Control a carcass shackling system
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to control a carcass shackling system in food manufacture and/or supply operations. Controlling a shackling system is important to the efficient movement of meat or poultry carcasses around a production facility. It also aids operatives at each stage of the production process to carry out each task more efficiently, effectively and with less manual handling of the carcass. You will need to be able to operate a carcass shackling system ensuring regulatory and organisational health and safety and production requirements are adhered to. You must also know and understand the importance of the correct use of shackling equipment. This standard is for you if you work in food manufacture and/or supply operations and are involved in controlling a carcass shackling system.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Prepare to control carcass shackling system
prepare to control a carcass shackling system in accordance with
organisational standards
wear and use personal protective equipment when carrying out
carcass shackling in accordance regulatory standards and
organisational requirements
check availability of shackling equipment
check equipment is in working order
check the working area is clear of colleagues and equipment
shackle carcass or part carcass
check carcass is shackled safely
return shackling equipment to storage area
make carcass available to next stage in production process
work within the limits of your responsibility and refer problems to
the relevant people
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
the organisational and regulatory procedures that must be
adhered to when operating a carcass shackling system
- the specific health and safety standards to be adhered to when
using a carcass shackling system
- the personal protective equipment required when operating a
carcass shackling system
- why it is important to ensure the work area is clear when
operating a carcass shackling system
why animal carcasses are shackled
the key features of a carcass shackling system
how carcass shackling systems can differ
the advantages and disadvantages of carcass shackling systems
the advantages and disadvantages of manual carcass handling
systems
- how to check the carcass shackling system is operating correctly