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AHCFAU301 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Respond to wildlife emergencies

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Issue Date: March 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCFAU301 - Respond to wildlife emergencies
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and coordinate a response to natural resource emergencies involving fauna.This unit applies to working within own area of responsibility in a response to a wildlife emergency. These individuals are required to take responsibility for their own work and take limited responsibility for other workers and possibly volunteers.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.In addition to legal responsibilities, all units of competency dealing with animals in the AHC Training Package have the requirements for animals to be handled humanely to minimise stress and discomfort.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Evaluate wildlife emergency
  • Investigate nature of emergency from eyewitness reports or own inspection
  • Make assessment of key factors that may impact on an appropriate response, including public and personal health and safety, animal care, biosecurity and environmental factors
  • Notify authorities of incident according to enterprise procedures
  • Implement interim care of animals pending instructions from authorities
  • Delegate appropriate staff to provide interim care for animals
  • Ensure personnel assisting in interim care are equipped and briefed
  • Implement care instructions provided by authorities or veterinarians
  • Collect information to determine further action
  • Interview informants to obtain details of the situation
       
Element: Implement response to emergency
  • Establish communications necessary to manage situation
  • Transport resources and personnel to site
  • Establish site procedures and implement emergency plans according to legislative requirements and enterprise procedures
  • Move live fauna
  • Remove dead fauna from site and dispose of biological matter in accordance with enterprise procedures and health and safety requirements
  • Clean site in accordance with enterprise procedures to maintain public and environmental health and safety
  • Implement measures that minimise risk to significant places, area, habitats, species and communities
       
Element: Coordinate response
  • Inform general public and media of the nature of the incident and agency decisions
  • Brief volunteers and staff on workplace health and safety hazards, preventive measures and reporting requirements
  • Coordinate and deploy volunteers according to their skills and available personal protective equipment
  • Establish physical barriers to keep public away from animals to minimise their distress and to protect the public
  • Manage media until authorities provide instructions
  • Use media according to enterprise procedures
       
Element: Care for affected animals
  • Assign teams to animals according to incident assessment, care instructions and skills within teams
  • Apply animal first aid
  • Perform role in wildlife operations team according to the command structure and procedures of the management plan
  • Care for animals using a range of skills and according to veterinary instructions and enterprise procedures
       
Element: Determine management options
  • Seek veterinary advice where appropriate
  • Collect biological and incident data on animals
  • Evaluate management options according to advice, condition of animal and risk assessment
  • Band or tag released animals where required for scientific purposes
  • Source equipment and staff for returning animal to wild or temporary captive management
       
Element: Remove carcass
  • Develop inter-agency agreement with local authority for removal of carcases
  • Dispose of carcases according to authority instructions
  • Source equipment and staff for disposal
       
Element: Complete debrief and report
  • Follow incident management processes for debrief and wash-up
  • Provide report to management to determine what procedures should be implemented
       


Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Evaluate wildlife emergency

1.1 Investigate nature of emergency from eyewitness reports or own inspection

1.2 Make assessment of key factors that may impact on an appropriate response, including public and personal health and safety, animal care, biosecurity and environmental factors

1.3 Notify authorities of incident according to enterprise procedures

1.4 Implement interim care of animals pending instructions from authorities

1.5 Delegate appropriate staff to provide interim care for animals

1.6 Ensure personnel assisting in interim care are equipped and briefed

1.7 Implement care instructions provided by authorities or veterinarians

1.8 Collect information to determine further action

1.9 Interview informants to obtain details of the situation

2. Implement response to emergency

2.1 Establish communications necessary to manage situation

2.2 Transport resources and personnel to site

2.3 Establish site procedures and implement emergency plans according to legislative requirements and enterprise procedures

2.4 Move live fauna

2.5 Remove dead fauna from site and dispose of biological matter in accordance with enterprise procedures and health and safety requirements

2.6 Clean site in accordance with enterprise procedures to maintain public and environmental health and safety

2.7 Implement measures that minimise risk to significant places, area, habitats, species and communities

3. Coordinate response

3.1 Inform general public and media of the nature of the incident and agency decisions

3.2 Brief volunteers and staff on workplace health and safety hazards, preventive measures and reporting requirements

3.3 Coordinate and deploy volunteers according to their skills and available personal protective equipment

3.4 Establish physical barriers to keep public away from animals to minimise their distress and to protect the public

3.5 Manage media until authorities provide instructions

3.6 Use media according to enterprise procedures

4. Care for affected animals

4.1 Assign teams to animals according to incident assessment, care instructions and skills within teams

4.2 Apply animal first aid

4.3 Perform role in wildlife operations team according to the command structure and procedures of the management plan

4.4 Care for animals using a range of skills and according to veterinary instructions and enterprise procedures

5. Determine management options

5.1 Seek veterinary advice where appropriate

5.2 Collect biological and incident data on animals

5.3 Evaluate management options according to advice, condition of animal and risk assessment

5.4 Band or tag released animals where required for scientific purposes

5.5 Source equipment and staff for returning animal to wild or temporary captive management

6. Remove carcass

6.1 Develop inter-agency agreement with local authority for removal of carcases

6.2 Dispose of carcases according to authority instructions

6.3 Source equipment and staff for disposal

7. Complete debrief and report

7.1 Follow incident management processes for debrief and wash-up

7.2 Provide report to management to determine what procedures should be implemented

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

evaluate natural resource emergency

implement and coordinate response to emergency in accordance with enterprise procedures and health and safety requirements

