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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify waste management industry information.
  2. Identify future waste management career opportunities.

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.

Relevant personnel must include at least one of the following:

industry representative

supervisor or team leader.

Waste management industry procedures must include at least three of the following:

developing environmental management strategies

developing waste management plans

identifying waste contamination and unacceptable waste types

identifying and segregating waste types, including:

liquid: non-hazardous

solid: non-hazardous

hazardous: regulated, prescribed, dangerous goods, quarantined, medical and clinical

recoverable resources

selling reusable waste to the public.


Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.

The person must also prepare for work in the waste management industry by identifying and verbally summarising the following operational requirements:

waste management organisations and industry information, including:

compliance requirements, as specified in the range of conditions

industry procedures, as specified in the range of conditions

future career opportunities in the waste management industry based on a basic assessment of key industry sectors and occupations.


Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

classifications of dangerous goods

key organisations, occupations and career opportunities in the waste management industry

organisational procedures for working safely, and regulatory and legal requirements relating to the waste management industry

rights and responsibilities of employees and employers

waste contaminants, including:

infestation

mixing of waste types

rot or mould

waterlogging

waste disposal and recovery routes

waste management hierarchy and how it is applied

waste types, as specified in the range of conditions.