This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess the humane and effective stunning and slaughter of food animals.

This unit applies to individuals who take responsibility for humanely stunning and bleeding food animals in a slaughtering establishment.

Additionally, this unit fulfils the importing country requirements for meat processing establishments exporting to the European Union, and meets the European Union Regulation EC 1099/2009 training requirements for the assessment of effective stunning and bleeding.

All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety, animal welfare and meat safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.