8) This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. Evidence must show that knowledge has been acquired of safe working practices and environmental and sustainable energy practices. All knowledge and skills detailed in this unit should be contextualised to current industry practices and technologies. KS01-PO356B Environmental and sustainable energy practices Evidence shall show an understanding of how to implement environmental procedures, to demonstrate a duty of care and to assess and control environmental and control environmental risks and the impact of work related activities, to an extent indicated by the following aspects: T1 Environmental fundamentals: Environmental standards, codes, environmental legislation, supply authority regulations and/or enterprise requirements applicable to the control of environment associated with the worksite encompassing: Relevant Federal legislation Relevant State/Territory legislation Relevant local government by-laws Relevant government or quasi-government policies and regulations Relevant community planning and development agreements [N.B. Examples include land care agreements.] AS/NZS ISO 14001 Standard Employer and employee responsibilities, Methods of obtaining information on environmental issues and updates, Methods of identifying environmental impacts from work related activities, Meaning of environmental terms encompassing: Identification, assessment and control of risks Compliance Best practice Sustainable Energy Renewable Energy Environmental operating licence for electricity generation plant, List the penalties for environmental breaches, Authorities to be notified in the event of an environmental incident. T2 Sustainable energy principles Notions of sustainable energy Solar energy Wind energy Tidal and wave energy Biomass energy Hydro-electric energy Geothermal energy Non-renewable energy T3 Environmentally sustainable work practice Notion of sustainable work practice Effects of neglecting sustainable work practice The greenhouse effect – causes, consequences International and national greenhouse imperatives The role of regulators and similar bodies Economic benefits of sustainable initiatives Techniques for reducing carbon-produced energy and hence greenhouse gases: Domestic, commercial and industrial strategies Trade related technologies and methods Energy efficient retrofits (overview) Renewable energy technologies (overview) T4 Pollution control Air pollution Water pollution Soil pollution Noise pollution Greenhouse gases CO2 Methane NOx Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) Oxides of sulphur Environmentally hazardous chemicals used around electricity generating plants. Technology used to reduce gas emissions Cooling towers Controlling Legionnaire’s disease (Legionellosis bacterium) T5 Waste management Types of waste associated with electricity generation plants: Fly Ash Sludge and slurry Oil Dust Heat Steam EMF radiation Asbestos Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) Halon fire suppressant gas CFC refrigerant gases Classification of wastes Waste management standards Waste disposal methods. T6 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Principles of environmental management systems Models of environmental management systems (including specific enterprise models) Enterprise documentation and record keeping associated with EMS T7 Vegetation management Protected and threatened species of flora Heritage listed vegetation Noxious weeds Pesticides and herbicides Bushfire management Erosion control T8 Heritage protection Built environment Indigenous sites Culturally and historically significant sites Environmentally sensitive sites T9 Recycling and re-use Uses of fly ash by-product T10 Water management Dams and catchments Floodplains and wetlands Drainage sites Ponds |