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Perform racing stable duties

Perform racing stable duties

Unit of competency
National Code
RGRPSH207
State Code
OAB15
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
05/07/2018
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
08/02/2019
Field of Education
050105 - Animal Husbandry
Original Release Date
08/02/2019
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to clean and maintain the stable environment, identify and report workplace hazards, provide feed and water to horses, groom horses and monitor basic horse health and welfare.The unit applies to individuals who perform routine stable duties in the harness or thoroughbred codes of the racing industry.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, in accordance with applicable state/territory animal welfare and workplace health and safety legislative requirements.Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit. Users are advised to check with the relevant Principal Racing Authority (PRA) for current requirements.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Perform stable duties and identify potential hazards
  • 1.1 Review racing stable operations and procedures to ensure understanding and compliance
  • 1.2 Identify, select and correctly fit appropriate personal protective equipment according to safe work practices
  • 1.3 Clean stables and yards and replace bedding according to stable routine
  • 1.4 Clean, sweep or rake stable environment and yards
  • 1.5 Identify and report hazards in the workplace to nominated person according to workplace policies and procedures
2. Provide feed and water to horses
  • 2.1 Identify common feedstuffs accurately
  • 2.2 Prepare and provide feed and water according to stable routine
  • 2.3 Identify, remove and report contaminated feed according to workplace policies and procedures
  • 2.4 Observe and report variations to individual eating and drinking patterns
  • 2.5 Ensure correct feed and additives are prepared and fed to the correct horse, knowing and understanding consequences of errors
3. Groom horses
  • 3.1 Assess hazards and potential risks to self, others and horse and take steps to minimise prior to handling and grooming horses
  • 3.2 Position and tie up horses in preparation for grooming, using safe horse handling techniques
  • 3.3 Groom horses according to instructions
  • 3.4 Check horses for illness or injury during grooming, and report irregularities according to workplace policies and procedures
  • 3.5 Clean and maintain grooming tools according to workplace procedures
  • 3.6 Clean and dress horse hooves following stable routine
4. Monitor basic health and welfare of horses
  • 4.1 Observe, identify and report signs of a healthy or unhealthy horse according to workplace procedures
  • 4.2 Follow stable hygiene and quarantine practices according to workplace procedures
  • 4.3 Check horse hooves and legs for soreness, inflammation and lameness and report to nominated person according to workplace policies and procedures
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
S6929 RGRPSH207A Perform stable duties Unit of competency