and protective hand and arm covering hard hat or protective head covering hearing protection (e.g. ear plugs and ear muffs) insulated protective clothing for freezers or chillers and refrigeration units non-slip and waterproof boots (gumboots) or other safety footwear personal locator beacon or Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) protective eyewear, glasses and face mask protective hair, beard and boot covers protective outdoor clothing for tropical conditions respirator or face mask safety harness sun protection (e.g. sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses) uniforms, overalls or protective clothing (e.g. mesh and waterproof aprons) waterproof clothing (e.g. wet weather gear and waders). |
Sorting area may include: | deck sorting table undercover or exposed. |
By-catch may be: | retained returned to sea. |
Grading may be according to: | enterprise and/or customer specifications size species quantity quality legislative requirements. |
Seafood product protective processes may include: | Antidot enterprise or food safety washing procedures Everfresh HQBacterol F metabisulphite salt. |
Scales may be: | electronic computerised manual. |
Enterprise specifications for packing, weighing, closing and labelling seafood products may include: | packing: bags cartons containers fish bins live tanks weighing: random or fixed weight net or gross weight legislated or enterprise tolerance range package closure methods: adhesive tape glue self-closing tabs strapping machine labelling requirements: additives cooked or raw placement product type product type species species stick on, stamped or marked temperature weight. |
Chilling or freezing area may be prepared for: | chilling: ice ice slurry refrigerated air refrigerated seawater (RSW) freezing: blast freezer cryogenic freezer immersion freezer plate freezer. |
Seafood products may include: | chilled or frozen products fish fillets gilled and gutted fish half shellfish head and gutted fish shellfish (live or dead) shellfish meat whole fish (live or dead). |
Unloading may: | be from a: chiller freezer RSW tank deck bin live tank be to a: freezer truck truck with fish bins live holding tank another vessel involve an unloading method, such as: booms, winches and cranes by hand conveyor belt pallets. |