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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify and document environmental issues for proposed gas system
  2. Legislative requirements are identified and impact assessments are organised, as required, in accordance with workplace procedures
  3. Organisational procedures on policies and specifications for the environmental work are obtained or determined with appropriate personnel
  4. Testing parameters are determined from organisational workplace procedures on policies and specifications
  5. Testing procedures are discussed with appropriate personnel to determine environmental project brief
  6. Equipment, tools and personal protective equipment (PPE) are selected and coordinated based on specified workplace requirements and procedures
  7. Work roles and tasks are allocated in accordance with workplace requirements and person/s competency
  8. Work is prioritised and sequenced for effective outcome, completed within an acceptable timeframe to industry quality standard and in accordance with workplace procedures
  9. Liaison and communication with authorised personnel, authorities, clients and land owners are undertaken to resolve environmental issues and coordinate work activities
  10. Risk control measures are identified, prioritised and evaluated against the work schedule
  11. Relevant work permits are secured to coordinate the performance of work in accordance with workplace requirements and procedures
  12. Facilitate negotiations for environmental compliance with regulations, industry standards and codes of practice
  13. Practicable negotiated decisions are made on the basis of safety and environmental compliance and effective outcomes in accordance with workplace requirements and procedures
  14. Technical advice is obtained regarding hazards, assessed risks and reasonably practicable risk control measures so that monitoring can be undertaken and appropriate authorities consulted, as required, in accordance with workplace requirements and procedures
  15. Specific data is analysed and compared with compliance specifications to ensure completion of the project within an agreed timeframe in accordance with workplace requirements
  16. Work teams are arranged to ensure planned goals are met in accordance with workplace procedures
  17. Solutions to unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace procedures, in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
  18. Quality of work is monitored against performance agreement and workplace, organisational and industry standards
  19. Environmental strategic plan is developed incorporating organisation initiatives in accordance with workplace procedures
  20. Review environmental and WHS/OHS management plan for a gas system
  21. Options for addressing potential environmental impacts are identified, determined and costed
  22. Requisite environmental and WHS/OHS management strategies are determined and recommendations made in accordance with workplace policies, procedures and processes
  23. Inspections of the gas system work are undertaken to ensure compliance with requirements, specifications and documentations needed to complete the environmental project
  24. Persons are notified of management plan for a gas system completion and reports and completion documents are finalised
  25. Management plan reports and completion documents are submitted to relevant personnel and organisations for approval and as required, statutory or regulatory approval
  26. Approved copies of documents are issued and records are updated in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEG Gas Industry Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

constants and variables must include the following:

gas systems

legislative compliance

environmental issues

safety issues

relevant personnel

gas system must include one (1) of the following:

natural gas transmission, distribution and storage

liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker and ship transport

storage and processing terminals and distribution systems

legislative compliance must include the following:

WHS/OHS legislation

relevant government acts, regulations and codes of practice

relevant industry standards and codes of practice

environmental legislative requirements

environmental issues must include the following:

political

legal

community and aesthetic impact of installations

safety issues must include the following:

WHS/OHS operatives

ongoing maintenance of facilities

emergency response plans

safety cases and environmental impact assessments for major hazardous facilities (MHFs)

relevant personnel must include at least six (6) of the following:

managers

other supervisors

inter-company departments

other utilities

council representatives

producers, transporters/shippers

consultants

government bodies/agencies

refinery personnel

customers

land owners/traditional land owners

relevant authorities must include the following:

government authorities

land owners both current and traditional

local councils

land management groups

other utilities

in-house quality control groups and management