Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

AMPA2003 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform emergency kill

Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AMPA2003 - Perform emergency kill
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to kill sick or injured stock in lairage under the direction of an authorised Department of Agriculture officer or other person with appropriate company or regulatory authority.This unit is applicable to stock handlers who are responsible for killing sick and injured livestock at abattoirs while they are still in pens or holding areas.All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements. This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision, exercise limited autonomy and have some accountability for their own work.Where firearms are used to perform emergency kills the unit must only be undertaken by individuals already holding a current firearms licence.No other occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Emergency kills must be demonstrated as a normal part of the duties of the individual handling stock.

This unit must be assessed at an operating abattoir.

As a minimum the following three forms of assessment must be used:

workplace demonstration

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace referee report or verified work log or diary

Assessors must satisfy the 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: Identify stock requiring emergency slaughter
  • Identify emergency circumstances requiring stock to be killed in lairage
  • Identify persons with the authority to order an emergency kill
  • Correctly identify stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace, animal welfare and regulatory requirements
       
Element: Perform emergency kill
  • Isolate stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • Perform emergency kill according to workplace health and safety requirements
  • Perform emergency kill according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • Complete necessary documentation according to workplace requirements
  • Complete arrangements for removal of carcase according to workplace requirements
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Identify stock requiring emergency slaughter

1.1 Identify emergency circumstances requiring stock to be killed in lairage

1.2 Identify persons with the authority to order an emergency kill

1.3 Correctly identify stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace, animal welfare and regulatory requirements

2. Perform emergency kill

2.1 Isolate stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace and regulatory requirements

2.2 Perform emergency kill according to workplace health and safety requirements

2.3 Perform emergency kill according to workplace and regulatory requirements

2.4 Complete necessary documentation according to workplace requirements

2.5 Complete arrangements for removal of carcase according to workplace requirements

The candidate must kill sick or injured stock in lairage under the direction of an authorised Department of Agriculture officer or other person with appropriate company or regulatory authority.

The candidate must:

identify animals requiring emergency kill

comply with the regulatory and company requirements for the isolation of the identified animal, the performance of the emergency kill and disposal of the carcase

perform emergency kills safely and humanely in accordance within company and regulatory requirements

make arrangements for the disposal of the carcase according to workplace and regulatory requirements

follow the regulatory and company requirements for the authorisation and documentation of emergency kills

apply relevant communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

complete relevant documentation

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

the regulatory and company requirements for the authorisation and documentation of emergency kills

the relevant animal welfare, workplace and regulatory requirements covering emergency kills

regulatory and company requirements for the isolation of the identified animal, the performance of the emergency kill and disposal of the carcase


Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

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. Identify stock requiring emergency slaughter

1.1 Identify emergency circumstances requiring stock to be killed in lairage

1.2 Identify persons with the authority to order an emergency kill

1.3 Correctly identify stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace, animal welfare and regulatory requirements

2. Perform emergency kill

2.1 Isolate stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace and regulatory requirements

2.2 Perform emergency kill according to workplace health and safety requirements

2.3 Perform emergency kill according to workplace and regulatory requirements

2.4 Complete necessary documentation according to workplace requirements

2.5 Complete arrangements for removal of carcase according to workplace requirements

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
Identify emergency circumstances requiring stock to be killed in lairage 
Identify persons with the authority to order an emergency kill 
Correctly identify stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace, animal welfare and regulatory requirements 
Isolate stock requiring emergency kill arrangements according to workplace and regulatory requirements 
Perform emergency kill according to workplace health and safety requirements 
Perform emergency kill according to workplace and regulatory requirements 
Complete necessary documentation according to workplace requirements 
Complete arrangements for removal of carcase according to workplace requirements 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

AMPA2003 - Perform emergency kill
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Assessment Record Sheet

AMPA2003 - Perform emergency kill

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Overall assessment result: Competent Not yet competent

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