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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Minimise the effects of pollution during work
  2. Precautions are taken to ensure spilt fuel, lubricants, chemicals and noxious plants do not pollute the environment
  3. Equipment and vehicles are operated efficiently to minimise air pollution through excessive exhaust emissions
  4. Unnecessary running of engines/equipment is avoided to minimise air pollution
  5. Worksites are kept clean and tidy during work operations and waste is disposed of in accordance with environmental regulations and workplace procedures
  6. Contaminants from worksites are contained by use of appropriate traps and barriers
  7. Noise pollution from work is minimised
  8. Minimise the effects of pollution during maintenance
  9. Housekeeping and environmental protection precautions and procedures are implemented during maintenance and construction activities
  10. Rubbish is deposited in designated rubbish disposal bins
  11. Avoid environmental damage
  12. Sensitive sites in the work vicinity are identified
  13. Suitable precautions are taken to avoid damage to identified sensitive sites
  14. Transport/handle environmentally hazardous materials safely
  15. Instructions contained in safety data sheets (SDSs)/material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for safe transportation requirements are followed in accordance with Australian Dangerous Goods Code and workplace requirements
  16. Contaminants are disposed of in accordance with relevant regulations, workplace procedures and guidelines
  17. Environmentally hazardous materials are handled and moved in accordance with relevant regulations, and workplace procedures and guidelines aimed at minimising the risk of environmental pollution
  18. Report environmental breaches
  19. Environmental breaches are identified
  20. Workplace procedures for reporting environmental breaches are implemented
  21. Required documentation is completed and processed in accordance with relevant regulations and workplace procedures

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adapting to differences in equipment and operating environment in accordance with operating procedures

applying relevant workplace procedures

disposing of waste and effluent in accordance with regulations and workplace procedures

following relevant workplace procedures, safety data sheets (SDSs)/material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and regulatory requirements for handling and moving pollutants

following routine service and maintenance procedures for equipment and vehicles

identifying and correctly using equipment and vehicles in accordance with environmental protection regulations and guidelines

identifying culturally sensitive sites

identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

identifying the pollution likely to affect the workplace and the effect on the job role

implementing contingency plans

interpreting and following operational instructions and performing work tasks in required sequence

minimising the effects of a number of different pollutants during work in a variety of situations

modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments

reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures and information

recognising potential pollution risks and ways of minimising them

reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

undertaking precautions to prevent polluting the environment within the workplace.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

application of relevant environmental protection regulations and requirements including site specific licence and trade waste requirements

emission control checking requirements for vehicles and relevant equipment

environmental hazards and toxicity of materials typically carried in loads

environmental protection standards required when undertaking rail infrastructure maintenance and construction activities

environmental risks when undertaking rail infrastructure maintenance and construction activities and related precautions to control the risk

physical environment in which rail safety work is to be carried out, including climatic conditions, noise, vibration and fumes

procedures and processes for waste and effluent regulation

relevant safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental protection regulations

SDSs/MSDSs

service and maintenance procedures

site layout including location of rubbish disposal bins and run-off protection measures

typical problems that can occur when caring for the environment, and appropriate action that can be taken to prevent or solve these problems

workplace procedures and guidelines for caring for the environment during rail infrastructure maintenance and construction.