AHCBAC414 — Supervise agricultural crop harvesting

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What an assessment for AHCBAC414 must cover

91 assessable components: 4 elements (21 performance criteria), 18 performance evidence and 49 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 for harvesting

1.1Assess crop maturity and quality standards required in preparation for harvesting
1.2Assess the role of technology in improving efficiencies
1.3Determine and implement pre-harvest treatments according to crop production plan
1.4Identify and comply with licence or permit requirements
1.5Check insurance requirements are in place and implement risk management strategies
1.6Identify health and safety hazards, assess risk and develop and implement controls procedures

2 Prepare a harvesting plan

2.1Assess optimum timing for harvest according to crop maturity assessment
2.2Assess resource requirements for size of crop and estimated timing of harvest
2.3Identify storage resources and strategies for handling harvested crop
2.4Identify potential disruptions to harvest operations and prepare contingency procedures
2.5Identify and arrange fire prevention and control procedures according to risk assessment
2.6Develop work team communications procedures for harvesting operations

3 Implement harvest plan

3.1Arrange and confirm labour and equipment resources for harvesting operations within budgetary constraints
3.2Communicate harvesting plan and communication procedures to work team and contractors
3.3Implement harvesting operations and contingencies procedures according to impact of weather, equipment or technology and work team performance
3.4Coordinate and monitor equipment performance
3.5Control contamination and biosecurity threats according to workplace procedures and quality standards

4 Complete harvest operation

4.1Assess crop quality and segregate according to marketing grades
4.2Monitor moisture content according to industry classification standards
4.3Assess and reconcile harvesting operations and outcomes against harvest strategy
4.4Record information on harvesting operations according to workplace procedures

Performance evidence

organised and scheduled maintenance of plant and equipment or technology
assessed the use of technology in improving efficiencies
established strategies, procedures and controls for crop harvesting
arranged and confirmed labour and equipment resources for crop harvesting
checked to ensure insurance requirements are in place and implemented risk management strategies
implemented safe workplace and environmental practices
considered and implemented contingencies
developed crop harvesting plan, procedures and controls
implemented and supervised health and safety procedures during harvesting operations, including:
fire prevention and control plans
personal safety
safe use of equipment
estimated crop yield and storage requirements
maintained budgetary controls
assessed crop maturity and quality in readiness for harvesting
arranged storage and delivery requirements
communicated with work team and contractors
implemented work health and safety and biosecurity procedures during harvest operations.

Knowledge evidence

harvesting strategies for various agricultural crops
quality standards for harvested crops, including:
standards for food safety
national and international seed certification standards
silos and grain storage standards for harvested crops
standards for handling genetically modified (GM) crops
resource requirements for harvesting, including:
machinery and equipment
crop storage
human resources
materials and consumables
crop features and recognition of readiness for harvesting, including:
sampling crops
crop measurement techniques and parameters
assessing samples for harvesting
post-harvest treatments of crops
crop maturity and yield potential
grain or seed quality
grain market information and sources
pre-harvest treatments for the control and/or eradication of pests and disease
operation of crop harvesting machinery and equipment, including:
functions and limitations of harvesting equipment
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, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and laser technologies
remote sensors
remote piloted systems
controlled traffic farming (CTF) principles and impacts
variable rate technology (VRT)
federal and international standards for harvested crops
procedures for crop handling and hygiene
workplace health and safety procedures including:
hazards and risk assessment
machinery hazards
fire risk for equipment and stored crop
working at heights and confined spaces with storage bins
power lines and elevated equipment safety
workplace environmental and biosecurity policies and procedures
location and relative skills and abilities of available contractors
weather conditions affecting harvest operations
relevant legislation, codes of practice and workplace requirements, including:
workplace health and safety
contractor engagement
pest control and chemical use
environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to harvesting operations
workplace biosecurity policies and procedures.

Foundation skills

Reading: Identify, collate and analyse documentation for crop and harvest requirements for incorporation in harvest plan
Oral Communication: Use collaborative and inclusive language and techniques including active listening, questioning and reading of verbal and non-verbal signals to convey and clarify information, confirming work team understanding and compliance with harvesting procedures
Numeracy: Use formulae and numerical information to determine timing of harvest and establish volumes of harvested crop for transport and storage requirements

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