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ACMINF401 — Oversee site biosecurity and infection controls working with animals

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What an assessment for ACMINF401 must cover

80 assessable components: 4 elements (19 performance criteria), 11 performance evidence and 45 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Contribute to the currency of site hygiene and biosecurity procedures

  • 1.1Research and assess sources of advice and guidance on site hygiene, biosecurity and emerging trends in animal diseases
  • 1.2Review current practices to determine improvements to minimise potential areas of risk
  • 1.3Provide feedback to responsible person to update site hygiene and biosecurity procedures and associated documents appropriate for animals on site according to industry and regulatory requirements

2 Provide information about site hygiene and biosecurity procedures

  • 2.1Explain current site hygiene and biosecurity procedures to work group
  • 2.2Provide information about hazards, relevant infectious diseases and risks to work group
  • 2.3Organise opportunities to provide further information, support and training for work group according to workplace needs
  • 2.4Communicate all agreed site hygiene and biosecurity procedures to other parties including contractors, visitors and customers
  • 2.5Maintain two-way communication with manager, person responsible for work site and/or veterinarian

3 Implement and monitor procedures for infection control to minimise potential contamination to animals and workers

  • 3.1Provide, maintain and monitor the use of personal protective equipment
  • 3.2Ensure personnel comply with personal safety and hygiene standards
  • 3.3Maintain and monitor procedures for cleaning and sanitising equipment and work site areas according to workplace standards
  • 3.4Ensure correct use of disinfection or sterilisation methods and materials appropriate to equipment and areas according health and safety standards
  • 3.5Coordinate infection control routines and schedules for work site
  • 3.6Maintain and monitor specific requirements for infection control including entry and exit requirements, and movement of animals and people in or out of an area
  • 3.7Maintain barriers and quarantine/isolation areas according to work site procedures
  • 3.8Monitor compliance with waste management procedures including correct disposal of deceased animals and biological waste

4 Maintain accurate and up-to-date site records

  • 4.1Encourage work group and others to report signs of infectious diseases and risks promptly and proactively
  • 4.2Investigate, document and report breaches in biosecurity and infection control according to work site procedures
  • 4.3Ensure appropriate records are maintained according to work site procedures and relevant regulations including notifiable diseases

Performance evidence

  • documented feedback used to update at least two site hygiene and biosecurity procedures and associated forms and presented information to at least one work group
  • implemented and monitored biosecurity and infection control procedures for at least one work area and at least one work group, incorporating:
  • personal safety and hygiene standards including hand hygiene and hand care
  • contamination prevention dress requirements and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • cleaning and sanitising equipment and work site areas
  • disinfection or sterilisation methods and materials
  • infection control routines and schedules for work site
  • specific requirements for entry and exit, and movement of animals and people in or out of an area
  • barriers and quarantine areas according to work site procedures
  • waste management and handling of potentially infectious material
  • maintained accurate and up-to-date site records for at least two site activities or procedures.

Knowledge evidence

  • overview of key industry and regulatory requirements, including:
  • biosecurity
  • disposal of deceased animals and biological waste
  • notifiable diseases
  • meaning and significance of the terms:
  • acute and chronic
  • vector and host
  • notifiable
  • pathogen
  • zoonosis
  • infectious
  • biosecurity and infection control procedures for working with animals, including:
  • personal safety and hygiene standards including hand hygiene and hand care
  • contamination prevention dress requirements and use of PPE
  • cleaning and sanitising equipment and work site areas
  • disinfection and sterilisation methods and materials
  • infection control routines and schedules for work site
  • specific requirements for entry and exit, and movement of animals and people in or out of an area
  • barriers and quarantine areas according to work site procedures
  • waste management and handling of potentially infectious material
  • ensuring only veterinarian prescribed antibiotics are administered to limit microbial resistance
  • major routes for disease and pathogen transmission
  • different types of contaminants
  • common infectious animal diseases relevant to work site, including:
  • clinical signs and typical histories
  • incubation period and infectious period
  • common treatment protocols
  • treatments for common animal infectious diseases, including:
  • state/territory restrictions on the administration of specific medications
  • use of antibiotics and microbial resistance
  • methods to prevent and control common diseases
  • common zoonotic diseases relevant to sector and workplace
  • appropriate infection control routines and schedules
  • signs of health in different animal species, including:
  • appearance
  • posture and movement
  • behaviour
  • bodily functioning
  • social interaction
  • process for updating procedures and workplace documentation
  • notifiable conditions and diseases, including:
  • seeking veterinary advice about reporting
  • state or territory regulations about reporting
  • responsibilities for reporting
  • reasons for reporting and consequences of not reporting.

Foundation skills

  • Writing: Prepare succinct documents that use clear language and sequenced instructions
  • Oral communication: Use active listening skills and questioning techniques to obtain and clarify information about biosecurity and infection control Explain terminology, principles and concepts related to biosecurity and infection control to convey information appropriate to audience
  • Navigate the world of work: Recognise the importance of biosecurity and infection control to the work site and the need for compliance with regulatory requirements Work independently and collectively, taking responsibility for plans, decisions and outcomes relating to biosecurity and infection control
  • Interact with others: Select and use appropriate written and verbal communication practices to convey information to work group and other relevant personnel
  • Get the work done: Plan, sequence and prioritise multiple tasks to achieve outcomes Use routine business technologies and systems to access, prepare and communicate information

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What does an assessment tool for ACMINF401 need to cover?

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