Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify site monitoring requirements with supervisor
- Examine available information about the site’s history, current activities/processes, previous odour assessments, topography, prevalent meteorological conditions and complaint records
- Visit the site with supervisor to clarify issues with the proponent and community representatives, as appropriate
- Collect and review information about site process operations and conditions
- Identify potential odour sources at the site and current controls
- Review relevant legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements or enterprise procedures/test methods
- Prepare for source monitoring
- Select, or design, appropriate sampling and monitoring strategies in consultation with supervisor
- Confirm details of relevant odour sampling/monitoring plans, need for site permits and access to the site
- Confirm data format and quality requirements
- Review relevant standards and/or specified enterprise procedures/test methods
- Assemble required sampling and monitoring equipment and check that all reusable items are clean, fit for purpose and calibrated correctly
- Ensure that all required supplies and equipment are transported safely to and from the site
- Prepare standardised or in-house odour panellists
- Confirm the specifications for panellists with supervisor, and client as necessary
- Conduct standardised selection to determine odour threshold and ongoing olfactometry performance of individuals
- Conduct standardised or in-house selection to assess and compare sensitivity against internal criteria
- Select panellists in consultation with supervisor
- Train selected panellists in the use of objective odour observation techniques, odour descriptors, olfactometry procedures and test equipment
- Record the process and results used to establish and maintain a register of reliable panellists
- Collect and store odour samples for source monitoring
- Check that process/meteorological conditions are consistent with sampling design conditions and report any deviations
- Set up sampling equipment and conduct pre-use checks to ensure reliable operation
- Collect samples in accordance with standard methods or enterprise procedures
- Store samples for subsequent analysis to ensure their ongoing integrity and traceability
- Identify and report any defects or abnormalities in samples
- Record all sample information in accordance with standard methods or enterprise procedures
- Conduct laboratory olfactometry measurements
- Set up dynamic olfactometer and related equipment and conduct pre-use checks to ensure reliable operation
- Ensure that panellists fully understand the test procedures
- Conduct tests in accordance with standard method
- Monitor panellist’s performance for indications of odour fatigue, adaption of their senses to the surrounding ambient air and/or bias
- Analyse the conduct of the measurements and reliability of results before confirming data acceptability
- Maintain a safe work environment
- Ensure safety through the use of specified safety equipment, safe work procedures and personal protective clothing
- Handle all samples and equipment in accordance with enterprise safety procedures
- Minimise generation of waste and environmental impacts
- Collect and dispose of all wastes safely
- Report hazards and incidents to designated personnel using enterprise procedures
- Record data and report results
- Record details of the testing process and data in accordance with standard method or enterprise procedures
- Process data and report results in accordance with standard method or enterprise procedures
- Record approved data in accordance with specified format and quality requirements
- Maintain confidentiality and security of enterprise information and data