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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to monitor workplace compliance with environmental regulations
   • Environmental laws, regulations and standards relevant to own workplace are sourced and interpreted
   • Procedures and equipment that enable compliance with environmental regulatory requirements are identified in own workplace
   • Procedures and equipment that support sustainability best practice are identified in own workplace
2. Monitor workplace compliance with environmental best practice
   • Cleaning activities are monitored to ensure wastewater and contaminants do not enter water systems or land areas according to workplace procedures
   • Liquid waste disposal activities are monitored to ensure waste is trapped, stored and disposed of according to workplace procedures
   • Hazardous airborne particles, gases and fumes reduction and containment procedures are monitored according to workplace procedures
   • Hazardous noise reduction and containment procedures are monitored to ensure they are at safe levels according to workplace procedures
   • Environmental damage and breaches of environmental regulations are monitored, responded to, and reported as required according to workplace procedures
3. Monitor and contribute to sustainability best practice in own workplace
   • Workplace sustainability best practice activities that minimise waste are monitored to ensure compliance with workplace procedures
   • Workplace sustainability best practice activities that reduce energy resource consumption are monitored to ensure compliance with workplace procedures
   • Problems with complying with sustainability best practice are identified, responded to, and reported as required according to workplace procedures
4. Prepare to monitor workplace compliance with environmental regulations
   • Environmental laws, regulations and standards relevant to own workplace are sourced and interpreted
   • Procedures and equipment that enable compliance with environmental regulatory requirements are identified in own workplace
   • Procedures and equipment that support sustainability best practice are identified in own workplace
5. Monitor workplace compliance with environmental best practice
   • Cleaning activities are monitored to ensure wastewater and contaminants do not enter water systems or land areas according to workplace procedures
   • Liquid waste disposal activities are monitored to ensure waste is trapped, stored and disposed of according to workplace procedures
   • Hazardous airborne particles, gases and fumes reduction and containment procedures are monitored according to workplace procedures
   • Hazardous noise reduction and containment procedures are monitored to ensure they are at safe levels according to workplace procedures
   • Environmental damage and breaches of environmental regulations are monitored, responded to, and reported as required according to workplace procedures
6. Monitor and contribute to sustainability best practice in own workplace
   • Workplace sustainability best practice activities that minimise waste are monitored to ensure compliance with workplace procedures
   • Workplace sustainability best practice activities that reduce energy resource consumption are monitored to ensure compliance with workplace procedures
   • Problems with complying with sustainability best practice are identified, responded to, and reported as required according to workplace procedures

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Environmental laws, regulations and standards must include:	commonwealth, state and territory legislation local government by-laws and regulations.
Sustainability best practice must include:	recycling or reusing waste conserving energy conserving natural resources, such as water.

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Performance Evidence

Before competency can be determined, individuals must demonstrate they can perform the following according to the standard defined in the unit’s elements and performance criteria, range of conditions and foundation skills:

carry out an environmental and sustainability audit of one automotive workplace that:

identifies the workplace’s environmental and sustainability practices and equipment

assesses the workplace’s ability to comply with commonwealth, state and territory environmental legislation and local government by-laws and regulations.

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Knowledge Evidence

Individuals must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

environmental regulations and standards relevant to own automotive workplace, including commonwealth, state and territory legislation and local government by-laws and regulations

procedures for reporting environmental damage and breaches

procedures and processes that support environmental sustainability practices, including:

reducing waste

reusing materials

recycling waste

types of waste produced by automotive workplaces and their impact on the environment, including:

vehicle wastes, including:

coolants

oils

exhaust emissions

evaporative fuel emissions

waste components, including tyres

noise

workplace wastes, including:

cleaning materials

paper waste

general rubbish

procedures for minimising waste

procedures for sorting and storing items for recycling or disposal

procedures for reducing resource consumption, including water, electricity, fossil fuels and chemicals

procedures for controlling hazards to stormwater and wastewater drainage systems, including:

capturing, storing and disposing of fluids released from vehicles

trapping spills, including the use of spill kits

preventing hazards entering stormwater and wastewater drainage systems, including bunding, grease traps and triple interceptors

procedures for protecting air quality and controlling noise hazards, including:

minimising the emission of airborne particles, gases and fumes

containing and redirecting airborne particles, gases and fumes

insulating noise from automotive workshops

procedures for monitoring workplace environmental and sustainability practices and equipment, including workplace environmental auditing.

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