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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify biosecurity control measures applicable to enterprise
   • Access enterprise biosecurity plan
   • Identify animal/plant diseases or pests that are considered biosecurity threats to the enterprise from the plan and other sources of information
   • Identify control measures to minimise the risk of identified animal/plant diseases or pests entering the property
   • Confirm your responsibility for applying control measures in regular work routines, with supervisor
2. Apply control measures to farm inputs
   • Apply control measures identified in the property biosecurity plan as applicable for farm inputs
   • Incorporate the property control measures into work routines seeking clarification from supervisor as needed
3. Apply control measures to support farm outputs
   • Apply control measures identified in the property biosecurity plan as applicable to farm outputs
   • Incorporate control measures into work routines seeking clarification from supervisor as needed
4. Apply control measures to movement of people, animals, vehicles and equipment
   • Apply control measures identified in the property biosecurity plan as applicable to the movement of people, animals, vehicles and equipment
   • Incorporate control measures into work routines seeking clarification from supervisor as needed
5. Apply control measures to production practices
   • Apply control measures identified in the property biosecurity plan as applicable to farm production practices
   • Incorporate control measures into work routines seeking clarification from supervisor as needed
6. Apply control measures to control wild and feral animals, plant pests and weeds
   • Identify control measures identified in the property biosecurity plan as applicable for wild and feral animals, animal and plant pests and weeds
   • Incorporate control measures into work routines seeking clarification from supervisor as needed
7. Maintain records related to biosecurity
   • Keep records for sales and purchases for traceability of farm inputs and farm outputs (both trace back and trace forward)
   • Request and retain vendor declarations or statements for the statutory period, and as required by state and territory legislation
   • Retain monitoring and surveillance data
8. Monitor biosecurity procedures
   • Monitor effectiveness of control measures in addressing risks
   • Monitor work duties of self and others to ensure biosecurity control measures are applied appropriately
   • Report issues and concerns with biosecurity to management
   • Participate in biosecurity training when opportunities arise

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

locate information from the farm/enterprise biosecurity plan and government and industry biosecurity websites, on:

animal/plant diseases and pests that are potential biosecurity threats to enterprise

control measures that can minimise the risk of diseases or plant pests entering or spreading from the property

apply control measures in work routines for:

farm inputs

farm outputs

movement of people

movement of animals

vehicles and equipment

production practices

controlling feral and wild animals, pests and weeds

maintain records for traceability of farm inputs and farm outputs, and monitoring and surveillance data

monitor control measures for effectiveness in addressing risks

monitor work of self and others for compliance with control measures

report biosecurity issues and concerns to management

participate in biosecurity training.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

government and industry biosecurity websites relevant to farm biosecurity plan

diseases or plant pests that pose a biosecurity threat to enterprise

biosecurity control measures relevant to enterprise for:

farm inputs

farm outputs

movement of people

movement of animals

vehicles and equipment

production practices

feral and wild animals, pests and weeds

record keeping for traceability (both trace back and trace forward) of farm inputs and outputs

record keeping for retention of monitoring and surveillance data

processes for monitoring effectiveness of control measures

process for reporting biosecurity concerns and issues

sources of information on biosecurity training.

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