AHCPLY311 — Clean and disinfect poultry production sheds

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What an assessment for AHCPLY311 must cover

59 assessable components: 4 elements (25 performance criteria), 15 performance evidence and 16 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 to clean sheds

1.1Identify and follow personal hygiene and other biosecurity procedures that apply to entering and working on poultry farm and in sheds
1.2Confirm sheds being cleaned, scope of work and cleaning methods, and create cleaning plan
1.3Identify health and safety hazards, and assess and control risks
1.4Select, check and fit personal protective equipment (PPE) required for shed cleaning
1.5Identify environmental hazards associated with cleaning of sheds, and assess and control risks according to regulatory and enterprise requirements
1.6Raise, dismantle or remove nesting systems, feeding, watering, slats, and/or other equipment in preparation for cleaning
1.7Cover or seal electrical switchboards and other equipment to prevent entry of water
1.8Apply insecticides as required

2 Clean shed and shed equipment

2.1Remove and dispose of poultry litter and/or manure
2.2Service filters and flush drinker lines and tanks if required
2.3Clean and service feeders, drinkers and other specified equipment
2.4Select, mix and prepare cleaning agents according to supplier instructions and enterprise requirements
2.5Use equipment and tools to clean specified shed surfaces
2.6Dry clean electrical equipment and other items that may be damaged by water
2.7Manage waste and run-off from cleaning activity according to regulatory and enterprise requirements

3 Sanitise, disinfect or fumigate shed

3.1Select and fit PPE required for sanitising, disinfecting or fumigation of shed
3.2Select and prepare equipment and agents required to sanitise, disinfect or fumigate shed
3.3Cover or protect electrical equipment and seal shed to minimise escape of disinfectant as required
3.4Use equipment to apply agents to disinfect shed according to regulatory and enterprise safety and environmental requirements
3.5Ventilate shed to remove unsafe remnants of disinfectant agents prior to entry of workers, re-installation of equipment and placement of poultry and/or eggs
3.6Check, install and/or adjust pest, vermin and/or predator controls as required

4 Finalise cleaning and disinfecting process

4.1Check cleaning and disinfection has been completed according to the required scope and standards
4.2Clean, maintain and store cleaning and disinfection equipment
4.3Store or dispose of leftover cleaning and disinfection agents, fluids, containers and waste according to regulatory and environmental requirements
4.4Complete records and report issues to management according to enterprise requirements

Performance evidence

An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.
There must be evidence that the individual has safely and efficiently cleaned and sanitised at least two different poultry sheds or two different sections of a shed. Each shed or section is to be at least 20 square metres.
For each shed or section, the individual must have, according to enterprise requirements:
confirmed and applied enterprise health and safety, biosecurity and environmental protection procedures related to cleaning and disinfecting poultry shed
confirmed sheds being cleaned, scope of work and cleaning methods, and created cleaning plan
followed personal hygiene requirements
identified at least three different health and safety hazards, and assessed and controlled associated risks
selected, checked and correctly fitted appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
identified at least two environmental hazards, and assessed and controlled associated risks
prepared to clean shed, including: raised or removed shed equipment, including feeders and drinkers; protected electrical equipment to prevent entry of water; selected, mixed and prepared cleaning agents
cleaned shed and shed equipment, including: feeders and drinkers, and/or slats or nesting systems; dry cleaned electrical equipment; removed and disposed of waste materials
sanitised, disinfected or fumigated shed or section and shed equipment according to regulatory requirements, including: sealed shed or section to minimise escape of fumigant as required; ventilated shed or section to remove unsafe remnants of disinfectant agents; applied pest control measures as required
completed check of cleaning and disinfection against required work scope and standards
safely and correctly stored or disposed of left-over cleaning and/or disinfection agents
accurately completed records and/or reports.

Knowledge evidence

key features of state/territory legislation, regulations and codes of practice for worker health and safety, biosecurity and environment protection that apply to cleaning and disinfecting poultry sheds
enterprise procedures and requirements for worker health and safety, biosecurity and environment protection that apply to cleaning and disinfecting poultry sheds
hazard identification, risk assessment and controls to minimise risks when cleaning and disinfecting poultry sheds
common types of poultry sheds, machinery and equipment found in sheds
how to handle, raise or remove equipment in sheds
methods of sealing or protecting electrical or sensitive equipment to prevent entry of water
methods for litter and manure removal
methods for dry cleaning electrical equipment
procedures for dry or wet cleaning sheds and shed equipment
equipment and machinery used for poultry shed cleaning and disinfection, including its operation, maintenance and storage
enterprise procedures for disposal and management of waste, including biosecurity and environmental requirements
cleaning, maintenance and servicing of filters, drinker lines and tanks used in poultry production
regulatory and enterprise requirements for storage, handling and application of insecticides, sanitisers, disinfectants and fumigants
environmental impacts and controls of cleaning and fumigating sheds
chemical spillage management, including safety equipment and clothing requirements
regulatory and enterprise documentation, records and reports required for cleaning and sanitising poultry sheds and equipment.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret textual information in regulations and enterprise procedures that apply to cleaning and disinfecting poultry sheds
Writing: Use regulatory and industry terminology to record information about cleaning and disinfecting in poultry sheds
Numeracy: Measure, estimate and calculate quantity, weight, area, volume, ratio and temperature

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What does an assessment tool for AHCPLY311 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCPLY311 needs to address all 59 unit components: 4 elements with 25 performance criteria, 15 performance evidence requirements, 16 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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