AMPREN304 — Operate a tallow refining process

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What an assessment for AMPREN304 must cover

41 assessable components: 4 elements (19 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 11 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 refine tallow

1.1Confirm finished tallow product specifications
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 HACCP principles
1.4Select and fit personal protective equipment and contamination control equipment
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 requirements

2 Extract tallow from rendered product

2.1Set up, start up and operate presses according to product requirements and workplace procedures
2.2Monitor feed rate of rendered product and pressing operation to maximise safe production
2.3Monitor product in press to ensure finished quality specifications are met and adjust equipment
2.4Monitor environmental emissions according to workplace procedures

3 Test tallow and unload refining equipment

3.1Take samples and test to ensure refined tallow product meets specifications
3.2Identify causes of product faults and rectify according to workplace requirements
3.3Contain spillages according to workplace and environmental requirements
3.4Reuse under refined tallow product or discard faulty products according to workplace and environmental requirements
3.5Transfer refined tallow product according to workplace procedures, quality and safety requirements

4 Shut down tallow refining process

4.1Clean tallow refining equipment and report maintenance requirements
4.2Shut the refining process down safely according to operating procedures
4.3Identify and report maintenance requirements according to workplace procedures
4.4Maintain workplace records in appropriate format

Performance evidence

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) and clothing required for worker safety and contamination control
operated tallow separation and filtration equipment, including at least two of the following: • press or decanter • screening • settling tanks
monitored temperature and made adjustments according to work instructions and product specifications
monitored environmental emissions according to workplace and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements, including odour control and one of the following: • waste water • oil and grease
recorded emissions data according to workplace and regulatory requirements
completed tallow refining process including: • safe shut down of equipment • completed production records, including product and equipment issues, according to workplace requirements.

Knowledge evidence

basic principles of tallow refinement including liquid tallow and solid tallow
key features of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles related to tallow refinement
workplace procedures for safe movement of workers and visitors in and around plant and tallow refining machinery and equipment
features, benefits, limitations, and correct fit of PPE for refining tallow
quality requirements of rendered materials that are used to produce refined tallow, including: • temperature • particle size
product requirements, including: • free fatty acid levels • colour
AS5008 Hygienic Rendering of Animal Products
Australian Renderers Association’s Code of Practice for Hygienic Rendering of Animal Products, including cleaning and sanitation of tallow refining equipment
codes and standards that apply including EPA requirements for monitoring environmental emissions, including odour control, waste water, heat recovery and noise as applicable
features and functions of tallow processing and refining 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 • shut down
workplace recording and reporting requirements for tallow refinement.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret operating manuals for tallow processing machinery Read and interpret gauges and scales
Writing: Complete records using industry terminology
Oral Communication: Use open and closed questions to clarify information
Numeracy: Estimate and measure time (hrs, mins), temperature (degrees Celsius), volume (mls, L) and pressure (psi)

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