AHCWOL316 — Prepare facilities for shearing and crutching

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What an assessment for AHCWOL316 must cover

32 assessable components: 5 elements (15 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 Inspect facilities and equipment

1.1Inspect facilities and assess for hygiene, safety and potential contamination hazards to prepare for efficient shearing and crutching requirements in line with workplace standards
1.2Identify equipment faults or malfunctions and report for repair or replacement
1.3Identify potential and existing WHS hazards, assess risks and implement control measures and report to relevant person
1.4Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)

2 Direct facilities preparation activity

2.1Remove contaminating substances according to industry Quality Assurance (QA) and environmental requirements
2.2Clean facilities and equipment and eliminate hazards

3 Engage wool harvesting staff in team activity to prepare equipment and materials

3.1Engage wool harvesting staff in team activity to position tables and equipment
3.2Place bins and wool pack holders in strategic positions
3.3Direct and assist wool harvesting staff in the positioning of brooms and scrapers
3.4Hold discussions with the presser in relation to property requirements

4 Organise the supply of sheep to shearers

4.1Convey the order of shearing and information on mob cut-outs to staff
4.2Move sheep humanely according to workplace standards, moving sheep to be shorn first into catching pens
4.3Monitor and coordinate the supply of sheep throughout shearing

5 Conduct biosecurity and waste disposal activity

5.1Implement workplace biosecurity policies
5.2Dispose of waste in an environmentally responsible manner in line with workplace standards

Performance evidence

identified work health and safety (WHS) hazards and implemented safe work practices and biosecurity policies
maintained contamination-free and hazard-free environment for shearing, crutching and wool handling
identified and attended to minor maintenance and repair requirements to equipment and facilities
disposed of waste in an environmentally responsible manner
penned sheep humanely in line with workplace animal welfare policies

Knowledge evidence

maintenance and hygiene requirements of shearing sheds, boards and catching pens
sources and types of wool contamination, including: urine stain, pigmented and medullated fibres and other animal fibres, baling twine, fertiliser bags, other yarns and fabrics
impact of contamination in the wool
features of Quality Assurance (QA) used in the workplace and in the industry, including: timely reporting, documentation requirements
principles of moving and penning animals humanely and safely, including: ensuring gates are in good working order and robust enough to contain stock, filling pens according to shearer’s ability and to reduce stress on sheep, keeping pens and yards free of any obstructions to avoid injury and ensure free-flowing stock
shearing and crutching requirements, including facilities: that enable a smooth flow from holding pens to shearing/crutching board to shed exit for animals, that allow for a smooth flow from shearing board to skirting table to bags/bales and ultimately to the storage area, with overhead power for shearing gear, with anchor points placements for tethers to avoid shed hands stepping over ropes, with good lighting, with ventilation
features of efficient shed and board layouts
requirements of work health and safety (WHS) legislation and animal welfare codes of practice as they relate to the shearing and wool preparation sector
safety features of personal protective equipment (PPE) and when and how it should be used
workplace biosecurity policies, including: reducing the risk of wool harvesting staff’s exposure to contaminated wool, ensuring that any disease agent present on wool within a facility is not spread further, particularly to susceptible livestock, greatly reducing the risk that wool received at the facility will be contaminated
team engagement principles, including: working towards a common goal, communicating effectively and cooperation, understanding the work responsibilities of team members, embracing diversity

Foundation skills

Oral communication: Provide accurate advice and direction using language appropriate to shearing shed; Use cooperative communication practices when communicating with team members

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