Elements and Performance Criteria
- Conduct research for developing a biosecurity plan
- Consider the need, purpose and regulatory requirements for a biosecurity plan
- Identify approved sector-specific biosecurity plans or guidelines to guide development of farm plan
- Identify diseases and pests that could produce adverse consequences to aquatic animal health and farm productivity
- Identify the major transmission routes onto, within and from the farm
- Develop control measures for biosecurity risks
- Assess the level of biosecurity risks associated with entry, development, establishment and spread of diseases and pests
- Examine transmission routes onto, within and from the aquaculture farm and identify practices to minimise risk of introducing and spreading diseases and pests
- Examine movement of vectors of disease into, out of and within the aquaculture farm and identify practices to minimise risk of introducing and spreading diseases and pests
- Examine farm production practices and identify practices to minimise risk of introducing and spreading diseases and pests
- Identify wild aquatic and non-aquatic animals relevant to the farm and determine options for their control
- Establish and document control measures based on biosecurity risk analysis
- Develop control measures for staff training and record keeping
- Develop, implement, monitor and review biosecurity plan
- Develop the biosecurity plan based on documented risk analysis process and specific risk control measures
- Develop standard operating procedures based on new biosecurity processes
- Induct and train staff in standard operating procedures relevant to their role and responsibility
- Implement standard operating procedures and monitor staff performance
- Monitor effectiveness and progress of control measures against plan
- Monitor regulatory requirements and industry standards relevant to biosecurity and incorporate in plan
- Revise and amend risk assessment and control measures as required
- Review staff training and induction records to ensure staff are able to implement biosecurity control measures appropriate to their role