AHCCOM206Recognise raw materials, production processes and products on a composting site

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What an assessment for AHCCOM206 must cover

39 assessable components: 4 elements (21 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Recognise, handle and locate raw materials on site

  • 1.1Recognise potential of raw material to compost
  • 1.2Compare characteristics of raw materials with site operating guidelines
  • 1.3Recognise potential hazards handling raw materials
  • 1.4Confirm initial handling requirements, stockpiling location and arrangement from site operating guidelines
  • 1.5Identify and record contaminants in raw materials
  • 1.6Confirm physical contaminant handling, stockpiling location and arrangement from site operating guidelines

2 Recognise and locate key processes and technologies

  • 2.1Confirm composting technologies and methods, key process control steps and locations from site map
  • 2.2Identify windrows or vessels by batch or code numbers
  • 2.3Confirm machinery, plant and equipment from site operating guidelines

3 Recognise, handle and locate compost and other products on site

  • 3.1Identify and recognise intended use of compost products
  • 3.2Compare site operating guidelines with the handling risks and contaminants that characterise different products
  • 3.3Recognise potential hazards in handling products
  • 3.4Confirm handling requirements, stockpiling location and arrangement from site operating guidelines
  • 3.5Recognise and avoid potential for contamination of products
  • 3.6Match batching sheets or other product formulas to end product
  • 3.7Identify and report contaminants present in products
  • 3.8Identify physical contaminant handling, stockpiling location and arrangement on site

4 Identify and carry out site maintenance requirements

  • 4.1Identify and undertake site maintenance requirements
  • 4.2Identify traffic access routes and traffic and pedestrian safety rules from site operating plan
  • 4.3Maintain vehicle access routes
  • 4.4Identify and maintain machinery and site security requirements

Performance evidence

  • identified, confirmed, located, handled and maintained raw materials, products and physical contaminants on site
  • implemented site machinery and traffic management plans
  • maintained site and machinery security requirements
  • maintained site arrangement and segregation of materials and products to avoid contamination
  • read and followed batch numbers and codes, and site operating plan
  • recognised and located key process control stages of production cycle and associated machinery on site

Knowledge evidence

  • principles and practices for raw material recognition used for composting
  • characteristics of a range of raw materials used in composting
  • company policies and procedures, including workplace health and safety requirements
  • key process control stages critical to consistent quality in compost production
  • overview of systems, machinery and technologies used in compost production for workplace
  • machinery and equipment maintenance
  • range and characteristics of compost product and output
  • safety risks associated with vehicles and machinery movement on site
  • safety risks to self and product posed by contaminants in raw materials and products
  • standard operating procedures to minimise risk associated with handling raw materials and products

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret, consolidate, check and comply with actions specified in operational guidelines
  • Numeracy: Perform basic calculations when matching batch amounts with specified formulae

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What does an assessment tool for AHCCOM206 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCCOM206 needs to address all 39 unit components: 4 elements with 21 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 10 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for AHCCOM206?

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