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Collect, store and handle eggs from breeder flocks

KHU-AGR-0686

Australian Equivalent

AHCPLY211

Elements

Learning Outcomes

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to collect, store and handle fertile eggs from breeder flocks. This unit applies to workers in commercial poultry production who undertake routine tasks under supervision. They perform defined activities according to enterprise procedures. Work environments may include poultry farms and breeding facilities. Commonwealth and/or state/territory health and safety, animal welfare, environmental protection and biosecurity legislation, regulations and codes of practice apply to keeping and working with poultry, including the handling of fertilised eggs. Food safety regulations and codes also apply to breeder eggs that are sold for human consumption. Requirements vary between jurisdictions. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements & Learning Outcomes

E1Prepare to handle eggs

0686.E1.O1Confirm and follow personal hygiene and other biosecurity procedures that apply to entering and working on a poultry breeding farm or facility

0686.E1.O2Identify health and safety hazards, assess risks, and control and/or report risks related to handling, collecting, sorting, packing and storing eggs

0686.E1.O3Select and fit appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required for handling, collecting, sorting, packing and storing eggs

0686.E1.O4Check work area and equipment are clean and ready for operation

E2Collect and sort eggs

0686.E2.O1Ensure nests and egg belts are free of sick, injured or dead birds and other obstructions using safe and low stress animal handling techniques

0686.E2.O2Collect eggs manually or mechanically from nesting system

0686.E2.O3Collect floor eggs and keep separate

0686.E2.O4Operate egg handling equipment and control flow of eggs according to enterprise procedures

0686.E2.O5Remove very dirty, cracked, leaking or weak-shelled eggs manually or mechanically

0686.E2.O6Wash eggs as required using approved sanitisers and temperatures

0686.E2.O7Sort eggs into settable and non-settable and categories within each

E3Pack and store eggs

0686.E3.O1Place eggs on appropriate trays with pointed end down

0686.E3.O2Assemble and stack trays in categories, and label according to enterprise procedures

0686.E3.O3Transfer eggs to storage in order of age, category or dispatch order

0686.E3.O4Operate egg storage facilities and/or cool rooms according to enterprise procedures

0686.E3.O5Fumigate eggs if required

0686.E3.O6Separate all eggs selected for human consumption according to state/territory legislative requirements

0686.E3.O7Complete records according to enterprise requirements

E4Clean and/or sanitise work areas and equipment

0686.E4.O1Identify health and safety hazards, assess risks, and control and/or report risks associated with cleaning and/or sanitising work areas and equipment

0686.E4.O2Select and fit appropriate PPE required for cleaning and/ or sanitising

0686.E4.O3Measure chemicals and prepare cleaning fluids safely according to supplier instructions and enterprise procedures

0686.E4.O4Check and prepare cleaning equipment

0686.E4.O5Clean and disinfect or sanitise egg belts/conveyors, equipment and work area

0686.E4.O6Check, clean and sanitise cool room and related equipment if required

0686.E4.O7Take and prepare swab and/or samples for testing as required

0686.E4.O8Dispose of non-settable eggs and waste according to enterprise biosecurity and environmental procedures

0686.E4.O9Check for pests, vermin and/or predators and implement controls if required, according to enterprise procedures

0686.E4.O10Complete records and report issues promptly