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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Maintain personal health.
  2. Establish and maintain personal fitness.
  3. Manage stress in work role.

Required Skills

Required skills

assessing own capacity for specific physical exercise

complying with OHS and antidiscrimination legislation and regulations

complying with organisational policies and procedures

demonstrating healthy methods of weight reduction and control

employing longterm strategies for weight and fitness management

employing strategies to manage fatigue in the workplace

employing strategies to manage stress in work and personal life

Required knowledge

causes of workplace stress

effects of drug and alcohol misuse

exercise routines

improving and maintaining fitness levels

improving and maintaining health

nutritional requirements

racing industry health risks

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

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 workplace operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit and include evidence of the following

knowledge of the requirements procedures and instructions that are to apply when managing personal health and fitness

implementation of procedures and timely techniques for the safe effective and efficient application of longterm strategies for health and fitness management including

coping with stress and uncertainty in work and personal life

employing methods of fatigue reduction

working with others to undertake and apply personal health and fitness strategies that meet required outcomes

Evidence should be collected over a period of time in a range of workplacerelevant contexts and include dealings with an appropriate range of situations

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency must be assessed in a racing workplace or simulated environment that provides access to the required resources Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices safety requirements and environmental constraints It is to comply with relevant regulatory requirements or Australian Standards requirements

Assessment of the practical components of this unit will be by observation of relevant skills

The following resources must be available

materials and equipment relevant to assessing candidates ability to apply personal health and fitness strategies

relevant racing industry work sites such as administration buildings racing kennels racing stables and racetracks

work instructions and related documentation

Method of assessment

Assessment methods must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the Racing Training Package

The suggested strategies for the assessment of this unit are

written andor oral assessment of candidates required knowledge

observed documented and firsthand testimonial evidence of candidates application of practical tasks

simulation exercises

Evidence is required to be demonstrated over a period of time therefore where performance is not directly observed any evidence should be authenticated by supervisors or other appropriate persons

This unit may be assessed in a holistic way with other units of competency relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands eg literacy and numeracy demands and the needs of particular target groups eg people with disabilities Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people women people with a language background other than English youth and people from low socioeconomic backgrounds


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 in the performance criteria is detailed below.

The range statement provides details of how this competency can be used in the workplaces of the racing industry to manage personal health and fitness. Workplaces include greyhound kennels, and harness and thoroughbred stables and racecourses, training tracks, administration buildings and public areas for the three codes.

Nutritional requirements for job function and general health may include:

energy expenditure

food groups and nutritional factors

maintaining hydration levels

protein and carbohydrate requirements

recommended vaccination requirements

types of job functions and associated energy demands

weight management.

Drug and alcohol health issues advisers may include:

counsellors

health professionals

nutritionists

sports physiologists

stipendiary stewards using rules of racing.

Hydration status may affect:

athletes, including:

apprentice jockeys

jockeys

trackwork riders and drivers

other racing industry employees and employers.

Health risks encountered at work may include:

chemical use

diseases from animals, such as:

morbillivirus

other zoonotic diseases

inappropriate self-management related to hydration and nutrition levels

injury from animals

other people, including employees

machinery and equipment

physical environment

tetanus

unsafe work practices.

Fatigue evidenced in the racing industry may include:

fatigue due to long distance vehicle driving pre and post-race meetings

fatigue while riding or driving due to lack of fitness or inappropriate dieting and weight control

inability to manage rest periods during split shifts

inappropriate use of drugs and alcohol.

Physical fitness may be assessed by:

demonstrating strengthening exercises

determining and applying exercise regime

understanding basic principles of human anatomy and physiology

understanding principles of energy intake versus energy expenditure.

Contributing factors to on-the-job stress may include:

being over-tired

females feeling isolated in male dominated workplace

inability to recognise issues that can be changed and those that cannot

increased responsibility when in supervisory role

taking on industry worries as personal responsibilities

unrealistic work goals.

Strategies to manage workplace and personal stress may include:

adhering to OHS, equal employment opportunities and anti-discrimination legislation and regulations

assertive communication

conflict resolution

controlling alcohol and drug use

ensuring appropriate delegation of tasks

identifying personal behaviour patterns

practising regular exercise routines

time management of job tasks

working as part of team.

Managing off-the-job stress may include:

contributing to public welfare via volunteering

doing some physical activity not related to work role

having hobbies and interests outside of work

maintaining links with family and friends

managing sleep

trying not to take work home.