Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to inspect the hindquarter of the carcase and remove contamination.

This unit is applicable to workers trimming carcases to remove contamination on slaughter floors and in boning rooms, chillers and game processing establishments.

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

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 MTMP2054C Inspect hindquarter and remove contamination.

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 inspect the hindquarter of the carcase and remove contamination.

The candidate must:

• trim a hindquarter to remove contamination according to work instructions, hygiene and sanitation, and workplace health and safety requirements
• use communication skills relevant to work instructions

Knowledge Evidence

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

• hygiene and sanitation requirements related to inspecting the hindquarter and removing contamination
• workplace health and safety requirements related to inspecting the hindquarter and removing contamination
• relevant regulatory requirements
• sources of contamination and cross-contamination in trimming
• steps involved in scanning the carcase

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.

Competency must be demonstrated at normal chain speed.

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