follow enterprise procedures to ensure the safety of self, other personnel, the general public and the wildlife

determine management options including returning animal to wild or temporary captive management, according to authority and enterprise policies and procedures

follow instructions from veterinarians or authorities to care for animal

remove and dispose of animal carcases in accordance with authority instructions

complete debrief and prepare reports to enterprise standards

apply workplace health and safety policies and procedures when implementing emergency plans

apply appropriate animal welfare practices

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

health risks associated with animals

public relations and media management

incident management systems

State/Territory and local wildlife emergency authorities and organisations

local authorities for wildlife emergencies

potential biosecurity risks associated with wildlife rescue operations

basic requirements for ensuring thewelfare of animals described in the relevant Codes of Practice


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Evaluate wildlife emergency

1.1 Investigate nature of emergency from eyewitness reports or own inspection

1.2 Make assessment of key factors that may impact on an appropriate response, including public and personal health and safety, animal care, biosecurity and environmental factors

1.3 Notify authorities of incident according to enterprise procedures

1.4 Implement interim care of animals pending instructions from authorities

1.5 Delegate appropriate staff to provide interim care for animals

1.6 Ensure personnel assisting in interim care are equipped and briefed

1.7 Implement care instructions provided by authorities or veterinarians

1.8 Collect information to determine further action

1.9 Interview informants to obtain details of the situation

2. Implement response to emergency

2.1 Establish communications necessary to manage situation

2.2 Transport resources and personnel to site

2.3 Establish site procedures and implement emergency plans according to legislative requirements and enterprise procedures

2.4 Move live fauna

2.5 Remove dead fauna from site and dispose of biological matter in accordance with enterprise procedures and health and safety requirements

2.6 Clean site in accordance with enterprise procedures to maintain public and environmental health and safety

2.7 Implement measures that minimise risk to significant places, area, habitats, species and communities

3. Coordinate response

3.1 Inform general public and media of the nature of the incident and agency decisions

3.2 Brief volunteers and staff on workplace health and safety hazards, preventive measures and reporting requirements

3.3 Coordinate and deploy volunteers according to their skills and available personal protective equipment

3.4 Establish physical barriers to keep public away from animals to minimise their distress and to protect the public

3.5 Manage media until authorities provide instructions

3.6 Use media according to enterprise procedures

4. Care for affected animals

4.1 Assign teams to animals according to incident assessment, care instructions and skills within teams

4.2 Apply animal first aid

4.3 Perform role in wildlife operations team according to the command structure and procedures of the management plan

4.4 Care for animals using a range of skills and according to veterinary instructions and enterprise procedures

5. Determine management options

5.1 Seek veterinary advice where appropriate

5.2 Collect biological and incident data on animals

5.3 Evaluate management options according to advice, condition of animal and risk assessment

5.4 Band or tag released animals where required for scientific purposes

5.5 Source equipment and staff for returning animal to wild or temporary captive management

6. Remove carcass

6.1 Develop inter-agency agreement with local authority for removal of carcases

6.2 Dispose of carcases according to authority instructions

6.3 Source equipment and staff for disposal

7. Complete debrief and report

7.1 Follow incident management processes for debrief and wash-up

7.2 Provide report to management to determine what procedures should be implemented

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Investigate nature of emergency from eyewitness reports or own inspection 
Make assessment of key factors that may impact on an appropriate response, including public and personal health and safety, animal care, biosecurity and environmental factors 
Notify authorities of incident according to enterprise procedures 
Implement interim care of animals pending instructions from authorities 
Delegate appropriate staff to provide interim care for animals 
Ensure personnel assisting in interim care are equipped and briefed 
Implement care instructions provided by authorities or veterinarians 
Collect information to determine further action 
Interview informants to obtain details of the situation 
Establish communications necessary to manage situation 
Transport resources and personnel to site 
Establish site procedures and implement emergency plans according to legislative requirements and enterprise procedures 
Move live fauna 
Remove dead fauna from site and dispose of biological matter in accordance with enterprise procedures and health and safety requirements 
Clean site in accordance with enterprise procedures to maintain public and environmental health and safety 
Implement measures that minimise risk to significant places, area, habitats, species and communities 
Inform general public and media of the nature of the incident and agency decisions 
Brief volunteers and staff on workplace health and safety hazards, preventive measures and reporting requirements 
Coordinate and deploy volunteers according to their skills and available personal protective equipment 
Establish physical barriers to keep public away from animals to minimise their distress and to protect the public 
Manage media until authorities provide instructions 
Use media according to enterprise procedures 
Assign teams to animals according to incident assessment, care instructions and skills within teams 
Apply animal first aid 
Perform role in wildlife operations team according to the command structure and procedures of the management plan 
Care for animals using a range of skills and according to veterinary instructions and enterprise procedures 
Seek veterinary advice where appropriate 
Collect biological and incident data on animals 
Evaluate management options according to advice, condition of animal and risk assessment 
Band or tag released animals where required for scientific purposes 
Source equipment and staff for returning animal to wild or temporary captive management 
Develop inter-agency agreement with local authority for removal of carcases 
Dispose of carcases according to authority instructions 
Source equipment and staff for disposal 
Follow incident management processes for debrief and wash-up 
Provide report to management to determine what procedures should be implemented 

Forms

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