Assessment Requirements for AMPA2082 Wash head

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for AMPA2082 Wash head

Modification History

Release	TP Version	Comment
1	AMPv2.0	Initial release

Performance Evidence

The candidate must wash a head by flushing and hosing after removal from the carcase.

The candidate must:

work cleanly to avoid the risks of contamination of head meat

identify types of visible contamination on heads

flush head and all head cavities to workplace health and safety requirements

sterilise equipment to workplace requirements

place head on the rail or hook in the same sequence as the carcase on the chain, ensuring that heads do not touch

apply relevant regulatory requirements

Knowledge Evidence

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

hygiene and sanitation requirements related to washing head

workplace health and safety requirements related to washing head

purpose of washing head

workplace requirements related to head washing

relevant regulatory requirements

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be conducted in an operating meat processing plant.

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