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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to control pests
  2. Control pests
  3. Complete pest control operation

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to use and maintain relevant tools machinery and equipment safely handle and store chemicals place and set traps carry out procedures to control pests with minimal animal distress

Communication skills sufficient to use appropriate communication and interpersonal techniques and methods with colleagues and others

Literacy skills sufficient to locate record and report information

Numeracy skills sufficient to calculate and measure quantities and rates for bait distribution

Problem solving skills sufficient to review and identify work requirements identify problems and equipment faults demonstrate appropriate response procedures

Required knowledge

Applicable commonwealth state or territory legislation regulations standards codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for implementing animal pest control procedures

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material the safe use and storage of chemicals and minimising environmental impact

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for implementing animal pest control procedures

Environmental risks and hazards

Established communication channels and protocols

Hazards of handling traps and chemical baits

Chemical bait uses and dose rates

Animalhandling techniques to minimise animal distress

Appropriate control methods for specific target species

Legally approved animal pest control methods

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe use and maintenance

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring including calculating time to complete tasks

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can correctly interpret and select the pest control method appropriate to the target species and safely and efficiently carry out animal pest control operations within environmental and organisational requirements

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of

following applicable commonwealth state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to implementing animal pest control procedures

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to implementing animal pest control procedures

communicating and working safely with others in the work area including providing local notification of pest control operations

identifying and locating target species and selecting the appropriate pest control method

carrying out pest control operations with minimal animal distress

calculating dosage and rates of chemical baits for target species and using safe handling procedures

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace

Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices safety requirements and environmental constraints

Assessment of required knowledge other than confirmatory questions will usually be conducted in an offsite context

Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements

The following resources should be made available

workplace location or simulated workplace

materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit

specifications and work instructions

Method of assessment

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI Training Package

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package

Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts together with application of required knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills

Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge

Assessment may be applied under projectrelated conditions real or simulated and require evidence of process

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance but is able to be transferred to other circumstances

Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency

The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality gender or language backgrounds other than English

Where the participant has a disability reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment

Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

OHS requirements:

are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include:

personal protective equipment and clothing

safety equipment

first aid equipment

fire fighting equipment

hazard and risk control

fatigue management

elimination of hazardous materials and substances

safe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest fire

manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying

Environmental requirements may include:

legislation

organisational policies and procedures

workplace practices

Legislative requirements:

are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include:

award and enterprise agreements

industrial relations

Australian Standards

confidentiality and privacy

OHS

the environment

equal opportunity

anti-discrimination

relevant industry codes of practice

duty of care

Organisational requirements may include:

legal

organisational and site guidelines

policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility

quality assurance

procedural manuals

quality and continuous improvement processes and standards

OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures

ethical standards

recording and reporting requirements

equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements

environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)

Pests may include:

rats

rabbits

foxes

kangaroos

wallabies

dogs

Appropriate personnel may include:

supervisors

clients

colleagues

line management

Identification may include:

visual observation of tracks and/or faeces

work order

Control method may include:

all legally approved forms of trapping pests

all legally approved baits and methods of distribution

legally approved shooting

Selection may include:

forest type

species

organisational procedures

work order

Communication may include:

verbal and non-verbal language

constructive feedback

active listening

questioning to clarify and confirm understanding

use of positive, confident and cooperative language

use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences

control of tone of voice

Limitations may include:

job role and responsibilities

own competency level

industry requirements

own understanding of risk identification processes

own interpretation of legislation, regulations and procedures

OHS and environmental requirements