Application
Inspection of containers and trucks prior to the transport of meat products is a mandatory requirement and is undertaken by meat safety and/or Quality Assurance (QA) officers. |
Prerequisites
Nil | ||
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Inspect meat transport container or vehicle | 1.1. Regulatory and workplace requirements for vehicles and containers are identified. 1.2. Sources of potential contamination are identified and explained. 1.3. Meat transport vehicle or container is inspected for compliance with licensing requirements. 1.4. Meat transport vehicle or container is inspected for compliance with regulatory and workplace requirements. 1.5. Corrective action is taken if vehicles or containers do not meet workplace or regulatory requirements. 1.6. Reports are completed to workplace requirements. |
Required Skills
Required skills |
Ability to: apply mathematical applications where relevant complete literacy and numeracy tasks to a standard required in the workplace work effectively as an individual and as part of a team follow enterprise and regulatory inspection procedures for meat transport vehicles identify non-conformance in hygiene and sanitation, Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) and licensing requirements prepare reports clearly and concisely in standard formats take action to improve own work performance as a result of self-evaluation, feedback from others, or in response to changed work practices or technology take corrective action if vehicle or container does not meet workplace or regulatory requirements |
Required knowledge |
Knowledge of: potential sources of contamination regulatory and enterprise hygiene and sanitation requirements related to inspection of meat transport vehicles or containers licensing and registration requirements for meat transport vehicles |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | The meat industry has specific and clear requirements for evidence. A minimum of three forms of evidence is required to demonstrate competency in the meat industry. This is specifically designed to provide evidence that covers the demonstration in the workplace of all aspects of competency over time. These requirements are in addition to the requirements for valid, current, authentic and sufficient evidence. Three forms of evidence means three different kinds of evidence - not three pieces of the same kind. In practice it will mean that most of the unit is covered twice. This increases the legitimacy of the evidence. All assessment must be conducted against Australian meat industry standards and regulations. |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Candidates must be able to implement current regulatory requirements. |
Context of, and specific resources for assessment | Assessment has to utilise actual containers or vehicles for inspection activities. |
Method of assessment | Recommended methods of assessment are: assignment quiz of underpinning knowledge verified work log or diary workplace demonstration of competency for the assessor workplace project workplace referee or third party report of performance over time. Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander, gender, or language backgrounds other than English. Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role. |
Guidance information for assessment | A current list of resources for this unit of competency is available from MINTRAC www.mintrac.com.au or telephone 1800 817 462. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
Types of container or vehicle may include those used in transport by: | air rail ship truck. |
Regulatory requirements may include: | Export Control Act hygiene and sanitation requirements relevant Australian Standards relevant regulations requirements set out in AS 4696:2007 Australian Standard for Hygienic Production and Transportation of Meat and Meat Products for Human Consumption state and territory regulations regarding meat processing. |
Workplace requirements may include: | enterprise-specific procedures OH&S requirements QA requirements Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) the ability to perform the task to production requirements work instructions. |
Reports may be: | diagrammatic, sketch, tabular, graphic prepared using information and mathematical data from a range of sources presented in writing and in standard formats presented orally. |
Mathematical applications may: | include calculation, estimation, collation and recording of data involve the use of a calculator or other electronic aid relate to percentages, decimal numbers, time, temperature, humidity, quantity, frequency, ratio, viscosity and density. |
Literacy and numeracytasks include: | accurate transcription and collation of data from a variety of sources recognition and interpretation of signs, symbols, codes, numbers. |
OH&S requirements may include: | enterprise OH&S policies, procedures and programs OH&S legal requirements Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which may include: coats and aprons ear plugs or muffs eye and facial protection head-wear lifting assistance mesh aprons protective boot covers protective hand and arm covering protective head and hair covering uniforms waterproof clothing work, safety or waterproof footwear requirements set out in standards and codes of practice. |
Sectors
Unit sector |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Not Applicable