Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to supervise others in the range of activities required on infected premises (IP).
The unit applies to personnel who have been appointed or engaged to undertake a role within an emergency disease or plant pest incursion response. Work is generally carried out under general instructions from the IP operations manager.
This unit applies to individuals who take responsibility for their own work and for the quality of the work of others within known parameters. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Plan emergency disease or plant pest control activities on an IP | 1.1 Plan emergency disease or plant pest control activities under direction from IP operations manager and in consultation with property owner or manager and taking into consideration environmental values that need to be protected 1.2 Confirm all IP procedures with IP operations manager and communicate to property owner or manager 1.3 Develop a schedule for implementation of emergency disease or plant pest control activities and request resources required for planned activities 1.4 Establish reporting processes 1.5 Establish staff rosters to support activities in a cost-effective manner and with minimal stress on personnel |
2. Supervise emergency disease or plant pest control activities | 2.1 Assign personnel to team leader and worker positions required by IP operations functions to be performed and give directions for tasks to be performed 2.2 Conduct emergency disease or plant pest control activities with ongoing consultation with IP operations manager and property owner or manager 2.3 Supervise emergency disease or plant pest control activities to ensure that they are cost-effective, make effective use of resources and avoid unnecessary property damage and livestock or crop destruction 2.4 Monitor valuations of materials requiring destruction, use of plant, equipment and materials and all IP service provision to ensure they adhere to relevant standards, national plans, protocols and contract requirements 2.5 Monitor supplies of materials and resources to ensure that they are adequate to meet needs of control activities 2.6 Maintain an incident log that includes details of all activities undertaken as well as contractors' hours and performance 2.7 Supervise and motivate personnel to carry out specific emergency disease or plant pest control activities to the standard required |
3. Check effectiveness of emergency disease or plant pest control activities | 3.1 Monitor effectiveness and progress of control activities and compare with planned objectives 3.2 Carry out inspections of teams on site with sufficient regularity to ensure that standards are applied in line with required standards and protocols 3.3 Provide progress reports to IP operations manager according to agreed reporting schedule and format 3.4 Keep records as required by standards and protocols |
4.1 Revise site-specific emergency disease or plant pest control activities | 4.1 Revise control activities as required to address relevant protocols, maintain cost-effectiveness including appropriate resource allocation and to contain wider impacts 4.2 Communicate revisions to activities promptly To Local Control Centre (LCC) |
Evidence of Performance
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:
consult with infected premises (IP) manager and property owner or manager on planning and implementation matters
plan control activities for emergency disease or plant pest control response:
schedule implementation of control activities
identify IP procedures required, and confirm with IP manager
request resources required for planned activities
establish reporting processes
establish staff rosters
communicate with property owner or manager on IP procedures
supervise and motivate personnel to carry out control activities to standards and protocols required, and confirm with on-site inspections of teams
monitor supplies of materials and resources and maintain to meet needs of control activities
monitor all IP service provision for adherence to standards, protocols and contractual arrangements
maintain incident log, and records of control activities
monitor control activities for value for money, and minimal impact on property, effectiveness and progress against planned objectives
report on progress of control activities against plan to IP operations manager
revise control activities as required to address relevant protocols whist maintaining cost effectiveness and wider impacts
communicate revisions to control activities to Local Control Centre (LCC).
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
AUSVETPLAN or PLANTPLAN, relevant standards, guidelines and protocols, and Nationally Agreed Standard Operating Procedures (NASOP) that guide development and implementation of IP control plan, contractual arrangements and control procedures
planning processes
communication principles used for consultation, providing information, reporting, and in interacting with personnel
supervisory and monitoring practices used with personnel
techniques for motivating personnel
contractual arrangements
reporting requirements
processes for planning, scheduling, monitoring progress and costs.
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
Sectors
Emergency Response (BER)