Prepare indoor accommodation for livestock

This standard covers the preparation of indoor accommodation for livestock. This involves preparing the accommodation and setting up all equipment ready for use by livestock. When working with livestock or machinery you should be trained and hold current certification, where required. When carrying out your work you must consider the impact it will have on the environment. This standard is suitable for those who prepare indoor accommodation for livestock.

1. assess the risks associated with the activity to be carried out

   2. wear suitable clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE)

   3. select, prepare, use, maintain and store the required equipment

   and materials, safely and correctly

   4. carry out the cleaning of livestock accommodation, in accordance

   with instructions and relevant legal requirements, in a way which

   maintains your health and safety and the health and welfare of the

   livestock

   5. prepare the indoor accommodation for the introduction of livestock

   in accordance with instructions

   6. check and confirm that the accommodation is safe, secure and

   free from hazards, in accordance with instructions and relevant

   animal health and welfare requirements

   7. check and confirm that fittings are adjusted, replenished or

   replaced and are in a suitable condition for the introduction of

   livestock

   8. provide accommodation materials in accordance with

   instructions

   9. check and confirm that environmental conditions are suitable for

   the introduction of livestock

   10. maintain communication with colleagues and others involved in,

   or affected by, your work

   11. maintain hygiene and bio-security in accordance with business

   practices

   12. process waste safely and correctly in accordance with relevant

   legal requirements and business practices

   13. carry out all work in accordance with relevant environmental and

   health and safety legislation, animal health and welfare legislation,

   risk assessment requirements, codes of practice and business

   policies

   14. complete records as required by relevant legislation and the

   business

1. how to identify hazards and assess risks

   2. the type of clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE)

   suitable for the activity

   3. the types of equipment and materials required for preparing

   indoor accommodation for livestock and how to prepare, use,

   maintain and store these safely and correctly

   4. the types and size of accommodation suitable for livestock being

   housed and how these will vary at different stages of the

   production cycle

   5. the cleaning routines for livestock accommodation appropriate to

   the species concerned and the type of accommodation

   6. how different cleaning methods and materials may affect your

   health and safety and the health and welfare of the livestock, and

   how to minimise possible detrimental effects

   7. the potential hazards that may occur in livestock accommodation

   and how these can be minimised

   8. livestock health and welfare requirements and how to promote

   them

   9. the importance of checking that all materials used in livestock

   accommodation are free from contamination

   10. the environmental conditions required in the accommodation in

   order to maintain the health and welfare of the livestock being

   housed

   11. the importance of maintaining communication with those involved

   in, or affected by, your work and how this should be done

   12. the importance of maintaining hygiene and bio-security and the

   methods for achieving this

   13. how to handle, store, transport and dispose of waste in

   accordance with relevant legal requirements and business

   practices

   14. your responsibilities for the welfare of livestock under relevant

   animal health and welfare legislation, codes of practice and

   business policies

   15. your responsibilities under relevant environmental and health and

   safety legislation, codes of practice and business policies

   16. the records that need to be kept and the importance of completing

   them

Instructions: verbal or written