Knowledge of: relevant state OHS legislation, environmental acts and policies, standards and codes of practice relating to work responsibilities including awareness of standards set out in site license arrangements safe work procedures including awareness of health and safety hazards related to waste water system operation and associated control measures hierarchy of hazard control measures purpose and limitations of protective clothing and equipment methods used to render equipment safe to inspect, maintain and/or clean including lock-out, tag-out and isolation procedures water cycles for trade waste, storm water and sewerage including sources and flow patterns purpose and standards required by environmental agreements and responsibilities company policy relating to environmental performance consequences of non-conformance waste characteristics and treatment methods sampling and test procedures as appropriate purpose of chemicals used purpose of first flush systems and their relationship with the wastewater treatment system operating requirements and parameters water quality sampling and test procedures including the purpose of test and safe use, care and storage of relevant test equipment, interpretation and recording of results typical causes of non-conforming water quality and corrective action required equipment purpose and basic operating principles of waste water treatment equipment and methods requirements of both operational and long term shut down conditions to ensure the equipment is left in a safe state for the period of the shutdown and to minimise any delays in future start up housekeeping standards for the work area reporting and recording systems including both statutory and workplace requirements |