Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work safely in a meat establishment.
This unit is applicable to workers in abattoirs, knackeries, boning rooms, game processing plants, smallgoods plants, food services operations, wholesalers and meat retail premises.
This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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. Understand and fulfil workplace health and safety responsibilities | 1.1 Meet workplace health and safety responsibilities according to regulatory and workplace requirements 1.2 Recognise and explain workplace health and safety responsibilities of key personnel |
2. Follow workplace workplace health and safety policies and procedures | 2.1 Follow workplace health and safety policies, procedures and programs 2.2 Use, maintain and store Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as appropriate |
3. Follow legal provisions related to workplace health and safety | 3.1 Follow relevant provisions of workplace health and safety legislation and codes of practice |
4. Contribute to workplace health and safety | 4.1 Raise workplace health and safety issues with designated personnel in accordance with workplace requirements and relevant legislation 4.2 Contribute to WHS through participation appropriate to the scope of own responsibilities and competencies |
5. Follow workplace requirements for hazard identification and risk control | 5.1 Recognise and report hazards to health and safety in the work area to designated personnel according to workplace requirements 5.2 Follow workplace requirements for controlling risks to health and safety |
6. Follow emergency procedures | 6.1 Follow emergency procedures according to workplace requirements 6.2 Follow reporting procedures for emergencies according to workplace requirements |
7. Operate machinery safely | 7.1 Operate machinery according to safe work practices and procedures 7.2 Operate and maintain machinery according to manufacturer specifications and workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must be observed consistently complying with workplace health and safety requirements in the workplace under normal production conditions.
The candidate must:
work safely as an individual and as a member of a team
explain and report on workplace health and safety issues
demonstrate safe work practices in all worksite activities
follow workplace health and safety policies and procedures
identify and apply relevant regulatory requirements as applicable
identify and follow emergency procedures, including evacuation procedures, according to workplace requirements
identify workplace health and safety hazards especially slips, falls and manual handling
list hazards at the work site and control measures that have been implemented
outline and observe own workplace health and safety legal responsibilities
outline the employer's workplace health and safety legal requirements
seek advice from more experienced colleagues or from manuals in order to operate new machinery and equipment safely
use relevant communication skills
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
use, maintenance and storage of PPE required for different areas of the worksite, according to workplace requirements and manufacturer specifications
ways of minimising manual handling hazards
safe operating procedures for machinery at own work station
procedures for reporting accidents at the work site
functions of workplace health and safety committees and representatives at the work site
PPE that must be worn for different areas at the work site
process for making suggestions for improvement
Assessment Conditions
As a minimum, the following three forms of evidence must be used:
quiz of underpinning knowledge
workplace demonstration
workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time
Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.