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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to assist with resource recovery.
  2. Assist with shut-down and clean-up activities.

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:

supervisor or team leader

team member.

Compliance requirements must include:

commonwealth, state and territory legislation relating to resource recovery, including:

environmental protection

hazardous substances and dangerous goods

industry codes

work health and safety.


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 assist with two resource recovery operations.

While assisting above resource recovery operations, the person must:

discuss work tasks with relevant personnel

clean the work area and equipment to remove debris and contamination after resource recovery is completed

assist in conducting a quality control inspection of the segregated resources for recovery to ensure they comply with task requirements

identify and contain hazardous waste

identify resources for recovery and segregate them into waste streams

monitor the recovery site to ensure safety, waste containment within the designated area, and adequate access and availability of space

follow organisational procedures to work safely and comply with regulatory and legal requirements relating to resource recovery.


Knowledge Evidence

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

classifications of dangerous goods

hazards and risks associated with waste including hazardous substances and dangerous goods

lifecycle of waste products: reduce, reuse and recycle

organisational policies and procedures and regulatory and legal requirements relating to resource recovery

procedures for containing segregated waste types including containing and isolating hazardous waste

types, streams and characteristics of waste including hazardous and dangerous waste and non-conforming waste streams

waste management hierarchy and how it is applied.