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AHCFAU303 — Respond to wildlife emergencies

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What an assessment for AHCFAU303 must cover

74 assessable components: 7 elements (37 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 25 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 Evaluate wildlife emergency and implement interim care

  • 1.1Investigate nature of emergency from witness reports or inspections
  • 1.2Assess factors that impact on an appropriate response
  • 1.3Notify authorities of incident according to workplace procedures
  • 1.4Implement interim care of animals pending instructions from authorities
  • 1.5Delegate appropriate staff to provide interim care for animals
  • 1.6Ensure personnel assisting in interim care are equipped and briefed
  • 1.7Implement care instructions provided by authorities or veterinarians
  • 1.8Collect information to determine further action
  • 1.9Interview informants to obtain details of the situation

2 Implement response to emergency

  • 2.1Establish communications necessary to manage emergency situation
  • 2.2Transport resources and personnel to site
  • 2.3Establish site procedures and implement emergency plans according to legislative requirements and workplace procedures
  • 2.4Move live fauna to safe location
  • 2.5Remove dead fauna from site and dispose of biological matter according to workplace health and safety and biosecurity procedures
  • 2.6Clean site according to workplace procedures to maintain public and environmental health and safety
  • 2.7Implement measures that minimise risk to significant places, area, habitats, species and communities

3 Coordinate response

  • 3.1Inform general public and media of the nature of the incident and agency decisions according to workplace communications procedures
  • 3.2Brief volunteers and staff on workplace health and safety hazards, preventive measures and reporting requirements
  • 3.3Coordinate and deploy volunteers according to their skills and available personal protective equipment
  • 3.4Establish physical barriers to keep public away from animals to minimise their distress and to protect the public
  • 3.5Manage media until authorities provide instructions
  • 3.6Use media according to workplace procedures

4 Care for affected animals

  • 4.1Assign teams to animals according to incident assessment, care instructions and skills within teams
  • 4.2Apply animal first aid
  • 4.3Perform role in wildlife operations team according to the command structure and procedures of the management plan
  • 4.4Care for animals using a range of skills and according to veterinary instructions and workplace procedures

5 Determine management options

  • 5.1Seek veterinary advice where appropriate
  • 5.2Collect biological and incident data on animals
  • 5.3Evaluate management options according to veterinary advice, condition of animal and risk assessment
  • 5.4Band or tag released animals where required for scientific purposes
  • 5.5Source equipment and staff for returning animal to wild or temporary captive management

6 Remove carcass

  • 6.1Develop inter-agency agreement with local authority for removal of carcases
  • 6.2Source equipment and staff for disposal
  • 6.3Dispose of carcases according to authority instructions and workplace biosecurity procedures

7 Complete debrief and report

  • 7.1Follow incident management processes for debrief and wash-up
  • 7.2Record recommendations for changes to procedures from debrief
  • 7.3Report recommended changes to procedures to supervisor according to workplace procedures

Performance evidence

  • evaluated natural resource wildlife emergency
  • implemented and coordinated response to emergency in accordance with workplace procedures and health and safety requirements
  • followed workplace procedures to ensure the safety of the wildlife, personnel and the general public
  • determined management options, including returning animal to wild or temporary captive management, according to authority and workplace policies and procedures
  • followed instructions from veterinarians or authorities to care for animal
  • removed and disposed of animal carcases in accordance with authority instructions
  • completed debrief and prepared reports to workplace standards
  • applied workplace health and safety policies and procedures when implementing emergency plans
  • applied appropriate animal welfare practices

Knowledge evidence

  • health risks associated with working near animals, including:
  • personal and public safety
  • handling animals
  • animal care
  • public relations and media management for disseminating information on wildlife emergencies
  • investigating wildlife emergencies, including:
  • assessing and responding to eyewitness accounts
  • conducting personal investigations and interviews
  • options for managing wildlife emergencies, including:
  • interim captive care
  • permanent captive care
  • return to wild
  • incident management systems and their application to wildlife emergencies, including:
  • communication strategies
  • resources and personnel required for effective response
  • methods for relocating living wildlife
  • collection, documentation and disposal of dead animals
  • briefing and coordination with personnel and volunteers
  • animal care and first aid
  • state/territory and local wildlife emergency authorities and organisations
  • roles and responsibilities of veterinary support in wildlife rescue
  • methods for banding and tagging of fauna
  • potential environmental and biosecurity risks associated with wildlife rescue operations
  • basic requirements for ensuring the welfare of animals described in the relevant codes of practice
  • legislative and regulatory requirements governing wildlife emergencies and care.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret witness reports to extract information relevant to the wildlife emergency to assist in formulating a response
  • Writing: Accurately record and complete documentation using clear language and terminology when communicating with media and completing inter-agency and maintaining animal trapping records
  • Oral communication: Conduct interviews with informants and communicate with volunteers using collaborative and inclusive techniques, including active listening and questioning and reading of verbal and non-verbal signals

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What does an assessment tool for AHCFAU303 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCFAU303 needs to address all 74 unit components: 7 elements with 37 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 25 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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