Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform post mortem inspection duties on wild game, such as kangaroos, wallabies, wild boar and possums, in a processing establishment operating 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 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

AMPX209 Sharpen Knives

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 MTMP411B Inspect wild game meat.

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

Candidates must perform post-mortem inspection of wild game carcases 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 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 the symptoms of emergency and notifiable diseases found at post mortem
• make correct dispositions for the common, emergency and notifiable diseases and conditions in accordance with the Australian Standard
• treat carcases and offal in accordance with the Australian Standard and/or importing country requirements
• monitor restraint, stunning and bleeding in order to detect, assess and report animal welfare issues
• 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 wild game
• the Australian Standard procedures for the post mortem inspection of wild game
• additional inspection procedures relevant to the plant where assessment of the trainee is taking place
• humane and efficient slaughtering techniques including restraint, stunning and bleeding
• procedures for retaining carcases
• carcase sampling and testing
• workplace health and safety hazards and work place requirements
• role of equipment for meeting hygiene and sanitation and workplace requirements
• correct technique for incision of parts and organs
• procedures for disposal of condemned carcase
• procedures for identifying, collecting and submitting specimens
• symptoms of common diseases and 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 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 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 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 Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7