Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release |
TP Version |
Comment |
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1 |
AHCv1.0 |
Initial release |
Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to carry out emergency disease or plant pest control activities at a site affected by an emergency disease outbreak or plant pest incursion.
The unit applies to personnel who undertake a role within an emergency disease or plant pest incursion response.
This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil.
Unit Sector
Emergency Response (BER)
Elements and Performance Criteria
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Element |
Performance criteria |
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Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1. Prepare for emergency disease or plant pest control activities |
1.1 Clarify work instructions received from infected premises (IP) site supervisor in preparation for carrying out control procedures 1.2 Select and prepare appropriate equipment and materials to undertake control activities in line with IP site supervisor’s work instructions and associated safety requirements 1.3 Select and prepare personal protective equipment (PPE) 1.4 Identify animal welfare considerations if dealing with an emergency disease |
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2. Carry out emergency disease or plant pest control activities |
2.1 Implement control activities in line with work instructions, work health and safety requirements and standards and protocols 2.2 Maintain a log of activities carried out on the IP in accordance with instructions from IP site supervisor 2.3 Use PPE as instructed by IP site supervisor 2.4 Give and receive work instructions within own area of responsibility |
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3. Check and adjust emergency disease or plant pest control activities |
3.1 Check control activities within own area of responsibility regularly to ensure compliance with work instructions, work health and safety requirements and standards and protocols 3.2 Provide reports to IP site supervisor as required 3.3 Report any variations from work instructions and standards and protocols, or failure to achieve objectives to IP site supervisor and undertake remedial action within own scope of authority 3.4 Communicate any recommendations for adjusting work instructions to IP site supervisor |
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range of Conditions
Unit Mapping Information
This unit is equivalent to AHCBIO303A Carry out emergency disease or plant pest control procedures at infected premises.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72
