Control a carcass electrical stimulation system
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to control a meat carcass electrical stimulation system in food manufacture and/or supply operations. Electrical stimulation of carcasses may help increase tenderness in the beef or lamb final product. You will need to be able to prepare to control and control a meat carcass electrical stunning system, adhere to regulatory and organisational standards and safely control a carcass electrical stimulation system. This standard is for you if you work in food manufacture and/or supply operations and are involved in controlling a carcass electrical stimulation system.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Prepare to control an electrical stimulation system
prepare to operate an electrical stimulation system in accordance
with organisational standards
wear and use personal protective equipment in accordance with
regulatory standards and organisational requirements
check availability of electrical stimulation equipment
check equipment is in working order
check animals are being stunned and bled and are available for
electrical stimulation
Control electrical stimulation system
check carcass is shackled to allow safe electrical stimulation
use equipment to electrically stimulate carcasses adhering to
organisational standard operating procedures
maintain rate of electrical stimulation to ensure organisational rate
of production is maintained
make carcass available to next stage in production process
work within limits of your responsibility
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
the organisational and regulatory procedures that must be
adhered to when controlling an electrical stimulation system
- the specific health and safety standards to be adhered to when
using electrical stimulation equipment
- the personal protective equipment required when controlling an
electrical stimulation system
why animal carcasses are electrically stimulated
the key features of an electrical stimulation system
the key controls of an electrical stimulation system
how to access organisational specifications
why it is important to adhere to organisational standard operating
procedures and specifications
- how to check the electrical stimulation system is operating
correctly and electrical stimulation has taken place
- how the positioning of the electrode on the carcass length, spinal
cord or intra muscle can alter the effectiveness of the electrical
stimulation
- why the hanging position of the carcass can alter the
effectiveness of electrical stimulation
voltages used in the electrical stimulation of beef and lamb
why it is important to work within the limits of your responsibility
and refer problems to the relevant people