Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to clear the brisket area either mechanically or manually.
This unit is applicable to slaughter floors and knackeries where brisket wool is removed manually.
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.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Skin brisket | 1.1 Clear brisket in accordance with workplace requirements 1.2 Clear brisket in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements 1.3 Clear brisket in accordance with hygiene and sanitation requirements 1.4 Remove pelt cleanly without damage to the carcase 1.5 Remove brisket piece without contamination of carcase 1.6 Dispose of waste pelt in accordance with workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must clear the brisket area mechanically and manually.
The candidate must:
clear the brisket area in accordance with work instructions, hygiene and sanitation and workplace health and safety requirements
remove pelt cleanly without damage to the carcase
remove brisket piece without contamination of carcase
maintain brisket rollers (where used)
dispose of waste in accordance with workplace requirements
keep work area clean and tidy
apply relevant regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
the maintenance requirements for brisket rollers
the workplace health and safety hazards associated with the brisket roller
the purpose of the brisket roller
the results of contamination and workplace requirements for reporting contamination
the workplace requirements associated with clearing the brisket
relevant regulatory requirements
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.
Competency must be demonstrated at 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.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.