Application
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to assist with waste resource recovery operations. The unit covers identifying and reporting hazards and risks, and monitoring the recovery site to ensure waste containment, adequate access and availability of space. The unit requires the ability to segregate resources for recovery, and identify and contain hazardous and non-conforming waste types. It also requires assisting to conduct quality inspections of segregated resources for recovery. The unit includes assisting to shut down equipment, and clean and decontaminate equipment and the work area once activities are finalised.
The unit supports those who work under supervision in a waste management team.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit of competency at the time of endorsement.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions. | ||
1. | Prepare to assist with resource recovery. | 1.1. | Work tasks are identified and checked with relevant personnel. |
1.2. | Potential hazards and risks are identified and reported according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
1.3. | Personal protective equipment (PPE) is selected, checked and used according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
1.4. | Recovery site is monitored to ensure compliance with recovery instructions, containment of waste within designated recovery area, and adequate access and availability of space for recovery. | ||
1.5. | Resources for recovery are sorted into waste streams according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
1.6. | Non-conforming waste is segregated and contained prior to disposal according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
1.7. | Assistance is provided to inspect segregated resources for recovery to ensure quality compliance with task requirements. | ||
2. | Assist with shut-down and clean-up activities. | 2.1. | Assistance is provided to shut down equipment according to manufacturer specifications and organisational requirements. |
2.2. | Work area and equipment are cleaned to remove debris and contamination and ensure safe and effective future operation according to organisational requirements. | ||
2.3. | PPE is cleaned, checked and stored, and any damaged equipment is rectified where possible or reported according to organisational requirements. | ||
Evidence of Performance
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.
The person must also assist with two resource recovery operations.
While assisting above resource recovery operations, the person must:
discuss work tasks with relevant personnel
clean the work area and equipment to remove debris and contamination after resource recovery is completed
assist in conducting a quality control inspection of the segregated resources for recovery to ensure they comply with task requirements
identify and contain hazardous waste
identify resources for recovery and segregate them into waste streams
monitor the recovery site to ensure safety, waste containment within the designated area, and adequate access and availability of space
follow organisational procedures to work safely and comply with regulatory and legal requirements relating to resource recovery.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:
classifications of dangerous goods
hazards and risks associated with waste including hazardous substances and dangerous goods
lifecycle of waste products: reduce, reuse and recycle
organisational policies and procedures and regulatory and legal requirements relating to resource recovery
procedures for containing segregated waste types including containing and isolating hazardous waste
types, streams and characteristics of waste including hazardous and dangerous waste and non-conforming waste streams
waste management hierarchy and how it is applied.
Assessment Conditions
The following must be present and available to learners during assessment activities:
equipment:
personal protective equipment (PPE), as specified by organisational requirements
relationships with team members and supervisor:
working under supervision.
Timeframe:
as specified by organisational requirements.
Assessor requirements
As a minimum, assessors must satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) current at the time of assessment.
Foundation Skills
This section describes the language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills essential to performance in this unit but not explicit in the performance criteria. | |
Skill | Performance feature |
Oral communication skills to: | ask questions to clarify work tasks and instructions. |
Reading skills to: | follow standard operating procedures. |
Writing skills to: | record the details of non-conforming waste streams using standard proformas. |
Range Statement
This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. | |
Relevant personnel must include at least one of the following: | supervisor or team leader team member. |
Compliance requirements must include: | commonwealth, state and territory legislation relating to resource recovery, including: environmental protection hazardous substances and dangerous goods industry codes work health and safety. |
Sectors
Waste management