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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to work
   • Identify daily, weekly and periodical workplace routine schedules, and confirm work to be undertaken with supervisor
   • Confirm personal workplace responsibilities with supervisor
   • Collect workplace schedule and recording documents and update as required
   • Identify hazards and risks according to WHS and talk to supervisor about concerns
   • Select appropriate personal protective equipment and ensure correct fit
2. Check animals
   • Confirm which animals are to be under personal responsibility during shift
   • Verify the animal’s status via records or verbal reports
   • Count animals and note basic behaviour at beginning of shift
   • Tell supervisor about changes in animal numbers, behaviour or condition
   • Check any animals under personal responsibility and tell supervisor of the status
3. Maintain a clean workplace
   • Clean floors, benches and other flat areas according to workplace protocols
   • Clean animal housing areas according to workplace protocols
   • Dispose of waste and soiled bedding
   • Identify damage to housing and equipment and tell supervisor
   • Complete post-cleaning procedures
4. Complete hygiene practices for animals
   • Identify and practice hygiene control methods for a range of animals
   • Perform basic animal hygiene inspection, and identify cleaning needs of nominated animals
   • Bathe or clean animals under supervision
   • Confirm grooming techniques required for individual animals according to animal requirements
   • Groom animals under supervision and according to individual needs
5. Complete post-hygiene care of animals
   • Return animals to housing
   • Clean and store washing equipment according to workplace policies and procedures
   • Clean, check and store grooming tools according to workplace policies and procedures and manufacturers’ requirements
   • Inform supervisor if there are damaged tools
   • Audit and document supplies according to workplace policies and procedures
   • Update workplace documents according to workplace policies and procedures
   • Identify daily, weekly and periodical workplace routine schedules, and confirm work to be undertaken with supervisor
   • Confirm personal workplace responsibilities with supervisor
   • Collect workplace schedule and recording documents and update as required
   • Identify hazards and risks according to WHS and talk to supervisor about concerns
   • Select appropriate personal protective equipment and ensure correct fit
   • Confirm which animals are to be under personal responsibility during shift
   • Verify the animal’s status via records or verbal reports
   • Count animals and note basic behaviour at beginning of shift
   • Tell supervisor about changes in animal numbers, behaviour or condition
   • Check any animals under personal responsibility and tell supervisor of the status