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AMPA2006
Apply animal welfare and handling requirements

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify animal welfare issues and comply with the necessary requirements when handing animals. The requirements include all workplace and regulatory requirements for humane handling.

This unit is applicable to all personnel responsible for handling livestock.

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.

No 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, in particular legislative requirements related to animal welfare.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)


Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify and explain animal handling practices

1.1 Identify work instructions and work practices for the welfare and handling of animals

1.2 Identify the impact on the quality of meat of stressing and/or injuring animals

1.3 Identify defects in meat quality resulting from poor handling techniques of live animals

2. Identify and explain animal welfare requirements

2.1 Identify risks to animals being handled

2.2 Identify and explain workplace and regulatory requirements for handling animals humanely

2.3 Identify and explain relevant sections of the applicable Animal Welfare Standard and relevant legislation

3. Identify and explain workplace health and safety requirements for handling animals safely

3.1 Identify risks associated with handling animals

3.2 Identify workplace health and safety requirements associated with handling animals

4. Identify and explain livestock identification procedures

4.1 Identify individual animal identification procedures, where appropriate, according to workplace, WHS and regulatory requirements

4.2 Explain the purpose of individual mob and lot identification

4.3 Identify lots according to workplace requirements

4.4 Explain the consequences of incorrect lot identification

5. Identify and explain requirements for dealing with sick and injured stock

5.1 Explain workplace and regulatory requirements

5.2 Describe humane destruction (euthanasing) arrangements

6. Apply animal welfare and handling techniques

6.1 Handle animals in a way that complies with workplace requirements and minimises stress

6.2 Maintain flow of stock to meet processing requirements

6.3 Handle animals safely in accordance with workplace and WHS requirements

6.4 Handle sick and injured stock in accordance with workplace requirements

The candidate must identify animal welfare issues and comply with the necessary requirements when handing animals.

The candidate must:

identify sick or injured animals

identify out-of-specification animals

accurately complete records of livestock movement

communicate effectively and appropriately with fellow workers (e.g. to exchange information with stockperson)

identify signs and causes of stress in animals

comply with workplace procedures and requirements for handling livestock and minimising livestock stress

maintain flow of livestock with minimal livestock stress

identify the relevant sections of the animal welfare standard and code

identify relevant regulatory requirements

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

workplace procedures for receival and/or dispatch of animals

workplace requirements for maintaining flow and order of animals

impact of stress and injury on the animal

impact of stress and injury on product quality, including carcases, hides and skins

stock identification systems including National Livestock Identification System (NLIS)

lot identification of stock and its importance with regard to trace back

workplace health and safety hazards of handling stock

feed and water requirements where relevant

the relevant sections of the animal welfare standard and code

relevant work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) associated with tasks undertaken

customer and community expectations

workplace and regulatory requirements

Competency must be demonstrated utilising the most current legislation and codes.

Assessment must involve some practical demonstration of competency in the relevant workplace.

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.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify and explain animal handling practices

1.1 Identify work instructions and work practices for the welfare and handling of animals

1.2 Identify the impact on the quality of meat of stressing and/or injuring animals

1.3 Identify defects in meat quality resulting from poor handling techniques of live animals

2. Identify and explain animal welfare requirements

2.1 Identify risks to animals being handled

2.2 Identify and explain workplace and regulatory requirements for handling animals humanely

2.3 Identify and explain relevant sections of the applicable Animal Welfare Standard and relevant legislation

3. Identify and explain workplace health and safety requirements for handling animals safely

3.1 Identify risks associated with handling animals

3.2 Identify workplace health and safety requirements associated with handling animals

4. Identify and explain livestock identification procedures

4.1 Identify individual animal identification procedures, where appropriate, according to workplace, WHS and regulatory requirements

4.2 Explain the purpose of individual mob and lot identification

4.3 Identify lots according to workplace requirements

4.4 Explain the consequences of incorrect lot identification

5. Identify and explain requirements for dealing with sick and injured stock

5.1 Explain workplace and regulatory requirements

5.2 Describe humane destruction (euthanasing) arrangements

6. Apply animal welfare and handling techniques

6.1 Handle animals in a way that complies with workplace requirements and minimises stress

6.2 Maintain flow of stock to meet processing requirements

6.3 Handle animals safely in accordance with workplace and WHS requirements

6.4 Handle sick and injured stock in accordance with workplace requirements

The candidate must identify animal welfare issues and comply with the necessary requirements when handing animals.

The candidate must:

identify sick or injured animals

identify out-of-specification animals

accurately complete records of livestock movement

communicate effectively and appropriately with fellow workers (e.g. to exchange information with stockperson)

identify signs and causes of stress in animals

comply with workplace procedures and requirements for handling livestock and minimising livestock stress

maintain flow of livestock with minimal livestock stress

identify the relevant sections of the animal welfare standard and code

identify relevant regulatory requirements

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

workplace procedures for receival and/or dispatch of animals

workplace requirements for maintaining flow and order of animals

impact of stress and injury on the animal

impact of stress and injury on product quality, including carcases, hides and skins

stock identification systems including National Livestock Identification System (NLIS)

lot identification of stock and its importance with regard to trace back

workplace health and safety hazards of handling stock

feed and water requirements where relevant

the relevant sections of the animal welfare standard and code

relevant work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) associated with tasks undertaken

customer and community expectations

workplace and regulatory requirements

Competency must be demonstrated utilising the most current legislation and codes.

Assessment must involve some practical demonstration of competency in the relevant workplace.

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.
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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify work instructions and work practices for the welfare and handling of animals 
Identify the impact on the quality of meat of stressing and/or injuring animals 
Identify defects in meat quality resulting from poor handling techniques of live animals 
Identify risks to animals being handled 
Identify and explain workplace and regulatory requirements for handling animals humanely 
Identify and explain relevant sections of the applicable Animal Welfare Standard and relevant legislation 
Identify risks associated with handling animals 
Identify workplace health and safety requirements associated with handling animals 
Identify individual animal identification procedures, where appropriate, according to workplace, WHS and regulatory requirements 
Explain the purpose of individual mob and lot identification 
Identify lots according to workplace requirements 
Explain the consequences of incorrect lot identification 
Explain workplace and regulatory requirements 
Describe humane destruction (euthanasing) arrangements 
Handle animals in a way that complies with workplace requirements and minimises stress 
Maintain flow of stock to meet processing requirements 
Handle animals safely in accordance with workplace and WHS requirements 
Handle sick and injured stock in accordance with workplace requirements 

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