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Clean and maintain livestock pens

Clean and maintain livestock pens

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCLSK233
State Code
OFF18
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
11/02/2025
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
11/08/2025
Field of Education
050105 - Animal Husbandry
Original Release Date
11/08/2025
Nominal Hours
35
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to clean and maintain livestock pens.The unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision and exercise limited autonomy with some accountability for their own work. They identify and provide solutions to a limited range of predictable problems.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace, and animal welfare legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines, and sustainability and biosecurity practices.In addition to legal responsibilities, all units of competency dealing with animals in the AHC Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package have the requirements for animals to be handled humanely to minimise stress and discomfort.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare to clean pens
  • 1.1 Identify work to be undertaken and confirm with supervisor
  • 1.2 Identify workplace health and safety hazards and report to supervisor
  • 1.3 Select, fit, use and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE) applicable to task
  • 1.4 Identify the potential environmental and biosecurity impacts of cleaning the pens and seek advice from supervisor for managing these impacts
  • 1.5 Raise, dismantle or remove equipment from the pens and clean according to supervisor instructions and safe working practices
  • 1.6 Select and prepare tools, equipment and machinery for cleaning operations
2. Clean pens
  • 2.1 Remove and dispose of manure according to workplace environmental practices and supervisor instructions
  • 2.2 Clean feeding and watering troughs and equipment
  • 2.3 Check run-off from cleaning activity complies with workplace environmental and biosecurity practices
  • 2.4 Clean and maintain livestock pens using appropriate cleaning and hygiene procedures
3. Maintain pens
  • 3.1 Repack worn and uneven pen surface
  • 3.2 Repair damaged feed bunks and leaking water troughs
  • 3.3 Repair pen fences, gates and shade structures
4. Complete cleaning and maintenance operation
  • 4.1 Clean, maintain and store equipment according to supervisor instructions
  • 4.2 Dispose of containers, leftover fluids, waste and debris according to environmental practices and supervisor instructions
  • 4.3 Complete cleaning records and documentation
  • 4.4 Report work outcomes and faults, wear or damage to machinery, tools or equipment to supervisor
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BAT61 AHCLSK216 Clean and maintain livestock pens Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BKE1 AHC33325 Certificate III in Feedlot Operations Qualification