disease control measures within the LCC assigned area of responsibility. LCC Operations may assume State Coordination Centre (SCC) Operations functions with the agreement of the SCC Coordinator. LCC Operations Responsible for establishing and Likely to be a veterinarian, Management maintaining all LCC operational particularly if SCC Controller functions. is not a vet. Should be experienced in disease control programs and have a balanced knowledge of the scientific, political, legal, management and industry aspects of a major eradication campaign. LCC Responsible for the direction and There would normally be one Investigations management of field surveillance, tracing or more vets in this area. and laboratory data collection within the assigned area of responsibility of the LCC. LCC Laboratory Responsible for maintaining records of May be a veterinarian, but the flow of samples from field personnel not essential. to all laboratories and within the laboratory system and ensuring all samples are transported within legislative requirements. LCC Surveillance Responsible for all surveillance Would normally be at least operations undertaken by the LCC, one vet in this area. including development of response biosecurity surveillance measures and ensuring that all Workplace Health & Safety requirements are followed by surveillance personnel. LCC Infected Responsible for the overall response Manager does not need to be Premises biosecurity measures including a vet, but needs to have Operations coordination of valuation, destruction, access to one to assess disposal and Decontamination / technical disease control disinfestations on Infected Premises issues. (IPs) and Dangerous Contact Premises There may also be particular (DCPs). tasks requiring a vet such as treatment of sick animals on an IP and destruction of animals using restricted drugs. LCC Field Responsible for coordination and May require access to Operations development of operations that are veterinary skills, particularly if outside the programs being undertaken vaccination or medication is by other functions within the LCC, being used. including: vaccination / medication; vector control, wild animal control. Forward One or more FCPs may be established A veterinarian is not Command Post to manage field activities within a finite necessarily required in the (FCP) geographic area. FCPs are usually team, but could be a distinct established where it is impractical for advantage depending on the field personnel to work out of a LCC due situation. to the remoteness of the location. Field surveillance Discover unreported or undetected foci Field surveillance team teams of infection within the RA and areas members should be as required. veterinarians or experienced
disease control measures within the LCC assigned area of responsibility. LCC Operations may assume State Coordination Centre (SCC) Operations functions with the agreement of the SCC Coordinator. LCC Operations Management Responsible for establishing and maintaining all LCC operational functions. Likely to be a veterinarian, particularly if SCC Controller is not a vet. Should be experienced in disease control programs and have a balanced knowledge of the scientific, political, legal, management and industry aspects of a major eradication campaign. LCC Investigations Responsible for the direction and management of field surveillance, tracing and laboratory data collection within the assigned area of responsibility of the LCC. There would normally be one or more vets in this area. LCC Laboratory Responsible for maintaining records of the flow of samples from field personnel to all laboratories and within the laboratory system and ensuring all samples are transported within legislative requirements. May be a veterinarian, but not essential. LCC Surveillance Responsible for all surveillance operations undertaken by the LCC, including development of response biosecurity surveillance measures and ensuring that all Workplace Health & Safety requirements are followed by surveillance personnel. Would normally be at least one vet in this area. LCC Infected Premises Operations Responsible for the overall response biosecurity measures including coordination of valuation, destruction, disposal and Decontamination / disinfestations on Infected Premises (IPs) and Dangerous Contact Premises (DCPs). Manager does not need to be a vet, but needs to have access to one to assess technical disease control issues. There may also be particular tasks requiring a vet such as treatment of sick animals on an IP and destruction of animals using restricted drugs. LCC Field Operations Responsible for coordination and development of operations that are outside the programs being undertaken by other functions within the LCC, including: vaccination / medication; vector control, wild animal control. May require access to veterinary skills, particularly if vaccination or medication is being used. Forward Command Post (FCP) One or more FCPs may be established to manage field activities within a finite geographic area. FCPs are usually established where it is impractical for field personnel to work out of a LCC due to the remoteness of the location. A veterinarian is not necessarily required in the team, but could be a distinct advantage depending on the situation. Field surveillance teams Discover unreported or undetected foci of infection within the RA and areas as required. Field surveillance team members should be veterinarians or experienced
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