Nationally Agreed Standard Operating Procedures (NASOPs) have been developed for use by jurisdictions during responses to Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) incidents and emergencies.
NASOPs support national consistency and provide guidance to response personnel undertaking operational tasks.
The NASOPs are currently under review and have been removed from the Animal Health Australia website.
The timeframe for the review and the final location where updated NASOPs will be housed is still to be determined.
Once further information is available, it will be posted on this page.
NASOPs underpin elements of AUSVETPLAN and describe the actions typically undertaken during a response to an incident. As some elements of NASOPs are generic in nature, it may be necessary for jurisdictions to develop local procedures and work instructions, to further support the application of the NASOPs.
NASOPs cover a wide range of topics – and although they have been developed in the context of an EAD response, many will have application in all types of biosecurity incidents and emergencies. NASOPs are prepared using a template to ensure consistency of format and contents. Each NASOP has information on:
- Purpose
- Application/scope
- Resources/equipment
- Warnings
- Description of activities
- References
- Appendices (where applicable)
EAD-specific NASOPs are overseen by the Animal Health Committee (AHC)[1].
NASOPs do not form part of AUSVETPLAN; however, they complement many of the AUSVETPLAN manuals with highly-detailed, operational information. NASOPs cross-reference to AUSVETPLAN manuals where appropriate.