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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for shearing
   • Check shearing equipment for correct operation prior to shearing session
   • Identify, catch and move goats to be shorn
   • Prepare shearing equipment in readiness for shearing operations
   • Identify potential and existing hazards in the workplace and report to the supervisor
   • Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment
2. Perform shearing operations
   • Position goat for shearing using identified positions and shear
   • Use shearing methods that ensure that damage to the goat and fleece is minimised while meeting volume of shearing expectations
   • Shear goats using safe and humane handling techniques at all times
   • Comply with work health and safety and animal welfare requirements
3. Respond to complications
   • Identify contamination during shearing operations and report to owner
   • Treat cuts to goats as required
   • Identify problem goats and report
4. Complete shearing operation
   • Place fibre to avoid contamination and for collection by handlers
   • Set handpiece to non-operational position and store
   • Release goats safely from the board into the count-out pens
   • Report shearing grievances and difficulties to supervisor
   • Monitor and control environmental implications associated with shearing activities
   • Follow enterprise biosecurity policies where required

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:

identify hazards and implement safe work practices

select and operate equipment appropriate to shearing tasks

shear goats using industry accepted methods and procedures

avoid contamination, second cuts and damage to fleece, goats and people

appropriately treat injured goats

handle goats with due care

maintain safe and hazard-free equipment

effectively communicate with supervisor

apply enterprise work health and safety policies in the context of own work

apply enterprise animal welfare, biosecurity policies in the context of own work

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

types of shearing sheds, boards and catching pens

components and functions of shearing equipment and machinery

industry accepted handling and shearing techniques and positions

basic goat anatomy and behavioural characteristics as they impact on shearing of goats

common goat diseases and treatments as they impact on work health and safety and humane treatment of goats

enterprise biosecurity policies applying to the job role

work health and safety legislation and codes of practice applying to the job role

animal welfare legislation and codes of practice applying to the job role

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