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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to clean sheds
   • Confirm work requirements
   • Confirm standard of cleaning (wet or dry), sanitation, disinfection or fumigation required
   • Identify work health and safety hazards, and assess risks and implement suitable controls
   • Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment
   • Identify environmental impacts of cleaning the shed, assess likely outcomes and take responsive action
   • Raise, dismantle or remove equipment for cleaning
   • Raise or remove feed and watering equipment, and clean to industry standards
   • Cover or seal electrical switchboards and other equipment to prevent entry of water
2. Clean sheds and surrounds
   • Apply insecticides for initial knock down if required
   • Remove and dispose of litter or manure and sweep floors
   • Service filters and flush drinker lines and tanks
   • Clean shed, feeders, drinkers and equipment
   • Empty and clean silos
   • Mix chemicals, detergents and disinfectants appropriately
   • Dry clean electrical equipment
   • Manage waste, effluent and run-offs from cleaning activity appropriately
   • Maintain all shedding, equipment and machinery
3. Sanitise, disinfect or fumigate sheds
   • Prepare equipment (including safety equipment) and chemicals for application of sanitiser, disinfectant or fumigant
   • Prepare shed for sanitisation, disinfection or fumigation by sealing sensitive and or electrical equipment
   • Seal shed to minimise escape of disinfectant to the outside
   • Carry out disinfection of shed according to legislative, enterprise and manufacturers requirements
   • Air shed to completely remove traces or vapours of the disinfectant prior to re-entry of staff, re-installation of equipment and placement of eggs
   • Apply insecticides if required
4. Complete hygiene and administration tasks
   • Check cleaning and disinfection is done correctly
   • Apply biosecurity requirements
   • Clean and maintain cleaning and disinfection equipment, disinfect and store
   • Dispose of leftover fluids, containers and waste in line with enterprise environmental policies
   • Complete records and documentation

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:

make preparations to clean sheds

raise or remove equipment including feeders and drinkers

clean equipment, sheds and surrounds

maintain sheds, silos, feeders, drinkers and all equipment

clean silos safely

prepare sheds and equipment for cleaning

sanitise, disinfect or fumigate sheds and equipment safely and in line with legislative requirements

apply insecticide both in and outside shed

dry clean and effectively cover electrical equipment

complete hygiene and administration tasks

implement enterprise work health and safety procedures

apply biosecurity requirements

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

types of sheds, machinery and equipment found in sheds

how to handle, raise or remove equipment in sheds

methods of sealing or covering electrical or sensitive equipment to prevent entry of water

methods for litter and manure removal

methods for dry cleaning electrical equipment

procedure for dry or wet cleaning sheds and equipment

environmental impacts of shed cleaning operation, and measures to mitigate these impacts

equipment and machinery used for shed cleaning and disinfection, its operation, maintenance and storage

methods of disposal of effluent and waste

cleaning, maintenance and servicing of filters, drinker lines, tanks and silos

handling and application of insecticides, sanitisers, disinfectants and fumigants and the relevant legislative requirements

types, handling, use and disposal of cleaning agents

types of documentation and records that need to be completed after the cleaning operations

relevant work health and safety requirements

relevant biosecurity requirements

environmental impacts and controls of cleaning and fumigating sheds

chemical spillage management and safety equipment and clothing

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