Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare and set up equipment to optimise shearing output
- Confirm that the range and condition of equipment available for selection meets anticipated shearing conditions
- Select equipment and set up based on the assessment of shearing conditions to ensure the optimum yield and shearing throughput
- Monitor equipment performance and make adjustments to maintain optimum shearing throughput
- Assess and monitor the shearing conditions and environment
- Confirm that the style and approach adopted for the shear are appropriate to the shearing conditions, and maintain the quality and throughput at the appropriate level
- Adopt approaches for mitigating adverse shearing conditions prior to and during the shearing
- Monitor and assess the shearing environment with consideration of the whole wool harvesting operation
- Identify potential and existing hazards, assess risks and implement control measures
- Identify opportunities to support and encourage the performance of other shearers and respond constructively while maintaining own output
- Implement enterprise animal welfare policies
- Maintain control, rhythm and output during shearing
- Adapt personal position and shearing method to accommodate limitations in equipment performance and set up
- Use timing, length and width of blows that optimise selected shearing pattern
- Ensure blow commencement and finish positions are economical of effort and reflect the shortest route
- Ensure blow placement, body work and sheep positioning combine to represent sustainable shearing effort and output