AHCPHT316 — Supervise mushroom substrate preparation

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What an assessment for AHCPHT316 must cover

36 assessable components: 3 elements (15 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 Confirm requirements for mushroom substrate preparation

1.1Obtain details of required quantities of substrate, dates and times to be achieved for each stage of the process, and inform work team
1.2Determine availability, quality, serviceability and cleanliness of resources required for mushroom substrate preparation
1.3Identify and apply site quarantine protocols, workplace and personal hygiene requirements, and food safety requirements for substrate preparation
1.4Identify potential hazards and risks and implement safe working practices to manage risks
1.5Identify environmental and biosecurity implications associated with substrate preparation, and undertake activities to minimise impact

2 Monitor mushroom substrate preparation process

2.1Monitor mushroom substrate preparation processes
2.2Take samples of materials and outputs according to workplace procedures
2.3Monitor and position probes to ensure representative readings
2.4Record production information required for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
2.5Report faults or variations from required settings or workplace quality standards
2.6Monitor compost, rooms and work areas for the presence of pests, and take remedial action according to workplace procedures

3 Finalise mushroom substrate preparation process

3.1Monitor clean-up activities at the end of each process stage
3.2Perform routine preventative maintenance, and report faults according to workplace procedures
3.3Clean and store tools and equipment according to workplace requirements
3.4Record substrate preparation activities according to workplace requirements

Performance evidence

organised and communicated mushroom substrate preparation process
maintained site quarantine protocols, and workplace and personal hygiene
applied workplace health and safety requirements
minimised environmental and biosecurity impacts associated with mushroom substrate preparation
coordinated substrate preparation activities so that standards relating to productivity, workflow requirements, workplace procedures and quality are met
recorded and reported production information and substrate preparation activities
observed and reported non-compliance with workplace quality standards
reported routine preventative maintenance faults

Knowledge evidence

principles and practices for supervising mushroom substrate preparation, including:
hazard and critical control points, quality systems, emergency procedures, organisational structure and workplace communication channels and protocols
casing function, application, required depth and required surface structure
impact on mushroom production cycle of deviations of mushroom substrate quality from workplace standards for substrate
overview of mushroom production cycle
overview of Phase I and Phase II substrate production
food safety standards, legislation and industry codes of practice relevant to mushroom substrate preparation
site quarantine protocols
workplace requirements applicable to health and safety in the workplace for mushroom substrate preparation
industry and workplace environmental and biosecurity procedures applicable to mushroom substrate preparation

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret textual information from a range of sources to identify relevant and key information about mushroom substrate preparation
Writing: Use clear language, accurate industry terminology and logical structure to record production information and substrate preparation activity
Oral communication: Use clear language to inform work team of substrate preparation activity and report faults or variations from required settings and workplace quality standards, and report routine preventative maintenance faults

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What does an assessment tool for AHCPHT316 need to cover?

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