Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and manage compliance with environmental regulations
- Reasons for ethical environmental practice in a workplace or business are identified
- Environmental responsibilities of employers and employees in an automotive workplace or business are identified
- Penalties for enterprise and individual breaches of the legislation are identified
- Waste products are minimised and facilities provided for waste materials to be stored in bins for recycling or disposal
- Collection and recycling arrangements are implemented for liquids, sludge, solids and other waste
- Suppliers with minimal excess packaging on goods received are sourced and packaging on goods received is sorted and disposed of appropriately
- Waste and energy conservation strategies are identified and implemented
- Manage potential hazards to stormwater system to avoid contamination
- Systems are in place to ensure wastewater does not enter the stormwater system
- All drains and flows are identified on a worksite map directly indicating where they flow
- Trade waste permits are in place
- Undercover and bunded or drained areas are provided and used for the storage of all materials containing environmentally hazardous substances
- Spill kit is provided and used to prevent stormwater contamination
- Workplace is kept clean to prevent unintentional stormwater pollution
- Manage potential hazards to air quality to avoid contamination
- Minimisation of noise hazards is planned and managed
- Management systems
- An environmental policy and contingency plan suitable to the needs of the business is developed and implemented
- Waste to landfill is calculated and possible savings through reuse and recycling are calculated
- Payback period on environmental equipment is calculated
- Manage staff adherence to environmental responsibilities
- Environmental documents are maintained and stored securely in a form accessible for reporting procedures