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Oversee humane handling of animals

Oversee humane handling of animals

Unit of competency
National Code
AMPA416
State Code
OBD55
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
10/09/2019
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
22/11/2019
Field of Education
050105 - Animal Husbandry
Original Release Date
22/11/2019
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 livestock transport and saleyard staff.This unit must be delivered in the context of Australian meat industry standards and regulations.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 potential animal welfare risks and existing management procedures
  • 1.2 Identify animal welfare requirements in legislation, regulation and workplace procedures
  • 1.3 Oversee handling of animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 1.4 Oversee and monitor facilities and procedures for handling and restraining animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 1.5 Implement corrective actions when handling of animals or when facilities are not according to workplace and regulatory requirements
2. Oversee humane euthanasia or slaughter of animals
  • 2.1 Oversee effective restraint and stunning (where applicable), prior to euthanasing 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
  • 2.3 Oversee monitoring of bleed chain insensibility (where applicable) to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements
3. Handle contingencies
  • 3.1 Oversee handling of sick or injured stock in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 3.2 Oversee handling of wild or uncooperative animals according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 3.3 Interpret contingency plans for managing animal welfare issues.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AVX16 AMPA411 Oversee humane handling of animals Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OFA11 AMPLSK401 Oversee humane handling of animals Unit of competency