Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess targeted pest
- Assess techniques
- Identify purpose of control program and determine desired outcomes
- Discuss with supervisor suitability of eradication, containment, reduction or a combination of these techniques, and to what degree control is required
- Identify biosecurity risks associated with control methods
- Determine legislative, economic or social constraints on pest control techniques
- Identify non-target species and any constraints that they may impose
- Determine whether urban areas are involved and their impact on the planning of control techniques
- Plan the control
- Source information on a variety of techniques applicable to the type of pest
- Identify necessary permits, licenses or clearances required to carry out pest control activities
- Assess the relative humaneness of pest control techniques, where target pests include animals
- Determine control measures to address identified constraints
- Identify safety hazards associated with control measures and apply relevant work health and safety policies and procedures to manage risks
- Discuss techniques with supervisor to determine which technique, or combination of techniques, would best suit the situation to obtain the desired outcome, while minimising the risk to non-target species, in particular spray drift
- Determine monitoring techniques to be used