Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to carry out daily tasks with horses
- Confirm and clarify work program and workplace procedures and practices with supervisor
- Carry out a basic assessment of risk for interacting with horses prior to starting each task
- Select personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriate for task and ensure correct fit
- Identify WHS hazards and risks in the work area that are not able to be controlled within own work role and responsibilities, and report them to supervisor
- Maintain workplace health and hygiene
- Select cleaning and disinfecting products suitable for use around horses and people, according to workplace health and hygiene procedures
- Clean and maintain work areas to remove and reduce dust, dirt and other environmental hazards that may affect horse and human health
- Collect items for washing and repair, and replace with cleaned and/or repaired items
- Organise for horse to be removed from stable, according to industry practices
- Clean boxes and replace bedding, according to stable routine
- Follow waste management disposal procedures to dispose of stale feed, soiled bedding, manure and other waste products
- Clean, sweep and rake stable environment and yards
- Lay bedding to depth required for individual horse needs and industry practices to prevent horses becoming cast
- Provide feed and water to horses
- Identify common feed types, feed preparation and storage requirements
- Comply with safe operating procedures when collecting, lifting, carrying, handling and storing feed supplies
- Clean feed and watering equipment and containers
- Follow vermin and other contaminant control procedures
- Prepare and distribute feed and water to horses according to stable routine
- Identify, remove and report contaminated feed
- Observe variations in individual horse eating and drinking patterns and report to supervisor