Unit of competency Outline

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Monitor product to be sent to rendering

Monitor product to be sent to rendering

Unit of competency
National Code
AMPX316
State Code
OCS10
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
18/12/2020
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/05/2021
Field of Education
030307 - Food Processing Technology
Original Release Date
21/05/2021
Nominal Hours
20
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to check and remove foreign matter from processing by-products intended to be sent to rendering.The unit applies to individuals in a food processing premises who have responsibility for ensuring that processing by-products to be sent to rendering meet the renderer's specifications. They follow a monitoring schedule and may be required to either personally remove or arrange for the removal of identified foreign matter.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare for monitoring
  • 1.1 Identify specifications for by-products raw material acceptable for rendering
  • 1.2 Identify potential sources and causes of contamination from foreign matter, and identify workplace control measures
  • 1.3 Review feedback and guidelines from renderer on previous shipments, where applicable
  • 1.4 Identify and confirm monitoring schedule requirements
2. Monitor product to be sent to rendering
  • 2.1 Conduct visual checks to identify the presence of foreign matter
  • 2.2 Use available technologies to detect foreign matter, where applicable
  • 2.3 Reduce presence of foreign matter by removing any detected foreign matter
  • 2.4 Monitor product temperature, storage, handling and hygiene requirements and make adjustments or report according to workplace requirements
  • 2.5 Dispose of foreign matter waste product according to workplace procedures
  • 2.6 Record findings of foreign matter according to workplace requirements
3. Implement improvement process
  • 3.1 Assess causes of the presence of foreign matter in raw material for rendering
  • 3.2 Identify strategy to improve performance in reducing incidents of foreign matter in raw materials
  • 3.3 Implement and assess effectiveness of improvement strategy
  • 3.4 Report overall performance to relevant personnel
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