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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to trap and store pollen
   • Identify and select suitable floral resources
   • Assess colony for suitability for pollen collection according to workplace procedures
   • Identify health and safety in the workplace hazards and risks and apply appropriate controls
   • Select, ensure serviceability, fit and use personal protective equipment
   • Ensure equipment to be used in the process of collecting pollen is clean and sanitised according to food safety requirements
2. Collect pollen
   • Select and obtain suitable pollen trap equipment and use according to manufacturer instructions
   • Adhere to personal hygiene requirements according to food safety and handling procedures
   • Collect pollen at frequency according to workplace hive management procedures and quality standards
   • Assess risk for pest attack or contamination of pollen and implement corrective action
   • Assess risk of colony decline and implement corrective action according to hive management procedures
   • Store pollen to be transported according to food safety and quality standards and workplace procedures
3. Process pollen
   • Clean pollen according to workplace procedures
   • Treat pollen to prevent fermentation and deterioration and store according to workplace procedures and food safety and quality standards
   • Maintain appropriate records according to workplace procedures