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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Receive and store eggs
   • Implement enterprise work health and safety policies
   • Implement enterprise biosecurity procedures
   • Unload eggs and record required information
   • Transfer eggs from delivery dollies/trolleys to setter dollies/trolleys
   • Store eggs with regard to position, temperature, humidity and period of storage
   • Attach eggs to turning machine to ensure maximum viability is maintained
   • Manage egg stock to minimise egg age on setting
   • Monitor temperature, humidity and airflow to maintain required settings
2. Monitor and operate setter
   • Take and record setter readings
   • Recognise alarms and carry out specified sequence of operations during a breakdown
   • Operate, repair and maintain setter
   • Calibrate temperature probes with known standards
3. Transfer eggs to hatcher
   • Move dollies to the egg handling and transfer area in the sequence required by the organisation
   • Check temperature, humidity and airflow
   • Transfer eggs to hatching trays in sequence
4. Fumigate setter or hatcher
   • Determine need for fumigation from supervisor’s instructions
   • Prepare fumigant and apparatus
   • Seal and fumigate setter or hatcher
   • Air room or chamber to completely remove traces or vapours of the fumigant prior to re-entry of staff, re-installation of equipment and placement of eggs
5. Monitor and operate hatcher
   • Take and record readings
   • Carry out adjustments to temperature, humidity and airflow when instructed
   • Recognise alarms and carry out correct sequence of operations during a breakdown as set out by employer
6. Complete hygiene and administration activities
   • Dispose of waste and debris from the work areas in line with enterprise environmental policies
   • Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery
   • Clean and maintain safe work areas
   • Complete documentation, records and reports promptly and accurately

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

receive and store eggs

monitor and operate setter

transfer eggs to hatcher

fumigate setter or hatcher

monitor and operate hatcher

complete hygiene and administration activities

implement enterprise work health and safety policies

implement enterprise biosecurity procedures

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

requirements, methods and procedures for handling, unloading, storing, transferring and turning eggs

types, uses, cleaning, maintenance and storage of machinery, equipment and tools used in incubating operations

range, effects and impacts of environmental parameters on incubating eggs

types, handling, use and disposal of fumigating agents, work health and safety and environmental practices for these agents

relevant environmental and sustainability requirements, and procedures for disposal and management of wastes and debris

requirements and procedures for cleaning and maintaining work areas

relevant documentation and records that are required

enterprise work health and safety policies

relevant biosecurity requirements

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