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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. |
Cultured or held stock may include: | adults, broodstock (ready to breed), seedstock or stockers, eggs and sperm, fertilised eggs, larvae, post-larvae, seed, spat, hatchlings, yearlings, juveniles, fry, fingerlings, yearlings, smolt, sporophytes, seedlings and tissue culturesfinfish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic reptiles, amphibians, polychaete and oligochaete worms, plankton, micro-algae, seaweed, aquatic plants, live rock, sponges and other aquatic invertebratesfor human consumption (seafood), stockers for other farms, stockers for conservation or recreational fishing, display or companion animals (ornamentals), and other products including pearls, skins, shells, eggs, chemicals and pigmentswild caught, hatchery or nursery reared. |
Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include: | biodiversity and genetically modified organismsbiosecurity, translocation and quarantine business or workplace operations, policies and practicescorrect marketing names and labellingenvironmental hazard identification, risk assessment and controlfood safety/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), hygiene and temperature control along chain of custody, and Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) Export Control (Fish) ordershealth and welfare of aquatic animalsOHS hazard identification, risk assessment and control. |
OHS guidelines may include: | appropriate workplace provision of first aid kits and fire extinguishersclean, uncluttered, hygienic workplacecodes of practice, regulations and/or guidance notes which may apply in a jurisdiction or industry sectorenterprise-specific OHS procedures, policies or standardshazard and risk assessment of workplace, maintenance activities and control measuresinduction or training of staff, contractors and visitors in relevant OHS procedures and/or requirements to allow them to carry out their duties in a safe manner OHS training registersafe lifting, carrying and handling techniques, including manual handling, and the handling and storage of hazardous substancessafe systems and procedures for confined space entry and the protection of people in the workplacesystems and procedures for the safe maintenance of property, machinery and equipment, including hydraulics and exposed moving partsthe appropriate use, maintenance and storage of PPE. |
Food safety and hygiene regulations and procedures may include: | Australian Shellfish Sanitation programequipment design, use, cleaning and maintenance exporting requirements, including AQIS Export Control (Fish) ordersHACCP, food safety program, and other risk minimisation and quality assurance systemslocation, construction and servicing of seafood premises people, product and place hygiene and sanitation requirementsPrimary Products Standard and the Australian Seafood Standard (voluntary) product labelling, tracing and recallreceipt, storage and transportation of food, including seafood and aquatic productsrequirements set out in Australian and New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) Food Standards Code and state and territory food regulationstemperature and contamination control along chain of custody. |
ESD principles may include: | applying animal welfare ethics and procedurescontrol of effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution improving energy efficiencyincreasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resourcesminimising noise, dust, light or odour emissionspreventing live cultured or held organisms from escaping into environmentreducing emissions of greenhouse gasesreducing energy usereducing use of non-renewable resourcesundertaking environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control. |
PPE may include: | gloves, mitts or gauntlets, and protective hand and arm coveringprotective hair, beard and boot coversinsulated protective clothing for freezers, chillers and refrigeration unitsnon-slip and waterproof boots (gumboots) or other safety footwearprotective eyewear, glasses and face maskuniforms, overalls or protective clothing (e.g. mesh and waterproof aprons). |
Specifications of post-harvest stock may include: | absence of pests or contaminantsalive or dead, and whole (not processed)colour and appearancehygiene standardsindustry standardsother customer requirementsquality assurancequantitysize, weight and gradesspeciestemperature ranges. |
Workplace procedures may include: | care of stockchannels of communicationcontamination controlshygiene routines and standardsquality assurancetemperature rangesweighing, using zero balance or scales. |
Basic post-harvest activities may include: | anaesthesia or sedationcool room storagedepuration or shellfish sanitation dips, drips and spraysicing, chilling, ice slurry or refrigerationmeeting quarantine or biosecurity requirementson-facility transport of livestock or productpackingpreparation for off-facility transport of dead stock or productpurging or holding (live)sorting, grading or removing half pearls from molluscswashing, cleaning and hydrating. |
Packaging materials may include: | container divisions to separate stockfoam liningplastic bags and linerssubstrate, including plastic mesh, coconut fibre, sawdust, paper cuttings and cotton woolties. |
Containers may include: | bagsboxes, trays and cratesbulk binsfoam eskiestanks. |
Environmental conditions in the storage facility may include: | humiditylightoxygenprotection from contamination and pestssalinitytemperaturewaste products (nitrogenous and carbon dioxide). |
Pests may include: | microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungiinsectsrodents. |