Developing Your Biosecurity Plan: The National Voluntary Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Fruit and Tree Nut Industries
4.0 Communication, Education and Training
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Target Outcome:
People entering or working within your farm operation respect the biosecurity measures in place.
Your farm operation biosecurity protocols should be communicated to all visitors and service providers that are entering or working on your farm.
Employees will be trained on biosecurity measures in place to prevent transmission of pests. Training protocols should be reviewed regularly and updated when emerging risks are identified, new technology or knowledge is available or operational practices change.
Benefits
A well developed, communicated and implemented training program will convey the need for biosecurity to visitors, service providers and employees.
Considerations
- Incorporate your biosecurity protocols into your training program and schedule training as needed. Staffing changes, newly identified risks or emerging pests, and changes in operational practices are a few examples of triggers that would identify the need for training in addition to routinely scheduled training sessions.
- Make a copy of your biosecurity plan accessible to employees.
- Depending on the biosecurity measures, visitors and services providers may need to be accompanied by an employee to assist them in respecting your biosecurity plan.
- Ensure that visitors and service providers respect the biosecurity measures for the areas of your farm they will visit.
- Monitor, review and change your biosecurity plan and training program as situations change and new information becomes available.
- Communicate your biosecurity protocols to neighbours.
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