Elements and Performance Criteria
- Sample grain for testing
- Select, fit and use personal protective equipment according to work health and safety and food safety requirements
- Take representative samples of grain for testing according to workplace procedures and food safety requirements
- Prepare samples for despatch, including labelling and packaging according to food safety and workplace requirements
- Move grain into and out of storage
- Identify grain for handling and storage according to food safety and workplace requirements
- Select appropriate silo types and handling equipment for various grains in relation to their storage characteristics and flow properties
- Conduct pre-start checks on machinery and equipment used for grain storage and transfers
- Start, operate, monitor and adjust process equipment
- Segregate grain according to type, variety and quality characteristics and keep appropriate records
- Take steps to minimise pest infestation according to work health and safety and food safety requirements
- Move grain safely into and out of storage according to work health and safety and food safety requirements
- Check grain regularly during movement for contamination according to work health and safety and food safety requirements
- Clean storage and handling equipment thoroughly after emptying according to food safety requirements
- Dismantle temporary storages according to work health and safety and food safety requirements
- Implement suitable measures to minimise the effect of desiccant dusts on the flow properties of grain
- Shut down the grain cleaning process