Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to remove and dispose of a condemned carcase from a work area.

This unit is applicable to workers at abattoirs (stock handlers and slaughter personnel), knackeries or game processing establishments required to dispose of condemned carcases.

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 processing standards and regulations.

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil.

Unit Sector

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

Unit Mapping Information

This unit is equivalent to MTMP2171C Dispose of condemned carcase

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

The candidate must remove and dispose of at least one condemned carcase from a work area.

The candidate must:

• dispose of condemned carcase to workplace and regulatory requirements
• handle condemned carcases in accordance with workplace health and safety, and hygiene and sanitation requirements
• operate manual and mechanical handling equipment safely
• process condemned carcases to regulatory requirements.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

• regulatory requirements covering the processing of condemned carcases
• safe operation of manual and mechanical handling equipment related to disposing of condemned carcase
• workplace health and safety risks associated with handling condemned carcases and the preventative measures.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be conducted in an operating abattoir, knackery or game processing establishment.

Competency must be demonstrated 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.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7