AMPA2003 Perform emergency kill

Release: 1

AMPA2003 Perform emergency kill

Modification History

Release	TP Version	Comment
1	AMPv2.0	Initial release

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to kill sick or injured stock in lairage under the direction of an authorised Department of Agriculture officer or other person with appropriate company or regulatory authority.

This unit is applicable to stock handlers who are responsible for killing sick and injured livestock at abattoirs while they are still in pens or holding areas.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements.

This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision, exercise limited autonomy and have some accountability for their own work.

Where firearms are used to perform emergency kills the unit must only be undertaken by individuals already holding a current firearms licence.

No other occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil.

Unit Sector

Elements and Performance Criteria

Element	Performance criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Identify stock requiring emergency slaughter	1.1 Identify emergency circumstances requiring stock to be killed in lairage 1.2 Identify persons with the authority to order an emergency kill 1.3 Correctly identify stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace, animal welfare and regulatory requirements
2. Perform emergency kill	2.1 Isolate stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace and regulatory requirements 2.2 Perform emergency kill according to workplace health and safety requirements 2.3 Perform emergency kill according to workplace and regulatory requirements 2.4 Complete necessary documentation according to workplace requirements 2.5 Complete arrangements for removal of carcase according to workplace requirements

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 MTMP2007B Perform emergency kill.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7