AMPREN302 — Operate and monitor a continuous dry rendering process

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What an assessment for AMPREN302 must cover

72 assessable components: 4 elements (22 performance criteria), 18 performance evidence and 28 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 to feed cooker

1.1Confirm product specifications and set cooker parameters
1.2Identify hazards, assess and control risks according to workplace health and safety procedures
1.3Identify food safety hazards, assess and control risks according to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point principles
1.4Select and fit personal protective equipment and contamination control clothing
1.5Undertake preoperational checks of machinery and equipment according to workplace procedures and/or manufacturer requirements
1.6Clean and sanitise tools and equipment according to contamination control
1.7Load raw materials into cooker according to safety and contamination control requirements

2 Operate and monitor cooker

2.1Start up cooker according to workplace procedures
2.2Monitor flow into cooker and check levels
2.3Adjust temperature according to product requirements
2.4Monitor and adjust outflow according to workplace requirements
2.5Separate solid material from tallow according to workplace procedures
2.6Operate meat meal size reduction equipment according to manufacturer instructions
2.7Take samples and test batch to ensure it is rendered to specification

3 Monitor environmental controls

3.1Monitor vapours to ensure they are condensed according to regulatory requirements
3.2Monitor non-condensed emissions to scrubber, bio-filter and/or after burner according to regulatory requirements
3.3Monitor waste water discharge according to workplace procedures

4 Shut down continuous rendering process

4.1Clean rendering equipment and report maintenance requirements
4.2Identify the appropriate shutdown procedure
4.3Shut the process down safely according to operating procedures
4.4Identify and report maintenance requirements in line with workplace procedures
4.5Maintain workplace records in appropriate format

Performance evidence

identified at least three food safety hazards and controlled risk using Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles
identified at least three safety hazards, assessed and controlled risk using workplace health and safety procedures
selected and correctly fitted appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required for worker safety and contamination control
checked raw materials, including correct labels, temperature, condensate, particle size and colour
loaded and unloaded cooker according to workplace procedures
operated cooker and monitored temperature and made adjustments according to product specifications
tested product samples to ensure materials are rendered to specifications
monitored cooker including:
settings of variable speed drive screws
slow increase of temperature
cooker shaft amps
sight glass levels
surges in raw material feed
monitored environmental emissions according to workplace and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements, including odour control and one of the following:
waste water
heat recovery
noise
completed production records according to workplace requirements.

Knowledge evidence

basic operating principles of a continuous dry rendering process
key features of HACCP principles related to continuous dry rendering processes
workplace health and safety requirements of continuous dry rendering process
features, benefits, limitations, and correct fit of PPE for continuous dry rendering processes
key features of quality assurance aspects of rendered product, including:
colour and density of rendered products
end-point temperature
correct level of moisture content
quality requirements of finished products including:
tallow moisture, insolubles and Free Fatty Acids (FFA)
meat meal moisture, fat content, protein, microbiological and physical contamination
implications on product quality and productivity of incorrect load in cooker
effects of incorrect start up, including:
over shot end point temperature
foaming
AS5008 Hygienic Rendering of Animal Products
Australian Renderers Association’s Code of Practice for Hygienic Rendering of Animal Products
state and territory EPA requirements for control of non-condensable gases
implications on product quality and productivity of incorrect load in cooker
production problems and out-of-specification product and take corrective action
features and functions of continuous dry rendering machinery and equipment, including:
manufacturer and workplace instructions for safe operation
control panels and ancillary controls
operating capacities, efficiencies and applications
location and purpose of guards, rails and sensors
feedback instrumentation
services required, including compressed air, electricity and water
workplace cleaning and maintenance requirements for continuous dry rendering machinery and equipment.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret operating manuals for continuous dry rendering equipment Interpret symbols and gauges
Writing: Complete records using industry terminology
Oral Communication: Use open and closed questions to clarify information
Numeracy: Estimate and measure volume (mls, L) , time (Hrs, mins), temperature (degrees Celsius) and pressure (psi)

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What does an assessment tool for AMPREN302 need to cover?

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