AHCPLY208 — Collect and pack eggs for human consumption

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What an assessment for AHCPLY208 must cover

58 assessable components: 4 elements (23 performance criteria), 20 performance evidence and 12 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 Prepare for work

1.1Confirm and follow personal hygiene and other biosecurity procedures that apply to entering and working on a poultry farm or facility
1.2Identify health and safety hazards, assess risks, and control and/or report risks for collecting, packing and storing eggs
1.3Select and fit appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required for the tasks for collecting, packing and storing eggs
1.4Check work area and equipment are clean and ready for operation

2 Collect eggs

2.1Ensure that nests and egg conveyors are free of obstructions according to enterprise food safety and animal welfare procedures
2.2Collect eggs by placing eggs onto trays with pointed end down
2.3Operate egg handling equipment and control flow of eggs to match handling rate according to enterprise procedures
2.4Remove heavily marked, dirty, cracked, leaking eggs or weak-shelled eggs manually or mechanically according to food safety requirements

3 Pack and store eggs

3.1Pack eggs to be sold for human consumption, keeping production categories separate, and wrap pallets as required ready for transport
3.2Label packed eggs, pallets and other packaging according to enterprise requirements
3.3Check cool room temperature and humidity, and adjust if required
3.4Transfer eggs to cool room or grading floor
3.5Complete records and report issues promptly

4 Clean and/or sanitise work areas and equipment

4.1Identify health and safety hazards, assess risks, and control and/or report risks related to cleaning and/or sanitising
4.2Select and fit appropriate PPE required for cleaning and sanitising
4.3Measure chemicals and prepare cleaning fluids safely according to supplier instructions and enterprise procedures
4.4Check and prepare cleaning equipment
4.5Clean and/or sanitise egg conveyors, cool room, all equipment and work areas
4.6Control pests in egg collection, packing and storage areas
4.7Take swab samples of work and/or egg surfaces for testing if required
4.8Process eggs not for retail sale according to enterprise requirements
4.9Remove and dispose of waste according to enterprise biosecurity and environmental procedures
4.10Complete records and report issues promptly

Performance evidence

safely and efficiently collected and packed at least two different batches of eggs to be sold for human consumption. Each batch must include at least 30 eggs.
For each batch, the individual must have, according to enterprise requirements:
confirmed and applied enterprise health and safety, food safety, biosecurity and environmental protection procedures related to handling, processing and storing eggs
followed personal hygiene requirements
identified at least two health and safety hazards, and assessed and controlled and/or reported associated risks
selected, checked and correctly fitted appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
ensured nests and egg conveyors are free from obstructions
matched egg collection equipment flow rate to handling rate
removed eggs that do not meet quality requirements, including cracked, leaking, weak-shelled or dirty eggs
placed eggs on trays pointed end down
correctly packed and labelled eggs
transferred and/or stored eggs in cool room
safely handled and mixed cleaning products and prepared cleaning equipment
cleaned and/or sanitised work areas and equipment, including: egg collection shed or facility, egg collection and packing equipment, including conveyors, cool room surfaces.
For at least one batch, the individual must also have, according to enterprise procedures:
correctly operated egg storage facility or cool room
checked work area for pests and implemented at least two appropriate control measures
processed eggs not for retail sale
removed and disposed of waste
accurately completed records and reported issues.

Knowledge evidence

key features of state/territory legislation, regulations and codes of practice for worker health and safety, food safety, biosecurity and environmental protection that apply to working with poultry and collecting and packing eggs to be sold for human consumption
enterprise procedures and requirements for worker health and safety, biosecurity and environmental protection that apply to working with poultry and collecting and packing eggs to be sold for human consumption
industry standards and codes of practice, and enterprise procedures for collecting, handling, sorting, packing and storing eggs to be sold for human consumption
commonly used methods of pest and vermin control in egg production
relevant documentation and records that are required
types, uses, cleaning, maintenance and servicing of machinery and equipment used to collect, sort, label, pack, transport and store eggs sold for human consumption
criteria for sorting and determining eggs that are unfit for retail sale
temperature, humidity, cleaning and operation for cool rooms
procedures for handling, measurement and use of cleaning chemicals, disinfectants and sanitisers
procedures for taking and handling swabs and egg samples for testing
enterprise procedures for disposal and management of waste, including biosecurity and environmental requirements
enterprise documentation, records and reports required for collection, processing, packing and storage of eggs to be sold for human consumption.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret key information from enterprise biosecurity procedures and equipment cleaning and operation instructions
Writing: Use industry terminology to record information about eggs
Numeracy: Measure and calculate quantity, time, weight, temperature, volume and ratio Read and monitor gauges and scales Identify grades of eggs by size (small, medium, large)

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What does an assessment tool for AHCPLY208 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCPLY208 needs to address all 58 unit components: 4 elements with 23 performance criteria, 20 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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