SITXFSA007 — Transport and store food
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What an assessment for SITXFSA007 must cover
43 assessable components: 2 elements (10 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 21 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 Transport food safely and hygienically.
- 1.1Select suitable food transportation vehicle according to food type, work instructions and legislative requirements.
- 1.2Package, load, restrain and unload food appropriately.
- 1.3Use hygienic food safety practices for food transportation.
- 1.4Use safe manual handling techniques when moving and storing food.
- 1.5Maintain records of food transportation as required.
2 Store food safely and hygienically.
- 2.1Select food storage conditions for specific food types.
- 2.2Maintain environmental conditions for specific food types to ensure freshness, quality and appearance.
- 2.3Ensure storage and holding methods maintain quality and comply with relevant stock control principles.
- 2.4Use hygienic food safety practices and observe work health and safety procedures and practices.
- 2.5Keep storage areas free from contaminants and pests.
Performance evidence
- Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
- transport and store each of the following food items according to food safety requirements and regulations and the specific requirements for the food type:
- dairy
- dry goods
- eggs including raw egg foods
- frozen food
- fruit and vegetables
- meat and poultry
- fin-fish and shellfish.
Knowledge evidence
- Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
- basic aspects of commonwealth, state or territory food safety laws, standards and codes:
- actions that must be adhered to by organisations
- employee responsibility to participate in hygienic practices
- reasons for food safety programs, when they are required for transportation activities and what they must contain
- role of local government regulators
- ramifications of failure to observe food safety law and organisational policies and procedures
- meaning of contaminant, contamination and potentially hazardous foods as defined by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
- advantages and disadvantages of different forms of transport for particular food items, quantities and circumstances
- safe storage principles and practices for different food types:
- storage options
- lining of transport container
- sealing of transport container
- temperature
- characteristics of the different food items specified in the performance evidence and conditions required to maintain their freshness, palatability and safety
- for specific industry sector and organisation:
- sources and effects of microbiological contamination of food in transit
- methods of transportation and storage to ensure the safety of food
- temperature controls and temperature danger zones, for storage of main food types used in the business
- contents of food safety transportation procedures included in organisational food safety programs
- safe manual handling techniques, in particular loading and unloading, lifting and dealing with heated surfaces.
Foundation skills
- Reading skills: to follow work instructions and interpret food labels.
- Numeracy skills: to calculate quantities during the packing and unpacking process.
- Problem-solving skills: to deal with routine food handling, storage and transportation problems.
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Questions about assessing SITXFSA007
What does an assessment tool for SITXFSA007 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SITXFSA007 needs to address all 43 unit components: 2 elements with 10 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 21 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for SITXFSA007?
Auditori pulls the current release of SITXFSA007 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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