AHCBAC317 — Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities
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What an assessment for AHCBAC317 must cover
43 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare to harvest agricultural crops
- 1.1Determine requirements for work according to harvest strategy and crop production plan
- 1.2Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risk and implement controls according to workplace procedures
- 1.3Select, check, use and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 1.4Complete pre-harvest treatments to crop according to harvest strategy and crop production plan
- 1.5Sample crop for moisture content and report to supervisor to assess timing of harvest
- 1.6Identify hygiene requirements for the crop and paddock according to harvest strategy, standards and storage plan
2 Prepare the harvesting equipment
- 2.1Clean harvesting machinery and equipment or technology according to hygiene, biosecurity and fire mitigation standards
- 2.2Assess and service machinery and equipment and make adjustments and repairs as required and according to manufacturer specifications
- 2.3Record maintenance and servicing activities according to procedures
3 Harvest crops
- 3.1Harvest crop according to harvest strategy for each paddock,
- 3.2Operate harvesting machinery and ancillary equipment efficiently for conditions to ensure fire prevention measures are implemented
- 3.3Maintain equipment hygiene and biosecurity procedures during crop harvest
- 3.4Check and adjust harvester and ancillary equipment to ensure efficient and safe operation
4 Complete harvesting operations
- 4.1Clean and store equipment, attachments and other ancillary equipment according to hygiene and biosecurity procedures
- 4.2Apply treatments to crop according to harvest strategy
- 4.3Dispose waste according to workplace and environmental procedures
- 4.4Ensure harvesting equipment or technology is moved between sites and on public property according to workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
- 4.5Maintain records and documentation of harvest according to workplace procedures
Performance evidence
- harvested at least one agricultural crop
- sampled crops to assess readiness for harvest, including: moisture content, maturity/ripeness of the crop
- implemented crop pre-treatment procedure
- used and maintained personal protective equipment (PPE)
- operated crop harvesting machinery and equipment, including: handled and manoeuvred harvesting equipment or technology, used technology to improve efficiency
- implemented pre-and post-operational checks on tools, harvesting machinery and equipment
- performed routine, service and maintenance procedures on tools, harvesting machinery and equipment
- transported, cleaned and stored harvesting equipment
- monitored efficiency of harvesting equipment
- made adjustments to settings to improve harvest efficiency
- implemented procedures for seed handling, hygiene and biosecurity
- maintained records and documentation
- identified health and safety hazards, assessed risk and implement safety procedures for harvest tasks including: implemented fire prevention measures, performed harvesting safely.
Knowledge evidence
- manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- operation of crop harvesting machinery and equipment, including: safety and use of equipment, handling and manoeuvring of harvesting equipment, pre-and post-operational checks on tools, harvesting machinery and equipment, routine, service and maintenance procedures for tools, harvesting machinery and equipment
- principles of precision agriculture and the role of technology in improving efficiencies, including: self-drive, auto steer, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and laser technologies, digital and remote sensors, remote piloted systems, controlled traffic farming (CTF)
- principles and impacts pre-harvest treatments and their application in broadacre crops, including: windrowing, swathing, chemical desiccants
- crop features and recognition of readiness for harvesting, including: sampling crops, assessing samples for harvesting
- post-harvest treatments of crops
- workplace, federal and international standards for harvested crops
- procedures for seed handling and hygiene
- workplace health and safety procedures including: broadacre farm hazards, risks and controls, working near harvesting machinery and equipment, working at heights and confined spaces with storage bins, power lines and elevated equipment safety, fire risk for equipment and stored crop
- workplace environmental and biosecurity policies and practices.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret work plans and strategies to elicit harvesting work requirements and activities
- Numeracy: Calculate rates of application for pre-harvest crop treatments where specified in crop harvest plan Perform calculations for calibrating and setting machinery for harvest operations Calculate harvested yield rates
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What does an assessment tool for AHCBAC317 need to cover?
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