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Recognise mill operations and technologies

Recognise mill operations and technologies

Unit of competency
National Code
FBPGRA2002
State Code
BBH21
TGA Status
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
23/01/2018
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
27/07/2018
Field of Education
030307 - Food Processing Technology
Original Release Date
27/07/2018
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to identify mill operations and technologies in a stockfeed mill.The unit applies to production operators who are required to recognise and work safely and effectively with stockfeed milling materials, equipment, processes and common risks. All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, in accordance with State/Territory work health and safety, and food safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Locate stockfeed mill departments, walkways, storage and assembly areas
  • 1.1 Identify raw materials receival and storage areas in mill
  • 1.2 Identify control rooms and other main operator stations in mill
  • 1.3 Identify milling, batch and mixing, pelletising, liquid, mash and block stockfeed production areas
  • 1.4 Identify additive storage in mill
  • 1.5 Locate support services, including maintenance, administration, laboratory and quality assurance, and information technology departments in mill
  • 1.6 Locate finished products storage and despatch areas in mill
  • 1.7 Locate walkways and emergency assembly areas in mill
2. Recognise stages of the mill production process
  • 2.1 Identify main raw materials and source in mill production process
  • 2.2 Identify receival processes, including weighing, volume and quality checks
  • 2.3 Identify milling process in mill production
  • 2.4 Identify batching and mixing processes, including recipe, micronutrients and additives
  • 2.5 Identify post-mixing processes, including pelletising, mashing, pressing and setting
  • 2.6 Locate labelling and packing operations in mill production
3. Identify range of stockfeeds, their purpose and target species
  • 3.1 Identify differences in pellet, mash, liquid and block stockfeeds
  • 3.2 Identify target species and animals for stockfeed mill products
  • 3.3 Recognise properties and benefits of stockfeed
4. Recognise main risks to stockfeed milling operations
  • 4.1 Locate dust control and dust control procedures
  • 4.2 Identify additives requiring special safety and handling procedures
  • 4.3 Locate typical pests and related pest control procedures
  • 4.4 Identify main risks to product quality, including contamination, incorrect recipe adherence, incorrect sequencing and product transference, and incorrect labelling and packaging
  • 4.5 Identify environmental procedures for mill operations
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D4551 FDFGR2002A Understand mill operations and technologies Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
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