AMPMGT609 — Manage effective operation of meat workplace cold chain and refrigeration systems
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What an assessment for AMPMGT609 must cover
62 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 14 performance evidence and 28 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 Assess workplace cold chain system requirements
- 1.1Analyse workplace goals, directions and forecasts, and determine the implications for cold chain requirements
- 1.2Document workplace refrigeration systems, cold chain, operations and technical support team activities
- 1.3Identify regulatory and customer requirements regarding operating and maintaining refrigeration systems
- 1.4Determine workplace requirements for accessing specialised refrigeration advice and expertise
- 1.5Determine optimum refrigeration requirements to maintain quality and safety of products
- 1.6Establish performance standards and targets, including those relating to food safety, cost, quality and waste
2 Manage and control cold chain systems
- 2.1Develop procedures for safely and hygienically operating and maintaining refrigeration or cold chain systems according to quality, food safety and manufacturer specifications, and customer and workplace requirements
- 2.2Prepare contingency plans and procedures for systems failure or overload, and convey to relevant personnel
- 2.3Prepare emergency procedures and plans, and incorporate into health and safety systems, procedures, training and work instructions
- 2.4Prepare strategies for communicating and resolving system problems and failures with stakeholders
3 Monitor refrigeration and cold chain system performance
- 3.1Determine and develop performance information requirements and data collection strategies
- 3.2Establish and maintain monitoring procedures for operating refrigeration or cold chain systems
- 3.3Investigate and report non-conformances, and implement corrective action
- 3.4Develop and implement preventative and control procedures to prevent future non-conformance
4 Improve refrigeration system performance
- 4.1Analyse and measure performance data against relevant performance standards, including product quality and cost requirements
- 4.2Calculate and monitor energy costs of refrigeration systems
- 4.3Develop and implement strategies to improve performance and minimise costs
- 4.4Include refrigeration system requirements in budgets and plans
Performance evidence
- assessed requirements for workplace refrigeration or cold chain systems in terms of workplace goals, directions and forecasts, detailed product knowledge and regulatory requirements
- analysed and presented complex concepts, technical information, mathematical information and other data in simple or complex formats
- completed hypothetical technical and financial modelling, calculations, interpretation or analysis
- developed and maintained the operating system
- prepared manuals and procedures for operating refrigeration systems, chillers and freezers according to hygiene, safety, quality and customer requirements, and determined corrective actions for systems variations and non-conformances
- identified key personnel for the resolution and communication of systems problems and failures
- maintained currency of knowledge through independent research or professional development
- maintained the quality of products in the cold chain by monitoring chillers or freezers and interpreting refrigeration data to maintain appropriate temperature or humidity for product types and quantities
- managed maintenance of workplace refrigeration systems, including the negotiation and preparation of maintenance schedules; monitoring repairs; conformance with regulatory and quality requirements; and replacement requirements
- managed refrigeration costs by monitoring the costs of refrigeration, including internal or external service models, maintenance costs, lost time costs, product losses and energy costs
- monitored and reported system performance, including setting performance standards and measures for refrigeration system that are consistent with workplace goals and products; analysing performance information; and making recommendations for systems improvement to include in workplace forward planning
- operated refrigeration or cold chain systems efficiently, including identifying and implementing strategies for reducing heat load in workplace chiller or freezer; minimising energy costs; maximising availability and minimising down time; maintaining temperatures according to quality and food safety requirements
- prepared safety procedures for chillers or refrigeration systems, including emergency plans and procedures for incidents and accidents associated with refrigerants (leaks and spills); and procedures for the safe and efficient operation of equipment, including forklifts and lights, in chillers and freezers
- utilised information and communications technology, including statistical and modelling software for research, data collection and analysis, and reporting.
Knowledge evidence
- refrigeration concepts and terms, including:
- ambient temperature
- Biot number: ratio of conductive (internal) resistance to heat transfer to the convective (external) resistance
- half cooling time
- surface heat transfer
- thermal properties of meat, including conductivity
- strategies for reducing heat loads, including:
- air curtains
- automatic door closers
- improved insulation to prevent heat filtration through wall
- no lights, people, machinery inside
- plastic strips
- removal of heat load caused by fans
- impact of high and low humidity on eating quality, production and storage of meat and meat products
- impact of moisture transfer during chilling and freezing on quality, production and storage of meat and meat products
- impact of packaging on chilling and freezing rates of meat and meat product
- concept of heat load and the implications for product quality and energy requirements for refrigeration system
- methods of chilling and freezing meat and meat products, including:
- air (including natural convection, forced convection and spray chilling)
- air freezing
- contact freezing
- cryogenic (including gaseous, sold and liquid – liquid nitrogen and solid carbon dioxide)
- cryogenic freezing
- direct contact (including plate freezing and conduction)
- direct freezing systems
- liquid immersion (including chilled water or glycol solution)
- the impact of chilling, chilling rates, freezing and freezing rates on quality, production and storage of meat and meat products
- qualities of humidity, including changes in evaporation, pH levels, saturation humidity, saturation vapour pressure.
Foundation skills
- Writing: Plan, draft, review and proofread documents Use Plain English and industry specific terminology Use workplace software programs and systems to generate documents
- Numeracy: Use software programs to model outcomes Recognise trends in graphs
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Questions about assessing AMPMGT609
What does an assessment tool for AMPMGT609 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AMPMGT609 needs to address all 62 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 14 performance evidence requirements, 28 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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