Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release |
TP Version |
Comment |
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1 |
AMPv2.0 |
Initial release |
Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to clean and sanitise a boning room. It deals with the skills and knowledge required to operate, strip down and clean all the mechanical aids in the boning room (e.g. packing machinery, conveyors, elevators, scales, recording and labelling machines). It also involves the operation of high pressure cleaning equipment and the use of approved cleaning chemicals in the plant.
This unit is applicable to workers cleaning boning rooms after production has finished. The boning rooms may be attached to abattoirs or in smallgoods plants or part of food services, game processing or wholesaling operations.
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.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil.
Unit Sector
Elements and Performance Criteria
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Element |
Performance criteria |
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Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1. Clean boning room |
1.1 Clean boning room in accordance with cleaning schedule and work instructions 1.2 Undertake cleaning procedures to minimise condensation 1.3 Use cleaning chemicals in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and workplace health and safety requirements 1.4 Identify major areas of contamination 1.5 Ensure cleaning procedures meet pre-operational hygiene requirements 1.6 Ensure surfaces are left free of excess moisture |
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2. Clean boning room machinery |
2.1 Isolate machinery in accordance with workplace requirements 2.2 Clean boning room packing machinery in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer specifications 2.3 Isolate and clean conveyers and elevators 2.4 Clean electronic scales, recording and labelling machines in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications |
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range of Conditions
Unit Mapping Information
This unit is equivalent to MTMP2197C Clean after operations – boning room.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7
