Application
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to prepare the work area for waste sorting. It covers organising plant, equipment and materials required for sorting activities, as well as identifying and reporting hazards in the work area. The unit requires the ability to identify non-conforming waste streams.
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 sort waste. | 1.1. | Task sheet is reviewed to identify waste recovery requirements and waste sorting site. |
1.2. | Plant, equipment and materials for safe and efficient waste sorting are selected and obtained according to task requirements. | ||
1.3. | Personal protective equipment (PPE) | ||
1.4. | Potential hazards and risks are identified and controlled, or reported to relevant personnel according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
2. | Identify waste to be sorted. | 2.1. | Waste types are identified for sorting and absence of non-conforming waste streams is confirmed, or problems are reported according to organisational requirements. |
2.2. | Sorting site is set up to ensure safe and efficient waste sorting according to organisational and compliance 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 prepare three work areas for waste sorting.
While preparing above work areas for waste sorting, the person must:
read and interpret work sheets to identify waste recovery tasks and site requirements
follow organisational procedures and comply with regulatory and legal requirements to:
protect the environment
select, check and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
identify and report hazards and risks in the work area
record and report waste details using organisational proformas
work safely with hazardous substances and dangerous goods
identify waste types to be processed including non-conforming waste
select and obtain the required plant, equipment and materials for waste sorting.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:
classifications of dangerous goods
hazards and risks associated with waste sorting including those related to hazardous substances and dangerous goods
organisational policies and procedures relating to:
selecting, checking and using plant, equipment and materials for sorting waste
reporting hazards and problems
safe work practices
plant, equipment and materials which may be used for sorting waste
procedures for containing segregated waste types including containment and isolation of hazardous waste
waste types, streams and characteristics including non-conforming waste streams.
Assessment Conditions
The following must be present and available to learners during assessment activities:
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: | verbally report potential hazards and risks. |
Reading skills to: | interpret work sheets to identify work tasks. |
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. | |
Compliance requirements must include: | commonwealth, state and territory legislation relating to waste sorting, including: environmental protection hazardous substances and dangerous goods industry codes licensing work health and safety. |
Relevant personnel must include at least one of the following: | supervisor or team leader team member. |
Sectors
Waste management