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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Organise for value-added product preparation
   • Review job sheet or work order to identify product requirements
   • Organise equipment required for product preparation
   • Identify workplace hazards and environmental implications and assess and manage risk
2. Prepare value-added products
   • Confirm compost and product additives against job sheet
   • Measure and transport compost and additives to preparation area
   • Monitor and check compost and additives against specifications and identify and report variations or non-conformances
   • Blend and process compost, materials and other additives
   • Clean machinery and site to avoid contamination between batches
3. Conduct quality inspection and readiness for sale
   • Inspect and check product for compliance with job sheet and product requirements
   • Document product details accurately and promptly
   • Transport product to holding bay and confirm quantity of product
   • Label product according to regulatory and customer requirements
   • Release product for dispatch

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify value-added product requirements

interpret batch sheets and follow enterprise production procedures

prepare batches of value-added product according to defined batch recipes and methods

recognise value-added products and their characteristics

recognise, quantify and handle products

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices for preparing value added compost based products

Australian standards for products

common product contaminants

enterprise product specifications and standards

environmental license requirements, aspects and management measures associated with operation of machinery and equipment

hazards in handling materials and additives and appropriate risk control measures

identification of contaminants

legislation, regulations and codes of practice with regard to licensing, roads and traffic requirements

legislation, regulations and codes of practice with regard to workplace health and safety and use and control of hazardous substances

operating principles and methods for plant and machinery

potential risks and hazards associated with operation of machinery and equipment

procedures for cleaning, securing and storing machinery, equipment and materials

product types and characteristics

raw materials, compost and additives commonly used to manufacture value-added products

value-added product types and characteristics

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