Elements and Performance Criteria
- Oversee the humane handling of animals
- Potential animal welfare risks and existing management procedures are identified
- Animal welfare requirements are identified in legislation, regulation and workplace procedures
- Handling of animals is overseen in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements
- Procedures for minimising animal stress and preventing injury are monitored
- Oversee the humane euthanasing or slaughter of animals
- Effective restraint and stunning (where appropriate), prior to euthanasing or slaughtering of animals is overseen to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements
- Bleeding of animals is overseen to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements
- Monitoring of bleed chain insensibility is overseen to ensure compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements
- Oversee facilities, equipment and people involved with the handling of animals
- Handle contingencies