Assessor Resource
MSS025002A
Assess the environmental risk or impact of a project activity or process
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
This unit of competency is applicable to environmental technicians working in a range of industry sectors, such as:
environmental monitoring, sampling and field testing (e.g. air, odour, water, soil and noise)
geotechnical services
natural resource management
occupational hygiene monitoring (e.g. air, noise and radiation)
groundwater and clean water (e.g. catchments, supply and environmental flows)
water treatment, storm and wastewater management
solid and hazardous waste management
site remediation/rehabilitation
resource efficiency (e.g. energy, water and waste auditing).
This unit of competency covers the ability to evaluate the risks or impacts associated with a specific project activity or process. It includes researching and describing the activity/process and local environment, identifying relevant environmental issues, assessing environmental risks or impacts, and then identifying appropriate environmental management actions and/or alternatives. Personnel will have access to an enterprise environmental management plan for the site and/or a checklist to guide risk/impact assessment of the activity or process against enterprise, community, and/or legislative requirements. They work under the supervision of environmental managers, scientists, engineers and/or planners.
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