ASTM F2341-05

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Designation:F2341–05
Standard Practice for
User Requirements for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry
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Evaluation Devices or Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2341; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.2.4 original data, n—initial data recorded by the device or
system.
1.1 This practice covers the requirements for users of
3.2.5 production day, n—period not exceeding 24 consecu-
livestock, meat, and poultry evaluation devices or systems used
tive hours beginning with the initial production shift.
to measure and record composition or quality constituents of
3.2.6 user, n—person or entity that employs an evaluation
live animals, carcasses, and individual cuts of meat, when
system or device to determine value of live animals, carcasses,
those devices or systems provide data that is used to determine
or individual cuts of meat or poultry.
economic value. Areas covered include: installation, operator
training, operation, verification, inspection and maintenance of
4. Significance and Use
these evaluation devices or systems, and documentation of
4.1 There are several live animal or carcass evaluation
procedures for retention of original data.
devices or systems used or under development for use in
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
determination of economic value of live animals, carcasses, or
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
individual cuts of meat. The correct use of these devices or
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
systems may affect the reliability of the data.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.2 This practice provides user requirements for installation,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
operator training, operation, verification, inspection, mainte-
2. Referenced Documents nance, and retention of original data.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. Procedure
F2463 Terminology for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry
5.1 Installation—Accurate and consistent results can only
Evaluation Systems
be obtained from a device or equipment that is properly
3. Terminology installed and operated. The user shall maintain documentation
that, at the time of installation, the measuring device was
3.1 For definitions relating to livestock, meat, and poultry
properly installed according to design specifications and manu-
evaluation systems, see Terminology F2463.
facturer’s requirements.
3.2 Definitions:
5.2 Operator Training:
3.2.1 device operator, n—any individual whose job respon-
5.2.1 The user shall establish a documented training pro-
sibilities include the operation of an evaluation device or
gram which shall include an operator manual to ensure device
system.
operators are familiar with the design and operating character-
3.2.2 document, n—permanent physical record, paper or
istics of the devices or systems that the user installs, maintains,
electronic.
and operates.The user shall properly train device operators and
3.2.3 documentation, n—useofdocumentsinauthenticating
maintain documentation that device operators are properly
or substantiating an act that may include user’s guides,
trained. Assistance in operator training may be obtained from
technical manuals, setup and installation instructions, labeling,
several sources including, but not limited to, device manufac-
and procedures for retaining original data.
turer, manufacturer device manuals, or trained service person-
nel.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F10 on Livestock,
5.2.2 For those devices or systems requiring an operator, the
Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-
user shall develop and maintain individual operator perfor-
mittee F10.30 on User Requirements.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2005. Published October 2005. Originally mance records, including individual operator error rates, which
approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F2341 – 03. DOI:
shall be measured against standards established by the user.
10.1520/F2341-05.
The user shall have a documented corrective action plan for
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
identifying and correcting potential sources of operator error
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
specific to the evaluation device or system. The user shall
the ASTM website.
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