Assessor Resource

AHCPLY211
Collect, store and handle eggs from breeder flocks

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


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Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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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
Confirm and follow personal hygiene and other biosecurity procedures that apply to entering and working on a poultry breeding farm or facility 
Identify health and safety hazards, assess risks, and control and/or report risks related to handling, collecting, sorting, packing and storing eggs 
Select and fit appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required for handling, collecting, sorting, packing and storing eggs 
Check work area and equipment are clean and ready for operation 
Ensure nests and egg belts are free of sick, injured or dead birds and other obstructions using safe and low stress animal handling techniques 
Collect eggs manually or mechanically from nesting system 
Collect floor eggs and keep separate 
Operate egg handling equipment and control flow of eggs according to enterprise procedures 
Remove very dirty, cracked, leaking or weak-shelled eggs manually or mechanically 
Wash eggs as required using approved sanitisers and temperatures 
Sort eggs into settable and non-settable and categories within each 
Place eggs on appropriate trays with pointed end down 
Assemble and stack trays in categories, and label according to enterprise procedures 
Transfer eggs to storage in order of age, category or dispatch order 
Operate egg storage facilities and/or cool rooms according to enterprise procedures 
Fumigate eggs if required 
Separate all eggs selected for human consumption according to state/territory legislative requirements 
Complete records according to enterprise requirements 
Identify health and safety hazards, assess risks, and control and/or report risks associated with cleaning and/or sanitising work areas and equipment 
Select and fit appropriate PPE required for cleaning and/ or sanitising 
Measure chemicals and prepare cleaning fluids safely according to supplier instructions and enterprise procedures 
Check and prepare cleaning equipment 
Clean and disinfect or sanitise egg belts/conveyors, equipment and work area 
Check, clean and sanitise cool room and related equipment if required 
Take and prepare swab and/or samples for testing as required 
Dispose of non-settable eggs and waste according to enterprise biosecurity and environmental procedures 
Check for pests, vermin and/or predators and implement controls if required, according to enterprise procedures 
Complete records and report issues promptly 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

AHCPLY211 - Collect, store and handle eggs from breeder flocks
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Assessment Record Sheet

AHCPLY211 - Collect, store and handle eggs from breeder flocks

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Assessment task 1: [title] Result: Competent Not yet competent

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Overall assessment result: Competent Not yet competent

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