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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine relevant environmental plans and procedures
   • Identify environmental plans and procedures and determine relevance to specific projects or work sites.
   • Interpret relevant environmental plans and procedures in relation to specific project or site activities.
2. Implement environmental plans and procedures
   • Identify environmental risks and impacts.
   • Manage and minimise environmental risks.
   • Apply emergency procedures.
   • Carry out activities according to environmental plans and procedures.
3. Manage project or site specific environmental procedures
   • Assess the need for project or site specific environmental procedures.
   • Consult stakeholders and address issues and concerns.
   • Develop specific project or site environmental procedures.
   • Review and maintain specific project or site environmental procedures.
4. Control environmental incidents
   • Identify environmental incidents at site and apply appropriate control measures.
   • Analyse environmental incidents to prevent recurrence.
   • Record and report environmental incidents and complete environmental management documentation.
5. Monitor and report on environmental plans and procedures
   • Monitor and report on the implementation of environmental plans and procedures.
   • Report environmental risks.
   • Coordinate reviews of environmental procedures and report.
6. Determine relevant environmental plans and procedures
   • Identify environmental plans and procedures and determine relevance to specific projects or work sites.
   • Interpret relevant environmental plans and procedures in relation to specific project or site activities.
7. Implement environmental plans and procedures
   • Identify environmental risks and impacts.
   • Manage and minimise environmental risks.
   • Apply emergency procedures.
   • Carry out activities according to environmental plans and procedures.
8. Manage project or site specific environmental procedures
   • Assess the need for project or site specific environmental procedures.
   • Consult stakeholders and address issues and concerns.
   • Develop specific project or site environmental procedures.
   • Review and maintain specific project or site environmental procedures.
9. Control environmental incidents
   • Identify environmental incidents at site and apply appropriate control measures.
   • Analyse environmental incidents to prevent recurrence.
   • Record and report environmental incidents and complete environmental management documentation.
10. Monitor and report on environmental plans and procedures
    • Monitor and report on the implementation of environmental plans and procedures.
    • Report environmental risks.
    • Coordinate reviews of environmental procedures and report.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

reporting and recording environmental procedures

developing local workplace environmental procedures

coordinating and monitoring the application of environmental plans and procedures

identifying and analysing environmental plans and procedures relevant to a representative variety of projects and work sites

interpreting and implementing relevant environmental plans and procedures for a typical project or work site

developing site or project specific environmental plans and procedures for an atypical project or work site, including consultation with stakeholders

managing environmental incidents

monitoring, reporting and reviewing the implementation of environmental plans and procedures

coordinating participation by relevant sectors of the workforce

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

relevant legislative requirements and procedures

sedimentation and erosion control

rare and endangered plants

identification of risks and impacts

potential environmental risks and incidents

disposal of dangerous and contaminated soils

environmental auditing

concepts of due diligence

principles of environmental protection

endangered species and habitat protection

environmental impact assessment

waste management

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