Assessor Resource
UEGNSG140A
Apply environmental policies and procedures in the utilities industry
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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This competency standard shall apply to any safe workplace where utility industry operations occur which includes the gas industry, electricity supply industry (transmission and distribution and generation), the electrotechnology industry and the water industry, subject to all Environmental Legislative requirements, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Duty of Care requirements being met for the environment and the workplace.
This unit is intended as an entry level AQF 2 competency for new entrants in the utilities industry. It is suitable for pre-employment and employment-based programs under an approved contract of training.
1) Scope:
1.1) Descriptor
This unit covers the application of environmental policies and procedures whilst undertaking tasks in a utilities industry workplace.
It encompasses the requirements for applying with relevant sections of Commonwealth and State Environmental Protection, and Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Acts and Regulations, and their application to relevant workplace procedures.
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