Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify environmental management obligations
- Identify legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements that apply to work activities
- Access the enterprise’s environmental management plans that apply to specific sites and projects
- Confirm scope of responsibility for achieving environmental outcomes for specific sites and projects
- Confirm reporting requirements
- Implement specified management plans and procedures
- Review site history and environmental management issues, objectives and procedures that have been documented for specific sites and projects
- Plan work, incorporating appropriate control measures, to minimise identified risks and achieve specified environmental outcomes
- Undertake all work activities safely and in accordance with environmental requirements
- Respond to potential/actual environmental issues and incidents
- Recognise and assess environmental issues, risks, impacts and incidents arising during work activities
- Identify the triggers/response procedures for complaints, cultural heritage finds and other environmental incidents
- Apply established enterprise procedures for dealing with complaints, cultural/heritage finds and other environmental incidents
- Record details of observations, assessments and any actions taken in accordance with enterprise procedures
- Notify specified personnel in accordance with enterprise procedures
- Report the application of environmental plans and procedures
- Monitor the effectiveness of environmental controls relating to work activities
- Complete environmental reporting requirements for specific sites and projects
- Maintain relevant environmental management documentation
- Identify and report opportunities for improving environmental procedures
- Contribute to regular reviews of environmental management plans and procedures