Module 1: Quality Management (QM)

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Presented by Verity Price from ALFA

Ian and Sally Rigney give us an insight to their tips and tricks for getting audit ready.

  The team from AUSMEAT role-play a scenario with a “cranky lot feeder’”  to help understand the consequences of the CAR Escalation process.

In this forum we meet WA lot feeder Luke Norton who has developed an ‘audit day manual’ that has provided a really efficient way of being audit ready. This forum shares pictures from his office that literally show you how he’s done it. 

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The key elements and associated outcomes that form part of this module are outlined below.  Further resource material associated with this module is available to assist Feedlots.
Item Element Outcomes
QM1 Training

Staff are adequately trained to ensure they have the appropriate skills and knowledge to competently perform the duties required of them by the NFAS Standards.

QM2 Internal Auditing and Corrective Actions

Internal audits are performed to review ongoing compliance of the enterprise’s activities to the NFAS Standards and appropriate corrective and preventative actions are undertaken when non-conformances are identified.

QM3 Quality Records

Records are kept that provide documented evidence of the enterprise’s compliance to the NFAS Standards.

QM4 Document Control

All documents relevant to the NFAS Standards are controlled enabling the review of their currency and that out of date or superseded documents are withdrawn and replaced with the new version.

QM5 Chemical Inventory

Only legally obtained and properly labelled chemicals are available for use on the property and that an accurate inventory of all chemicals purchased and stored on the enterprise is maintained.

QM6 Review of Product Requirements

Proposed arrangements for the sale of product being certified through the application of NFAS Standards are thoroughly reviewed prior to acceptance by the Feedlot.

QM7 Product Recall and Notification of Nonconforming Product

Systems are in place to identify Non-conforming product and respond immediately following a predetermined plan

QM8 Risk Assessmennt & Contingency Planning

Systems are in place to identify and mitigate the impact of potential emergency situations.

QM9 Critical Incident Response Plan

Systems are in place to identify Critical Incidents and respond immediately following associated actions in a predetermined plan.

QM10 Calibration

Systems are in place to ensure that equipment used to measure and weigh are regularly cleaned and calibrated.