Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection duties on camels in a slaughtering establishment processing in accordance with the Australian Standard.

This unit is applicable to those who will seek employment and registration as a meat inspector in either the domestic or export processing sectors.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.

No 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

The prerequisite units of competency for this unit are:

• AMPX209 Sharpen knives
• AMPA3002 Handle animals humanely while conducting ante-mortem inspection

Unit Sector

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.

Unit Mapping Information

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

Candidates must perform ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of camels to Australian Standards and other relevant regulatory requirements in a workplace environment under normal operating conditions.

The candidate must:

• identify the organs, skeletal structure and elements of the lymphatic, circulatory, digestive, urinary, nervous and respiratory systems relevant to meat inspection duties
• perform ante-mortem inspection to Australian Standards and other relevant regulatory requirements
• identify common diseases and conditions in camels seen at ante mortem inspection
• describe appropriate dispositions for common diseases and conditions in camels
• identify major emergency or notifiable diseases
• demonstrate procedures for humane handling of livestock
• identify suspect animals that may be suffering from a notifiable disease on ante-mortem examination according to Australian Standards
• make disposition according to workplace and regulatory requirements
• report notifiable diseases promptly and accurately according to regulatory requirements
• perform post-mortem inspection in accordance with the Australian Standard and, where relevant, other importing country requirements
• identify common diseases and conditions found at post-mortem
• describe appropriate dispositions for common diseases and conditions in camels
• treat carcases and offal in accordance with the Australian Standard and/or importing country requirements
• monitor stunning in order to detect, assess and report animal welfare issues
• follow safe work practices as laid down in work place requirements
• take and dispatch samples for mandated testing
• treat carcases being held for test results in accordance with regulatory or importing country requirements
• perform inspection duties in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements.

Knowledge Evidence

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

• the physiology and anatomy of camels
• the Australian Standard procedures for the post and ante mortem inspection of camels
• additional inspection procedures relevant to the plant where assessment of the trainee is taking place
• the potential impact of emergency diseases
• common diseases and their symptoms as seen at ante and post-mortem inspection
• humane and efficient slaughtering techniques
• procedures for retaining carcases
• carcase sampling and testing
• workplace health and safety hazards and work place requirements
• principles and procedures for humane handling of camels
• regulatory requirements for suspect camels, hygiene and sanitation standards, and workplace standards associated with ante-mortem inspection
• segregation requirements for suspect animals
• steps and procedures for humane destruction, emergency and suspect kills
• steps in ante-mortem inspection and recognise abnormal conditions
• symptoms of major emergency or notifiable diseases
• regulatory requirements associated with emergency or notifiable diseases
• the relevant registration processes and procedures for meat inspectors at their specific plant.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment of ante and post-mortem inspection must be conducted in a slaughtering establishment and assessment of post mortem inspection must be at chain speed.

As a minimum, assessment must consist of the following three forms of assessment:

• a workplace referee report which documents at least 10 practice ante-mortem inspections and 100 hours of post-mortem inspection practice on the chain under the supervision of a qualified meat inspector or on plant veterinary officer (note that this may be reduced to 50 hours if this is the second post-mortem inspection unit selected). The candidate must diarise the practice including the number of livestock / carcases inspected and conditions detected and this has to be verified by a workplace supervisor or mentor.
• knowledge test which must include an assessment of the candidates knowledge of common diseases and conditions as well as emergency and notifiable diseases
• on-the-job assessment with assessor observation.

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7