Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSS025002A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Assess the environmental risk or impact of a project activity or process
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSS025002A - Assess the environmental risk or impact of a project activity or process |
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Description | This unit of competency covers the ability to evaluate the risks or impacts associated with a specific project activity or process. It includes researching and describing the activity/process and local environment, identifying relevant environmental issues, assessing environmental risks or impacts, and then identifying appropriate environmental management actions and/or alternatives. Personnel will have access to an enterprise environmental management plan for the site and/or a checklist to guide risk/impact assessment of the activity or process against enterprise, community, and/or legislative requirements. They work under the supervision of environmental managers, scientists, engineers and/or planners. | ||
Employability Skills | Not applicable. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency is applicable to environmental technicians working in a range of industry sectors, such as:environmental monitoring, sampling and field testing (e.g. air, odour, water, soil and noise)geotechnical servicesnatural resource managementoccupational hygiene monitoring (e.g. air, noise and radiation)groundwater and clean water (e.g. catchments, supply and environmental flows)water treatment, storm and wastewater managementsolid and hazardous waste managementsite remediation/rehabilitationresource efficiency (e.g. energy, water and waste auditing). | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | MSS024003A Apply an understanding of environmental principles to a site | ||
Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Clarify the project activity or process and environmental management framework |
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Element: Identify environmental issues for project activity or process |
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Element: Assess environmental risks and impacts |
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Element: Evaluate alternatives |
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Element: Report findings |
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