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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Advise customers on trade waste approval procedures
   • Answer customer queries regarding applications for high risk trade waste approval.
   • Advise customer of the procedures involved in processing, approving and monitoring trade waste applications.
2. Evaluate trade waste discharges for new types of industries and/or processes
   • Identify significant pollutants generated.
   • Identify, interpret and assess information about known impacts, risk assessments and control.
   • Identify trade waste management processes and workplace procedures.
   • Develop and check contingency plans.
   • Prepare trade waste management policies and plans.
3. Assess applications for high risk trade waste discharge approvals
   • Assess applications to establish that all necessary documentation has been provided.
   • Assess applications against concentration, mass and flow limits, discharges of prohibited substances, local sewerage issues and consider environmental issues.
   • Assess proposed pre-treatment systems, monitoring, control systems and procedures for suitability.
   • Assess the adequacy of chemical storage, handling and spill prevention as appropriate.
   • Schedule and conduct on-site inspections.
4. Implement approved trade waste discharge applications
   • Determine approval conditions on the basis of assessments and discuss with the applicant.
   • Calculate estimates of charges and discuss with the customer according to established charging policies and formulae.
   • Monitor construction and commissioning activities to ensure compliance with approvals.
   • Determine monitoring activities and schedules and discuss with the customer.
   • Create and maintain database records, including charging parameters and monitoring schedule.
5. Monitor customer trade waste treatment and disposal and review trade waste approval
   • Conduct routine monitoring of the compliance of customer trade waste treatment and discharge according to the trade waste approval and organisational requirements.
   • Establish processes to identify and report non-compliances with trade waste approvals.
   • Identify and implement enforcement measures and processes to manage identified non-compliances.
6. Advise customers on trade waste approval procedures
   • Answer customer queries regarding applications for high risk trade waste approval.
   • Advise customer of the procedures involved in processing, approving and monitoring trade waste applications.
7. Evaluate trade waste discharges for new types of industries and/or processes
   • Identify significant pollutants generated.
   • Identify, interpret and assess information about known impacts, risk assessments and control.
   • Identify trade waste management processes and workplace procedures.
   • Develop and check contingency plans.
   • Prepare trade waste management policies and plans.
8. Assess applications for high risk trade waste discharge approvals
   • Assess applications to establish that all necessary documentation has been provided.
   • Assess applications against concentration, mass and flow limits, discharges of prohibited substances, local sewerage issues and consider environmental issues.
   • Assess proposed pre-treatment systems, monitoring, control systems and procedures for suitability.
   • Assess the adequacy of chemical storage, handling and spill prevention as appropriate.
   • Schedule and conduct on-site inspections.
9. Implement approved trade waste discharge applications
   • Determine approval conditions on the basis of assessments and discuss with the applicant.
   • Calculate estimates of charges and discuss with the customer according to established charging policies and formulae.
   • Monitor construction and commissioning activities to ensure compliance with approvals.
   • Determine monitoring activities and schedules and discuss with the customer.
   • Create and maintain database records, including charging parameters and monitoring schedule.
10. Monitor customer trade waste treatment and disposal and review trade waste approval
    • Conduct routine monitoring of the compliance of customer trade waste treatment and discharge according to the trade waste approval and organisational requirements.
    • Establish processes to identify and report non-compliances with trade waste approvals.
    • Identify and implement enforcement measures and processes to manage identified non-compliances.

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.

interpreting and reviewing hydraulic, architectural and site plans

calculating estimates for charges

identifying and evaluating trade waste producing processes

interpreting and applying legislation and policies applicable to trade waste

using personal protective equipment for protection against physical, chemical and biological hazards

advising customers of the trade waste management policies and procedures in operation and of requirements for obtaining and complying with trade waste discharge approvals

assessing and evaluating applications for high risk trade waste treatment and disposal

implementing charging and monitoring procedures

completing records and reports

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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 legislation, policies and procedures

water quality parameters of significance to the wastewater system

personal protection and safety precautions for wastewater sampling, including the requirement for relevant inoculations including:

Q fever

hepatitis A & B

polio

tetanus

diphtheria

industrial waste treatment methods and processes for high risk industrial organisations

hydraulics, chemistry and/or equivalent science

basic knowledge of wastewater collection, treatment and disposal systems

investigation procedures

range of appropriate measuring, testing sampling procedures

customer expectations and requirements

WHS

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