Unit of competency
Modification History
Release |
Comments |
Release 1 |
This version released with AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Version 3.0. |
Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to develop or review the response to an emergency animal disease event for a workplace operating as a meat processing premises.
The unit applies to individuals who are responsible for developing or reviewing, and testing an Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan as part of an enterprise’s Approved Arrangement.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements |
Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Source relevant documentation for Emergency Animal Disease Plan |
1.1 Identify sections of the AUSVET Plan applicable to emergency animal disease responses 1.2 Identify regulations, Australian standards, templates and guidance information applicable to emergency animal disease responses 1.3 Locate the current Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan or documents relevant to emergency animal disease response 1.4 Determine current key contact authorities for responding to emergency animal disease events and their scope of responsibility. |
2. Develop or update Emergency Animal Disease Plan |
2.1 Establish scope, development process, team and timelines 2.2 Identify and brief personnel to be involved in the development process 2.3 Develop or review risk reduction and contingency section 2.4 Develop or review responses for a declared area 2.5 Develop or review responses for an infected or dangerous contact premises 2.6 Develop or review appendices as appropriate to the workplace 2.7 Complete ancillary documents as appropriate to the workplace |
3. Test Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan |
3.1 Check for scope, accuracy, and compliance with relevant AUS VET Plan and regulations 3.2 Engage relevant personnel to check viability 3.3 Use simulation or desktop audit to review responses for emergency animal diseases 3.4 Establish review and updating process 3.5 Ensure Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan is incorporated into Approved Arrangement. |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill |
Description |
Reading |
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Writing |
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Oral communication |
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Get the work done |
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Unit Mapping Information
Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
AMPA413 Review or develop an Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan |
Not applicable |
New unit |
No equivalent unit |
Links
Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7