This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide emergency animal assistance, including managing the incident scene, assisting personnel at the scene, using safe animal handling techniques; and transporting the injured or deceased animal from the scene.

The unit applies to individuals who work in greyhound, harness or thoroughbred codes of the racing industry using specialised knowledge and organisational skills to manage racing incidents with animals during trackwork, barrier trials and race meetings.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory 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
Contact veterinarian, steward and other specialists when animal emergency occurs
Assist individuals in potential danger or risk at incident scene until assistance arrives
Assist with catching or restraining animal using safe handling techniques to prevent further injury or damage
Provide assistance to supervising personnel who are treating or assessing the animal
Apply basic methods of restraint to animal under veterinary or specialist supervision
Identify hazards, assess risks and select appropriate personal protective equipment to avoid injury to personnel or animals
Collect and install privacy screens according to workplace procedures
Allocate staff members to restrict public access to incident area
Give consideration to the distress of those associated with the injured animal and of the general public in the management of incident
Use discretion in the handling of a deceased animal
Assist stewards and veterinarian in the collection of a post-mortem swab sample if requested by the stewards
Prepare and transport vehicle and equipment to incident site
Select animal loading techniques to minimise risk of further injury to animal or injury to personnel
Use discretion in the loading of a deceased animal
Transport animal to designated veterinary hospital or review area
Assist with arranging transport to designated disposal area after required samples have been collected
Assist with cleaning transport vehicle and equipment and check for operational readiness according to track procedures and any commercial arrangements

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