Elements and Performance Criteria
- Provide information to workers involved in irrigation and related work
- Information on the irrigation and drainage environmental plan is provided and explained to all workers involved in irrigation and related work.
- Relevant codes of practice, legislation and regulations and their application are explained to all workers involved in irrigation and related work.
- Information about known risks to the environment and work practices associated with enterprise irrigation practices and related activities are explained and demonstrated.
- Enterprise environmental record systems and procedures are explained and demonstrated.
- Environmental protection induction and training needs are identified and arrangements made to fulfil those needs.
- Implement and monitor procedures for identifying risks to the environment and maintaining effective control measures
- Risks to the environment are identified and reported so that adequate risk assessment and control measures are implemented.
- Work procedures to control risks to the environment are implemented, and regular monitoring occurs to ensure ongoing adherence and effectiveness of risk control.
- Inadequacies in existing risk control measures are identified, and measures to reduce exposure to environmental pollution events through improved work processes and procedures are raised with the owner/manager.
- Inadequacies in allocation of resources to ensure environmental protection are identified and reported to the owner/manager.
- Implement procedures for responding to potential and actual environmental pollution events
- Procedures for responding to potential and actual pollution events are implemented, where necessary, to ensure that prompt and effective control action is taken.
- Pollution events are investigated and reported to identify their cause according to established investigation procedures and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements.
- Stormwater control requirements are calculated, as necessary, according to environmental protection authority requirements.
- Suitable measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of pollution events are discussed with the owner/manager, and revised procedures implemented as necessary.
- Implement and monitor procedures for maintaining environmental protection record