List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1 | Prepare for work | 1.1 | Identify work requirements |
| 1.2 | Identify and control work health and safety (WHS) hazards and identify risks to the environment |
| 1.3 | Coordinate with appropriate personnel, including facility managers and team members |
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2 | Research waste/tailings management requirements | 2.1 | Research and identify the type and volume of waste generated from process operations |
| 2.2 | Research and identify the type and amount of waste management equipment required |
| 2.3 | Research and identify specific legislation relevant to tailings storage facility design, construction and ongoing management |
| 2.4 | Identify any organisational-specific waste management requirements, practices or processes |
| 2.5 | Search for, and cost out, tailings equipment, resources, development and maintenance requirements |
| 2.6 | Research waste risk management plans and practices |
| 2.7 | Research environmental, WHS and community implications to waste management plan and design |
| 2.8 | Consolidate findings from waste/tailings management requirements, and research and use to inform planning and design considerations |
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3 | Undertake site investigations | 3.1 | Conduct initial site visit to inform the planning and design of TMF requirements |
| 3.2 | Determine facility needs, including scope for variation (i.e. diurnal and process variations) |
| 3.3 | Plan contingencies for developing or future situations which may require action to be pre-planned |
| 3.4 | Adjust initial planning and design plans, as appropriate, to incorporate findings of investigations |
| 3.5 | Collect samples and information from site visit for further investigation to inform waste management planning and design |
| 3.6 | Identify key operating personnel, practices and equipment to be considered in the planning and design phase |
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4 | Analyse and assess design criteria | 4.1 | Analyse and assess the design criteria requirements for the type and volume of waste generated from process operations |
| 4.2 | Analyse and assess the design criteria for the type and amount of waste management equipment required |
| 4.3 | Analyse and assess design criteria based on the specific legislation required |
| 4.4 | Analyse and assess design criteria in line with organisational-specific waste management requirements, practices or processes |
| 4.5 | Analyse and assess tailings equipment, resources, development and maintenance requirements, and cost implications |
| 4.6 | Analyse and assess risk management plan design criteria |
| 4.7 | Analyse and assess implications to operational personnel, training needs and human resource requirements |
| 4.8 | Analyse and assess safety concerns |
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5 | Assist drafting of TMF construction plan | 5.1 | Plan and review tailings management scope |
| 5.2 | Develop timeline, schedule, milestone dates and time management plan |
| 5.3 | Develop cost management plan with built-in review and tracking processes |
| 5.4 | Develop quality management criteria plan with periodic reviews |
| 5.5 | Develop skill, knowledge, training and human resource requirements with built-in review processes |
| 5.6 | Develop information generation, distribution and communication plan with structured review of outcomes |
| 5.7 | Develop risk management plan with risk management strategies, issues registers, opportunities identification and review of outcomes protocols |
| 5.8 | Develop procurement management plan complete with procurement criteria and requirements, procurement contract management processes and review periods |
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include the ability to:
assess business and environmental risk and incorporate risk management strategies into design
develop plans for tailings management facility (TMF) that specify technical, budgetary, plant/equipment, human resource, legislative and safety requirements
determine and plan for conditions which will lead to out-of-specification operations
plan and develop enterprise procedures for the waste/tailings management plan.
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
tailings/waste characteristics and their impact on design of facilities, including:
mineralogy: residual resource potential and plant nutrients
chemical reactivity: toxicity, leachate potential, acid producing potential, spontaneous combustion, cementation/hydration and weathering
physical characteristics: particle size distribution, particle density compressibility, shear strength, liquefaction potential, erodibility and dusting potential
placement characteristics: placed dry density, particle sorting, permeability, bearing capacity and initial placement density
handling characteristics: solids content of slurries, trafficability during placement, flocculation/settling time and abrasiveness
tailings disposal strategies/issues, including:
the location of discharge points
the rotation sequence for discharges
the duration of deposition in an area
the location of settling ponds and decant facilities
the location and timing of intermediate paddock bunding
the likely landform created by the deposition processes at stages throughout operations up to and including final landform
flowable volumes and potential flow paths
operational maintenance requirements (e.g. dust suppression, fauna exclusion and drainage)
principles of operation of waste treatment and management of different tailings and water types, volumes and consistency.
The unit should be assessed holistically and the judgement of competence based on a holistic assessment of the evidence.
The collection of performance evidence is best done from a report and/or folio of evidence drawn from:
a single project which provides sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria
multiple smaller projects which together provide sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria.
A third-party report, or similar, may be needed to testify to the work done by the individual, particularly when the project has been done as part of a project team.
Assessment should use a real project in an operational workplace. Where this is not possible or practical, assessment must occur using a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
Knowledge evidence may be collected concurrently with performance evidence or through an independent process, such as workbooks, written assessments or interviews (provided a record is kept).
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.
The regulatory framework will be reflected in workplace policies and procedures and is not required to be independently assessed.
Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately.
Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator.
In addition, the assessor or anyone acting in subject matter expert role in assessment must demonstrate both technical competency and currency. If the assessor cannot demonstrate technical competency and currency they must assess with a subject matter expert who does meet these requirements.
Technical competence can be demonstrated through one or more of:
relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment
appropriate workplace experience undertaking the type of work being assessed under routine and non-routine conditions
appropriate workplace experience supervising/evaluating the type of work being assessed under routine and non-routine conditions
Currency can be demonstrated through one or more of:
being currently employed undertaking the type of work being assessed
being employed by the organisation undertaking the type of work being assessed and having maintained currency in accordance with that organisation’s policies and procedures
having consulted/had contact with an organisation undertaking the type of work being assessed within the last twelve months, the consultation/contact being related to assessment
conducting on-the-job training/assessments of the type of work being assessed
being an active member of a relevant professional body and participating in activities relevant to the assessment of this type of work