Required skills

Ability to

analyse and interpret current regulatory requirements including local state national and international for environmental management such as environmental tolerance levels and explain the implication for enterprise operations

assess viability of gaining commercial value from waste including the determination of commercial quantities costs returns and payback periods

apply relevant mathematical and communication skills

communicate effectively with internal and external personnel with diverse roles and cultures

comply with regulatory requirements for managing enterprise environmental impact including negotiation of agreements plans permits and licences with relevant environmental management authorities confinement of environmental impacts within permissible limits and preparation of the enterprise for external audit where specified

consult with internalexternal stakeholders and external agencies to prepare contingency plans and emergency response procedures for environmental incidents

develop individual and team capacity to achieve enterprise management policies and goals including clear communication of individual and team responsibilities for minimising environmental impact development of consultative processes and strategies to identify and resolve environmental issues and identification and provision of appropriate training programs

develop procedures for responding to community complaints and concerns

evaluate and recommend environmental management systems to meet enterprise needs including the identification and audit of enterprise creation of waste and environmental impacts and evaluation of control and treatment systems suitable for enterprise operations comparative costs savings and minimisation of environmental impacts such as wastewater disposal measures to minimise nutrients and other contaminants in water eg strategies to control air pollution odour treatment processes and managing solid waste

identify and apply relevant Occupational Health and Safety OHampS regulatory and workplace requirements

implement enterprise environmental management systems to minimise environmental impact including the establishment of monitoring and testing regimes and record keeping systems development of procedures for identifying reporting and analysing the causes of environment nonconformances and incidents development of control measures to prevent recurrence of environmental incidents hazardous events and nonconformances

monitor performance of the enterprise environmental management system including the identification of performance standards based on industry best practice collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative performance data benchmarking assessment of performance against standards and recommendations for improvement

prepare and update enterprise environmental impact statements and environment management plans

prepare information about the enterprises environmental management strategy and progress for release to the public consistent with enterprise ethical standards and regulatory requirements

prepare reports and recommendations for senior management using analysis of complex information and language and presentation styles appropriate for the purpose

present reports according to legal and enterprise requirements

take action to improve own work practice as a result of feedback from others selfevaluation or in response to changed work practices and requirements or technologies

utilise effective communication negotiation and problemsolving skills in interactions with all stakeholders including environmental authorities and agencies and community representatives

utilise information and communications technology for research data collection and analysis and reporting including the use of statistical and modelling software where available

Required knowledge

Knowledge of

potential costs of prevention assessment and control of environmental impact

customer and consumer including importing country requirements for effective environmental management and the implications for enterprise operations

enterprise requirements for expert advice assistance and support

major air water and solid waste environmental impacts generated by the meat industry

relevant environmental authorities their jurisdictions powers and the implications for enterprise operations

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

The meat industry has specific and clear requirements for evidence A minimum of three forms of evidence is required to demonstrate competency in the meat industry This is specifically designed to provide evidence that covers the demonstration in the workplace of all aspects of competency over time

These requirements are in addition to the requirements for valid current authentic and sufficient evidence

Three forms of evidence means three different kinds of evidence not three pieces of the same kind In practice it will mean that most of the unit is covered twice This increases the legitimacy of the evidence

All assessment must be conducted against Australian meat industry standards and regulations

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

Competency must be demonstrated through sustained performance over time at an appropriate level of responsibility and authority under typical operating and production conditions for the enterprise

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Resources may include

a workplace environment with typical operating and production conditions

enterprise system information including company Environmental Protection Authority EPA licences environmental performance reports and data

Method of assessment

Recommended methods of assessment include

a thirdparty referee report of sustained performance at appropriate level of authority and responsibility

assignment focusing on understanding and application of principles and theory to workplace operations

workplace projects with focus on company environment and conditions

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander gender or language backgrounds other than English Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role

Guidance information for assessment

A current list of resources for this unit of competency is available from MINTRAC wwwmintraccomau or telephone

Environmental management strategies may include:

Stakeholders and external agencies may include:

Environmental management systems may include:

Regulatoryrequirements may include:

Environmental impacts may include:

Mathematical skills may relate to:

Communication skills may:

Wastewater disposal options may include:

Measures to minimise nutrients and other contaminants in water may include:

Air pollution may include:

Odour treatment processes may be physical, chemical or biological and include:

Solid waste may include:

Methods of managing solid waste may include:

OHS requirements may include:

Workplace requirements may include:

Benchmarking may include working with:

Reports may:

Expert advice and assistance may be sought from: