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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for treatment and disposal
  2. Coordinate treatment and disposal of wastes and effluent
  3. Complete task activities

Required Skills

Required skills

communicating recommendations on potential improvements

communicating with senior personnel on work schedule labour and resource requirements

coordinating staff and contractors

negotiating with contractors

providing feedback on performance to staff

reporting orally and in writing on waste treatment and disposal activities to senior personnel

researching options for improvements

Literacy skills used for

reading and interpreting treatment programs

reading guidelines and directives issued by government organisations

recording information relating to effluent and waste treatment programs

researching potential improvements

Numeracy skills used for

estimating labour and resources required

taking and recording results of analyses

Required knowledge

ESD principles

equipment used in the collection holding transport and treatment of effluent and waste

government requirements pertaining to effluent and waste treatment and disposal

methods for treating effluent and waste on and off site and the relative risk and cost factors for each

types of wastes and their potential for impact on the environment particularly biohazard materials

water and soil quality analyses

Evidence Required

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

Critical aspects for assessment evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to

coordinate effluent and waste collection treatment and disposal in a safe costeffective manner consistent with ESD principles OHS and government regulations

Assessment must confirm knowledge of

ESD principles

methods for treating effluent and waste on and off site and the relative risk factors for each

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment is to be conducted at the workplace or in a simulated work environment with a range of effluent and waste products that could typically be produced as a result of aquaculture operations in the region

Resources may include

functioning waste treatment disposal system as part of an aquaculture culture or holding structure

reference material for research

legislation and regulations

staff and contractors to coordinate

Method of assessment

The following assessment methods are suggested

written or oral shortanswer testing

practical demonstration

project work related to an onsite scenario or based on a case study

Guidance information for assessment

This unit may be assessed holistically with RTEA Coordinate worksite activities and other units within a qualification

This unit may be assessed holistically with RTE3704A Coordinate worksite activities, and other units within a qualification.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include:

biodiversity and genetically modified organisms

biosecurity, translocation and quarantine

business or workplace operations, policies and practices

environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control

OHS hazard identification, risk assessment and control.

OHS guidelines may include:

appropriate workplace provision of first aid kits and fire extinguishers

codes of practice, regulations and/or guidance notes which may apply in a jurisdiction or industry sector

enterprise-specific OHS procedures, policies or standards

hazard and risk assessment of workplace, maintenance activities and control measures

induction or training of staff, contractors and visitors in relevant OHS procedures and/or requirements to allow them to carry out their duties in a safe manner

OHS training register

safe lifting, carrying and handling techniques, including manual handling, and the handling and storage of hazardous substances

safe systems and procedures for outdoor work, including protection from solar radiation, fall protection, confined space entry and the protection of people in the workplace

systems and procedures for the safe maintenance of property, machinery and equipment, including hydraulics and exposed moving parts

the appropriate use, maintenance and storage of PPE.

ESD principles may include:

control of effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution

control of weeds, pests, predators and diseases, and stock health maintenance

improving energy efficiency

increasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resources

minimising noise, dust, light or odour emissions

preventing live cultured or held organisms from escaping into environment

reducing emissions of greenhouse gases

reducing energy use

reducing use of non-renewable resources

undertaking environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control

undertaking facility quarantine, biosecurity and translocation of livestock and genetic material

using and recycling water, and maintaining water quality.

PPE may include:

hard hat or protective head covering

hearing protection (e.g. ear plugs and ear muffs)

non-slip and waterproof boots (gumboots) or other safety footwear

protective eyewear, glasses and face mask

uniforms or overalls.

Types of effluent and wastes may include:

biohazard material

from culture or holding structures

nitrogenous wastes

solid and soluble

toxic liquids and gases

uneaten food, settled solids or sediments.

Treatment programs may include:

chemical, biological or mechanical filtration

integration with agriculture, such as hydroponics and aquaponics

polyculture

recycling or reuse

settlement ponds/tanks.

Labour requirements may include:

specialised equipment operators or contractors

transport operators

vehicle or vessel operators

workers.

Resource requirements may include:

collection equipment:

absorbent materials

nets

sediment ponds, sumps and gulley traps

submersible and sludge pumps

water and benthic samplers

holding and on-farm transport equipment:

bins

buckets

plastic bags, boxes, metal canisters and packing materials

tanks

troughs

laboratory equipment:

acid washed bottles

autoclaves

balance

chemicals and reagents

fume hoods

ovens

spectrophotometer

vacuum filtration

PPE

photographs (video or stills)

quadrants and rulers

treatment equipment and facilities

vessels, vehicles, trucks and trailers

water, waste and soil samples.

Risk factors may include:

absent staff

adverse weather conditions

equipment failure or breakdown

moribund, stressed or dying stock

OHS.

Adverse environmental impacts may include:

build up of hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, phosphorus, methane or other toxins

changes in benthos

effluent or waste spillage or entry into environment

hypernutrification and eutrophication

increase in bacterial levels

stock death, stress, damage or contamination

transfer of pathogens.

Biohazard materials may include:

anti-fouling agents

bacteria, parasites or other pathogens

herbicides

hormone and growth promoters

moribund or dead stock

pesticides

sodium hypochloridehypochlorite and other acids

therapeutic agents, such as malachite green, formalin and antibiotics.