Unit of competency Outline

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Oversee humane handling of animals

Oversee humane handling of animals

Unit of competency
National Code
AMPLSK401
State Code
OFA11
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
24/01/2023
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/06/2023
Field of Education
050105 - Animal Husbandry
Original Release Date
21/06/2023
Nominal Hours
20
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to oversee the handling and the slaughtering/euthanising 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 to livestock production, transport and saleyard staff.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety, food and meat safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Oversee humane handling of animals
  • 1.1 Identify animal welfare requirements in legislation, regulation and workplace procedures
  • 1.2 Identify potential animal welfare hazards and existing risk management procedures
  • 1.3 Identify workplace health and safety hazards and address potential risks
  • 1.4 Oversee handling of animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 1.5 Oversee and monitor facilities and procedures for handling and restraining animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 1.6 Identify when facilities or handling of animals does not comply with workplace and regulatory requirements and implement corrective actions
2. Oversee humane euthanasia or slaughter of animals
  • 2.1 Oversee effective restraint and stunning, prior to euthanising 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, where applicable
  • 2.3 Oversee monitoring of bleed chain insensibility to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements, where applicable
3. Handle contingencies
  • 3.1 Oversee handling of sick or injured animal according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 3.2 Oversee handling of wild or uncooperative animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 3.3 Interpret and implement contingency plans for managing animal welfare issues
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
OBD55 AMPA416 Oversee humane handling of animals Unit of competency