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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Monitor weather conditions
   • Weather is monitored during and post-shearing operations, and work programs revised in response to changing circumstances.
   • Adverse weather conditions are identified and the likely impacts on livestock, feed and property assessed and reported according to enterprise requirements.
   • Appropriate actions are determined to minimise loss or damage to livestock in/during adverse weather conditions according to enterprise requirements.
2. Assess and monitor livestock condition
   • Livestock condition and health status is assessed and recorded according to industry and enterprise requirements.
   • Abnormal behaviour or evidence of sickness is identified and reported for remedial action according to enterprise requirements.
   • Water and feed requirements for livestock are determined and provided, and supplementary feeding arranged as required.
3. Maintain livestock environment
   • Livestock yards and facilities are clean, secure and safe and maintained according to enterprise requirements.
   • Suitable shelter for shorn livestock is maintained to prevent losses according to animal welfare requirements.
   • Existing and potential hazards are recognised and controlled according to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and enterprise requirements.
4. Complete post-shearing operations
   • Environmental implications associated with shearing activities are monitored and controlled.
   • Shearing facilities and equipment are cleaned and waste is disposed of according to enterprise environmental requirements.
   • Relevant information is recorded and reported according to enterprise requirements.

Required Skills

Required skills

identify hazards and implement safe work practices relate weather conditions to livestock requirements prepare contingency plan and anticipate emergency action handle livestock with due care weigh livestock and assess condition observe and monitor livestock behaviour health and condition read and interpret weather information calculate livestock numbers and calculate and measure feed requirements provide feed and water rug animals where required use oral communication skillslanguage competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning techniques active listening clarifying information and consulting with supervisors as required use numeracy skills to estimate calculate and record routine workplace measures use interpersonal skills to work with and relate to people from a range of cultural social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

impacts of adverse weather conditions on shorn livestock physiological conditions brought on by stress and treatment of same types and constructs of livestock shelter livestock handling techniques condition scoring appropriate types of feed for stressed livestock environmental and animal welfare codes of practice with regard to livestock production OHS and animal welfare legislative requirements national codes of practice for the Shearing Industry Health Safety and Welfare standards

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following determine livestock requirements for weather conditions prepare a contingency plan for bad weather and anticipate emergency action handle livestock with due care and provide feed and water observe and monitor livestock behaviour health and condition
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Shearing may include:	shorn livestock of all breeds and types.

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