Elements

Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Plan road transport of hives to new apiary site

1.1 Identify destination and determine best route according to vehicle capability, job specifications, welfare of bees and health and safety in the workplace procedures

1.2 Calculate travel time and estimate time of arrival

1.3 Identify environmental hazards and assess environmental risks that impact on hive health during transport

1.4 Identify and assess health and safety risks for other road users

1.5 Prepare a hive transport plan and management strategy to address identified environmental risks to bee health and safety of people that may contact bees on route

1.6 Complete documentation for permits according to workplace procedures and regulations

2. Prepare bee colonies for transport.

2.1 Assess each hive for heath and suitability for transport according to biosecurity procedures

2.2 Check hive structural stability in preparation for transport

2.3 Secure hive components according to workplace procedures

2.4 Secure the bees according to transport plan and hive management strategy

2.5 Clean hives of soil and weed contaminants according to biosecurity procedures

3. Prepare vehicle for transport

3.1 Conduct vehicle operational checks according to workplace procedures

3.2 Prepare vehicle for transport conditions according to terrain, route and workplace procedures

3.3 Select and stow equipment and resources required for hive transport activities according to workplace procedures

3.4 Conduct biosecurity activities on vehicle, tools and equipment according to workplace procedures

4. Load and secure bee colonies

4.1 Load the hives onto transport vehicle according to health and safety in the workplace requirements and hive handling procedures

4.2 Orient the hive on vehicle according to transport plan and hive management strategy

4.3 Secure the load according to workplace procedures and transport regulations

5. Transport and monitor bee colonies

5.1 Transport bee hives to new apiary site according to workplace procedures and traffic regulations

5.2 Implement safety procedures to protect other road users according to hive transport plan

5.3 Monitor bee activity during scheduled transport breaks and take appropriate action according to management strategy

5.4 Check load stability and rectify according to road conditions and workplace procedures

6. Unload and reinstate hives

6.1 Release the load safely according to hive transport procedures

6.2 Remove hives from transport vehicle according to health and safety in the workplace requirements, hive handling procedures and hive transport plan

6.3 Place hives according to apiary requirements and workplace procedures

6.4 Reinstate hives according to hive management strategy

7. Record and report on transport activity

7.1 Assess and review the performance of the transport plan and hive management strategy

7.2 Report on performance elements according to workplace procedures

7.3 Update records for transport activity according to workplace procedures

Skill

Description

Reading

Interpret livestock transport regulations to identify specific compliance requirements applicable to bee hive transport

Writing

Complete workplace documentation using appropriate terminology and in required format

Numeracy

Interpret numerical information including distance, time, travel speed, weight, temperature, and humidity to create transport plan and monitor bee transport activities

Navigate the world of work

Takes personal responsibility for following explicit and implicit policies, procedures, legislative requirements and industry codes of practice

Identifies and acts on issues that contravene relevant policies, procedures and legal requirements

Get the work done

Plans and implements routine tasks and workload deciding the sequencing and timing of bee hive loading, transporting and unloading activities