This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to research an organisation's risk and capacity, and prepare and promote an organisational plan to respond to incidents involving a large animal at a workplace or event site.

The unit applies to individuals who have responsibility for safety of people and/or animal safety and welfare within a workplace or event site.

All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety and animal welfare regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Assess hazards and risks and potential for animal incidents within the workplace or event site
Identify current training levels of staff and/or volunteers and determine needs
Assess resource requirements for dealing with human and animal casualties
Investigate the organisation's regulatory and insurance responsibilities
Evaluate the organisation’s capacity to respond to a large animal incident
Review other organisational plans to determine relationships with an incident response plan
Research, collate and analyse information on incident management involving humans and animals relevant to the workplace or event site and animal species
Establish incident scene management system
Establish roles, responsibilities and training needs required to implement a large animal incident response plan
Identify and document internal and external services required in animal incident situations, including veterinary and emergency services support
Identify equipment and facilities needed to implement a response plan, and reconcile with the organisation's current position
Investigate and implement options for meeting shortfalls in capacity and procurement of suitable equipment
Prepare a plan and procedures following recognised incident management processes and communication protocols
Document and promote the large animal incident response plan in a format and manner suitable for the organisation
Actively seek feedback and input from a range of personnel to the large animal response plan
Maintain up-to-date contact details in the plan
Establish monitoring guidelines and review timelines for the large animal incident response plan
Conduct briefings for all relevant personnel on the content of the plan and organisational procedures
Establish a training program and refresher courses as required
Promote plan to all relevant stakeholders, and follow up on acknowledgements or permissions relevant to event or workplace

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