Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify environmental hazards
- Identification of environmental hazards is completed within Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations, environmental and safe working requirements/practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and housekeeping requirements
- Environmental hazards are identified
- Location and severity of hazard is assessed and communicated to appropriate personnel
- Cause and/or source of environmental hazard is diagnosed
- Respond to environmental hazards
- Environmental hazards are responded to within OHS regulations, environmental and safe working requirements and/or practices, SOP, and housekeeping requirements
- Environmental alarms are activated where appropriate
- Environmental hazards are measured and controlled
- Hazardous incidents are documented and reported
- Liaise with internal and external bodies
- Internal and external bodies are liaised with in accordance with OHS regulations, environmental and safe working requirements and/or practices, SOP, and housekeeping requirements
- Relevant licensing authorities/bodies are identified and notified
- Status of the environmental hazard is monitored and communicated with appropriate personnel on an on-going basis
- Participate in the investigation of environmental incident