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 collect, store and handle fertile eggs from breeder flocks.
All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, work health and safety, animal welfare and biosecurity legislation and codes of practice and sustainability practices.
This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision and exercise limited autonomy with some accountability for own work. They undertake defined activities and work in a structured context.
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
Poultry (PLY)
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 to handle eggs |
1.1 Follow biosecurity procedures 1.2 Follow personal hygiene requirements including washing and sanitising hands 1.3 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls 1.4 Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment and clothing 1.5 Check work area is clean 1.6 Check equipment is clean and working correctly |
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2. Collect and sort eggs |
2.1 Ensure that nests and egg belts are free of sick or injured birds, carcasses and other obstructions in line with enterprise animal welfare procedures 2.2 Collect eggs from nesting system 2.3 Collect floor eggs and keep separate 2.4 Ensure that procedures are implemented to minimise floor eggs 2.5 Control flow of eggs to match handling rate 2.6 Remove very dirty, cracked, leakers or weak shelled eggs 2.7 Wash eggs as required using approved sanitisers and temperatures 2.8 Operate egg handling equipment appropriately 2.9 Sort eggs into settable and non-settable and categories within each |
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3. Pack and store eggs |
3.1 Place eggs on appropriate trays with pointed end down 3.2 Assemble and stack trays in categories and label clearly and accurately 3.3 Transfer eggs to storage in order of age, category or dispatch order 3.4 Operate egg storage facilities/ cool rooms according to enterprise procedures 3.5 Fumigate eggs if required |
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4. Complete hygiene and administration activities |
4.1 Clean and disinfect or sanitise egg belts/conveyors, equipment and work area 4.2 Clean, sanitise and check cool room and equipment 4.3 Safely handle and measure chemicals used in the cleaning process 4.4 Take and prepare samples for testing as required 4.5 Dispose of non settable eggs and waste in line with enterprise environmental polices 4.6 Monitor pest and vermin presence and implement control measures in line with enterprise procedures 4.7 Record and report all required information and issues 4.8 Follow industry standards and enterprise procedures for excess eggs which are destined for human consumption |
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 AHCPLY201A Collect store and handle eggs from breeder flocks.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72
