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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Review waste management emergency response requirements.
   • Waste emergency details are identified according to organisational requirements.
   • Relevant personnel and emergency service specialists are assigned to undertake workplace hazard and risk audit.
   • Emergency requirements are identified according to completed hazard and risk audit, and organisational, work health and safety (WHS), and legislation and codes requirements.
   • Existing site safety plan and emergency response systems and equipment are reviewed to identify emergency response requirements.
2. Formulate emergency response plan.
   • Emergency response plan is formulated in consultation with relevant personnel and emergency service specialists.
   • Required safety information is incorporated into emergency response plan according to organisational and compliance requirements.
   • Personnel training in emergency response procedures is incorporated into emergency response plan according to organisational requirements.
   • Actions necessary to protect organisational interests are specified, according to organisational and compliance requirements.
   • Emergency reporting documentation is incorporated into emergency response plan according to organisational and compliance requirements.
3. Conduct personnel training for emergency response procedures.
   • Emergency response plan is communicated clearly to personnel according to organisational requirements.
   • Initial training is provided, and personnel training plans on all aspects of the emergency response plan are reviewed.
   • Understanding of emergency response plan is confirmed through personnel questioning and observation.
   • Personnel feedback on emergency response procedures is sought and used to update emergency response plan.
   • Personnel training records are completed according to organisational requirements.
4. Document and review emergency response plan.
   • Emergency response plan and personnel training activities are documented according to organisational requirements.
   • Emergency response plan is displayed in personnel work areas to ensure availability for immediate referral according to compliance requirements.
   • Emergency response plan is monitored, reviewed and updated as required according to organisational and compliance 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.
Waste emergency details must include:	existing and potential contamination existing and potential hazards and risks nature and severity of emergency waste types involved.
Relevant personnel must include at least two of the following:	emergency response team employee safety representatives health and safety committee representatives managers or supervisors responsible officers team members.
Required safety informationmust include:	clean-up procedures containment and isolation of emergency situation emergency escape details information to ensure the safety of stakeholders precise information relating to chain of command, emergency response teams and emergency communication system regulated waste identification signage response procedures for vehicle contact with overhead wires.
Documentation must include:	authorities notified cause or suspected cause of emergency damage incurred to: general public equipment personnel vehicles emergency and personal protective equipment (PPE) used emergency response procedures undertaken nature of clean-up nature, type, source and severity of emergency recommendations for preventing future emergencies regulatory authority documents.

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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 develop two waste management emergency response plans.

For each plan, the person must:

identify internal and external emergency response requirements, including:

details of the nature, type and severity of emergency, potential hazards and risks, and contamination

assigning, and collaborating with, emergency service specialists to determine workplace hazards and risks

required emergency response systems and equipment

formulate and document an emergency response plan that includes required safety information, as specified in the range of conditions, as well as:

personnel training requirements

actions necessary to protect organisational interests

reporting documentation to be completed after an emergency response is actioned

conduct personnel training for emergency response procedures, including:

demonstrating and explaining all emergency response procedures

using questioning and observation techniques to confirm understanding

completing training record forms

review and update the emergency response plan to ensure its ongoing compliance with organisational policies and legal and regulatory requirements.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

emergency response planning methods, including:

components, features and layout of an emergency response plan

confined space procedures

duty of care in provision of service

HAZCHEM identification systems

methods for containing and isolating emergencies

site management plan and work area identification, including location of alarms and emergency and communications equipment

environmental agencies’ roles

environmental regulations

organisational policies and procedures in relation to emergency response

reporting requirements

standard emergency procedures

waste management hierarchy

training techniques that enhance learning and diversity

work health and safety (WHS) requirements relating to:

chemical storage and decanting

classifications of waste

dangerous goods and hazardous substances

WHS hierarchy of control

potential hazards, risks and emergencies in a waste management environment.

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