Elements and Performance Criteria
- Schedule pest management activities
- Activities identified in the action plan are scheduled within the monthly, weekly or daily work plans.
- Work time is allocated to complete the activities in accordance with the requirements of the action plan, and within realistic expectations.
- Employees or contracted personnel with relevant skills and competency are allocated for the completion of required activities.
- Plant, machinery, equipment and materials required to complete required activities are procured for the time the activities are to be carried out.
- Relevant stakeholders are consulted regarding the scheduling of activities.
- Relevant Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards and other Federal, State and local legislation®ulations are applied in the allocation and procurement of human and physical resources.
- Milestones are aligned to critical control points in the target pests' life cycle, behaviour patterns and the local land management and production activity cycles.
- Measurable performance criteria for objectives at each milestone are determined.
- Activities required to achieve objectives by proposed deadlines are listed in consultation with local land users.
- Activities are selected and scheduled to comply with the pest management strategy, in consideration of community attitudes, and in accordance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Monitoring and measurement activities are selected and scheduled to comply with the vertebrate pest management strategy and in accordance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Estimate resources required to complete the required activities
- Brief employees or contracted personnel regarding the pest management activities
- Employees or contracted personnel are informed of the requirements of the pest management plan and action plan.
- Employees or contracted personnel are informed of land owner/manager expectations and reporting and recording requirements.
- Employees or contracted personnel are advised of OHS standards and other statutory and regulatory requirements to be applied in carrying out the required activities.
- Supervise employees or contracted personnel in carrying out the pest management activities
- Plant, machinery and equipment are checked for serviceability in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Materials are checked for compliance with OHS standards and other statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Personal protective equipment and clothing used or worn by employees or contracted personnel are checked for compliance with OHS standards and other statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Procedures and skills applied by employees and contracted personnel are monitored for compliance with OHS standards and other statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Feedback, advice and coaching are provided to employees and contracted personnel as required to improve or correct procedures and skills.
- Coordinate contingency management activities
- First aid procedures are initiated and coordinated in response to accident or injury to employees or contracted personnel.
- Relevant authorities are notified and arrangements made in the event of the need for rescue of injured employees or contracted personnel.
- Activities that are not carried out due to accidents, injury, other incidents or unfavourable conditions are rescheduled within the monthly, weekly or daily work plans.
- Report progress in relation to pest management action plan