Assessment Requirements for AMPA3003 Assess effective stunning and bleeding

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for AMPA3003 Assess effective stunning and bleeding

Modification History

Release	TP Version	Comment
1	AMPv2.0	Initial release

Performance Evidence

The candidate must assess the humane and effective stunning and slaughter of animals.

The candidate must:

assess effectiveness of animal stunning in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements

record assessment of bleed chain insensibility according to the workplace requirements

identify the causes of bleed chain insensibility

read and interpret electronic data (where applicable)

monitor bleed chain insensibility according to workplace requirements

implement procedures if stun or bleeding is not effective

record monitoring and assessment results of stunning and or bleed chain insensibilities

report stunning and bleeding failures

apply relevant regulatory and work place requirements

apply communication and mathematical skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

follow workplace health and safety procedures

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

methods of stunning and their application

animal welfare requirements including importing country requirements where appropriate

purpose of stunning animal

the indicators of an effective stun

signs of an ineffective stun

animal welfare implications of ineffective stunning and bleeding

workplace and regulatory requirements for monitoring stunning

the causes of ineffective stunning and bleeding

signs of bleed chain insensibility

procedures for the assessment of stunning

procedures for the assessment of bleed chain insensibility

workplace and regulatory requirements for monitoring bleed chain insensibility

workplace health and safety consequences of not achieving an effective stun

impact of ineffective restraining and stunning on product quality

relevant regulatory requirements

corrective actions for an ineffective stun

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be performed in an operating abattoir or knackery, at production speed.

As a minimum the following three forms of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace demonstration

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.

Links

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