Unit of competency details
AMPA413 - Review or develop an Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan (Release 1)
Summary
Usage recommendation:
Superseded
Releases:
| 1 1 (this release) |
01/Feb/2018 |
Companion volumes:
Unit of competency
Assessment requirements
Training packages that include this unit
Qualifications that include this unit
Classifications
Classification history
| ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier | 050105 | Animal Husbandry | 15/Mar/2018 | |
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Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release
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Comments
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Release 1
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This version released with AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Version 3.0.
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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
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Elements
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Performance Criteria
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Elements describe the essential outcomes.
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Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
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1. Source relevant documentation for Emergency Animal Disease Plan
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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.
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2. Develop or update Emergency Animal Disease Plan
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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
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3. Test Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan
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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.
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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.
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Skill
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Description
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Reading
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- Extract and comprehend information from workplace and regulatory texts
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Writing
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- Produce documents according to set requirements
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Oral communication
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- Use language appropriate to audience to provide or seek information
- Use listening skills during discussion to seek opinions and interpretations of others
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Get the work done
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- Analyse information to make decisions required to complete Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan
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Unit Mapping Information
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Code and title current version
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Code and title previous version
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Comments
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Equivalence status
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AMPA413 Review or develop an Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan
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Not applicable
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New unit
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No equivalent unit
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Links
Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7
Assessment requirements
Modification History
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Release
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Comments
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Release 1
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This version released with AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Version 3.0.
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Performance Evidence
An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit. There must be evidence that the individual has reviewed or developed at least one Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan for a workplace operating as a meat processing premises. The individual must show that that he/she has:
- prepared to review or develop the Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan:
- identified, located and interpreted information and regulatory requirements
- reviewed or developed the Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan:
- accessed and organised required personnel and other resources
- used a format and style consistent with workplace requirements
- tested the new or updated Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan:
- checked that it is accurate, compliant with legislative requirements and covers the scope
- interpreted and applied the responses required for a specified emergency animal disease in a test or simulation
- established a review process
- established how to incorporate the Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan into the Approved Arrangement.
Knowledge Evidence
An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:
- sections of the AUSVET Plan relevant to the workplace Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan
- the differences between notifiable and emergency diseases
- location of information setting out required responses to listed emergency animal diseases
- regulatory requirements relevant to reviewing or developing the enterprise's Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan’
- roles and responsibilities of key personnel, including external personnel, during an emergency animal disease event
- required sections of an Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan
- common ancillary documents required for an Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan including flow charts, individual job cards, site maps, supplier lists and relevant signage.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment of skills must take place under the following conditions:
- a workplace in which workers come in contact with animals or an environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting
- resources, equipment and materials:
- equipment and materials for producing and testing Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan
- access to AUSVET Plan
- access to current legislation and regulations relevant to emergency animal disease response
- access to workplace documents relevant to emergency animal disease response]
- actual personnel to be involved in developing and checking Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan, or realistic role plays.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Links
Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7
