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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to recover resources.
   • Organisational documentation is reviewed and resource recovery requirements are identified in consultation with relevant personnel.
   • Hazards and risks are identified and managed or reported according to organisational and compliance requirements.
   • Required personnel and equipment including personal protective equipment (PPE) for waste recovery are identified and organised according to organisational requirements.
   • Team activity and communication processes are established according to organisational requirements.
   • Recovery site is organised to ensure safe and efficient resource recovery.
2. Undertake resource recovery activities.
   • Recovery site is monitored to ensure compliance with recovery instructions, containment of waste within designated recovery area, and adequate access and availability of space for recovery.
   • Equipment is operated and resources for recovery are identified and segregated into waste streams according to organisational and compliance requirements.
   • Hazardous waste is identified and contained according to organisational and compliance requirements.
   • Non-conforming waste is segregated and contained prior to disposal according to organisational and compliance requirements.
   • Inspection is conducted of segregated resources for recovery to ensure quality compliance with work requirements, and inspection details are documented according to organisational requirements.
3. Finalise resource recovery activities.
   • Equipment is shut down and secured according to manufacturer specifications and organisational requirements.
   • Work area and equipment are cleaned to remove debris and contamination and ensure safe and effective future operation according to organisational requirements.

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.
Organisational documentationmust include at least one of the following:	waste management plan work plan work sheet work specifications.
Relevant personnel must include at least one of the following:	client 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 licensing requirements.

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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 recover resources in waste to meet the requirements of two separate resource recovery tasks.

While conducting above resource recovery activities, the person must:

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

conduct a quality control inspection of the segregated resources for recovery to ensure they comply with work requirements

follow organisational procedures to work safely and comply with regulatory and legal requirements

identify and contain hazardous waste

identify resources for recovery and segregate them into waste streams

identify, organise and communicate with personnel required for resource recovery operation

interpret organisational documents to identify work requirements and resource recovery activities

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

record details of the quality control inspection using organisational proformas.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

classifications of waste

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

resource recovery methods

types, streams and characteristics of waste

waste management hierarchy.

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