Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release |
TP Version |
Comment |
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1 |
AMPv1.0 |
Initial release |
Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to oversee the handling and, where applicable, the slaughtering of animals by a range of company personnel and/or government inspection staff to meet regulatory requirements.
Ensuring animals are produced, handled and slaughtered humanely is the responsibility of both regulatory authorities and companies. This unit is therefore applicable to meat safety officers, lairage supervisors, Animal Welfare Officers and Quality Assurance (QA) Officers in meat processing establishments, and livestock transport and saleyard staff.
This unit must be delivered in the context of Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
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
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. Oversee humane handling of animals |
1.1 Identify potential animal welfare risks and existing management procedures 1.2 Identify animal welfare requirements in legislation, regulation and workplace procedures 1.3 Oversee handling of animals in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements 1.4 Monitor procedures for minimising animal stress and preventing injury |
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2. Oversee humane euthanasia or slaughter of animals |
2.1 Oversee effective restraint and stunning (where appropriate), prior to euthanasing or slaughtering of animals to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements 2.2 Oversee bleeding of animals to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements 2.3 Oversee monitoring of bleed chain insensibility to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements |
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3. Oversee facilities, equipment and people involved with the handling of animals |
3.1 Oversee facilities, equipment, and people handling and slaughtering animals in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements 3.2 Monitor data about bruising and hide or pelt damage and take corrective action where appropriate |
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4. Handle contingencies |
4.1 Oversee handling of sick or injured stock in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements 4.2 Oversee handling of wild or uncooperative animals in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements 4.3 Interpret and implement contingency plans for managing animal welfare |
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range of Conditions
Unit Mapping Information
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MTMP414A Oversee humane handling of animals |
E |
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7
