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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Work within Australia’s environmental management framework
  2. Work within enterprise structure and culture
  3. Work in accordance with enterprise agreements and legislative requirements
  4. Provide environmental technical services
  5. Organise daily work efficiently
  6. Communicate/liaise effectively with customers, contractors and stakeholders
  7. Accept responsibility for quality of own work
  8. Identify own learning needs

Required Skills

Required skills

Required skills include

using personal protective clothing equipment and facilities as required

following work instructions to complete tasks within the required timeframe

working ethically

working efficiently when alone and with others

maintaining required quality of work outputs

complying with legislative and enterprise requirements in everyday work

seeking advice when issuesproblems are beyond scope of competenceresponsibility

working safely for the protection of self and others

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes

relevance of environmental legislation and codes of practice to the enterprise and own work

enterprise business objectives product andor service range

enterprise structure and reporting lines

role of environmental function within the enterprise

own role rights responsibilities and key tasks

workplace procedures that govern personal work health safety and environment

basic ethical values and principles such as respect for the law responsibility courtesy diligence and confidentiality

use and names of equipment materials and other resources relevant to work function

relevant health safety and environment requirements

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Competency must be demonstrated in the ability to perform consistently at the required standard

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include

following workplace procedures to complete environmentaltechnical tasks within the required timeframe

efficiently organising own daily work

accepting responsibility for quality of own work

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment

Assessment should emphasise a workplace context and procedures found in the candidates workplace

This unit of competency may be assessed with

MSSA Process and present environmental data

MSS024004A Process and present environmental data

MSLA Collect routine site samples

MSL952001A Collect routine site samples.

The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team

Resources may include

relevant documentation such as enterprise procedures legalregulatory requirements and codes of practice

relevant equipment and materials

organisational charts and flow diagrams showing links between enterprise functions andor production processes

employment training and career information

Method of assessment

The following assessment methods are suggested

observation of candidate performing a range of environmentaltechnical tasks

feedback from peers and supervisors

oral or written questioning to check underpinning knowledge of Australias environmental management framework and enterprise procedures

review of workplace documentation completed by the candidate

In all cases practical assessment should be supported by questions to assess underpinning knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly

Where applicable reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity age gender demographics and disability

The language literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required to undertake the unit of competency in a worklike environment

Guidance information for assessment


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Codes of practice

Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international standards, it is expected the latest version will be used

Legislation, standards, codes, procedures and/or enterprise requirements

Legislation, standards, codes, procedures and/or enterprise requirements may include:

international conventions, such as World Heritage Listing, RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands of International Significance

federal legislation, such as the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

state/territory government legislation and local government by-laws, policies, regulations and plans dealing with land use, cultural/heritage sites, vegetation management, biodiversity management, water management, pollution and contaminated sites

Australian and international standards, such as:

AS/NZS ISO 14000 Set:2005 Environmental management standards set

Australian Dangerous Goods Code ADG7

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986

occupational health and safety (OHS) national standards and codes of practice

enterprise environmental management plans and procedures for specific sites and/or activities (e.g. sampling, monitoring, construction and mining)

Business ethics

Business ethics may include:

following enterprise policy and procedures

behaving honestly and openly

respecting others and treating them with courtesy and impartiality

working diligently and responsibly

ensuring confidentiality of information, including client identification, data and results

Enterprise sites

Enterprise sites may include:

head office functions

supplier services and consultancy services

production or processing plants

survey/catchment/construction/mining sites

laboratories

Key functions

Key functions may include:

consultancy services

policy

inspection/auditing and compliance

community liaison

production

packaging, warehouse and distribution

quality assurance

purchasing, sales and marketing

human resources (personnel, training and employee relations)

Sources of workplace information

Sources of workplace information may include:

noticeboards, public address or paging systems

standard operating procedures, manuals, work instructions, signs and notices

material safety data sheets (MSDS)

telephone or contract details, email systems and websites

emergency exits, routes and collection points

enterprise recording and reporting procedures, quality manuals, equipment and operating/technical manuals

sampling and test methods (validated and authorised)

schematics, workflows, site layouts and production and laboratory schedules

Enterprise agreements, policies and procedures

Enterprise agreements, policies and procedures may include:

industrial awards, enterprise bargaining agreements and individual contracts

emergencies, accidents and incidents

incident and accident/injury reports

health, safety and environment

quality assurance

customer services

Legislative requirements

Legislative requirements may include:

environmental protection

OHS

workers compensation

equal employment, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment

ethics, copyright, intellectual property and privacy

Sustainable energy principles and work practices

Sustainable energy principles and work practices may include:

examining work practices that involve excessive use of electricity, gas and/or water

switching off equipment when not in use

regularly cleaning filters

recycling and reusing materials wherever feasible

minimising waste

Environmental technical services

Environmental technical services may include:

routine site sampling of water, air, soil and noise

packaging, labelling, storing and transporting samples

routine site measurements that involve a narrow range of variables and/or easily recognised acceptable ranges

straightforward field surveys

entering of data into enterprise databases, checking of data quality and reporting results

cleaning of equipment and/or vehicles

housekeeping of work areas

Equipment and resources

Equipment and resources will vary according to:

the scope and nature of the enterprise’s environmental/technical functions and services, location and products

OHS and environmental management requirements

OHS and environmental management requirements:

all operations must comply with enterprise OHS and environmental management requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation - these requirements must not be compromised at any time

all operations assume the potentially hazardous nature of samples and require standard precautions to be applied

where relevant, users should access and apply current industry understanding of infection control issued by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and State and Territory Departments of Health