Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to process slinks and package the by-products (e.g. foetal blood).
This unit is applicable to processing workers who process bovine foetus to recover blood and/or other by-products.
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. Process slink | 1.1 Collect slinks in accordance with workplace requirements |
2. Process slink into by-products | 2.1 Separate by-products for further processing according to workplace requirements 2.2 Process by-products for storage and packing according to workplace requirements 2.3 Process by-products according to workplace health and safety requirements |
3. Package slink by-products | 3.1 Package by-products for effective storage according to workplace requirements 3.2 Accurately label by-products in preparation for storage or distribution according to customer specifications and workplace requirements 3.3 Package by-products according to workplace health and safety requirements |
4. Store by-products | 4.1 Store by-products effectively to preserve product quality according to workplace requirements 4.2 Store by-products according to workplace health and safety requirements |
5. Dispose of slink carcase | 5.1 Dispose of slink carcase and other wastes according to workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must process slinks and package the by-products.
The candidate must:
use vacuum pumps to recover blood (where applicable)
process slink by-products in accordance with workplace requirements and customer specifications
process slink by-products to workplace health and safety requirements
pack and store slink by-products to workplace requirements
apply relevant regulatory requirements
use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
methods of packaging slink by-products for effective storage to meet workplace requirements and customer specifications
packaging and labelling requirements for slink by-products to meet customer specifications and workplace requirements
procedures for processing slink by-products
storage requirements
uses of slink by-products
correct disposal of slink
workplace health and safety requirements for processing slink
workplace health and safety hazards related to processing slink by-products
relevant regulatory requirements
Assessment Conditions
Competency must be demonstrated under normal production conditions.
Assessment must be conducted in a slink room in a meat processing plant.
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.