Elements and Performance Criteria
- Access and interpret relevant legislation, codes and standards
- Review legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements and approvals that apply to site/project.
- Analyse the broad significance of these requirements for the organisation, key job roles and specific work activities.
- Identify legal accountability, obligations and consequences of non-compliance.
- Obtain advice from appropriate personnel about environmental law matters that impact on work area and are outside own scope of knowledge.
- Clarify own scope of responsibility/authority for achieving specific environmental outcomes.
- Ensure project or site specific environmental management procedures comply with requirements
- Review relevant workplace environmental management policies, plans and procedures in conjunction with legislative requirements.
- Assess the need for project or site-specific environmental management procedures in consultation with manager.
- Draft new or revised procedures to address any gaps or deficiencies.
- Provide draft documentation to appropriate personnel for review and/or approval prior to use.
- Promote compliance by site personnel
- Distribute clear information about the environmental management roles and responsibilities of site personnel.
- Provide clear information about workplace environmental management policies, plans and procedures and work instructions.
- Explain the implications of non-compliance to all site personnel in work area.
- Empower site personnel through coaching and mentoring to manage their own environmental responsibilities.
- Ensure that work activities meet compliance requirements
- Plan work activities to ensure environmental compliance.
- Recognise when current or planned activities may require changes to existing licences/approvals and notify appropriate personnel.
- Implement environmental management policies, plans and procedures to ensure compliance and achieve environmental objectives and key performance indicators.
- Collect and collate environmental data to support preparation of required reports and compliance information.
- Review environmental data for completeness/accuracy and identify opportunities for improving compliance.
- Complete reporting requirements in accordance with workplace procedures and legislative requirements.
- Maintain knowledge of legislative requirements