Application
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to conduct waste resource recovery operations. The unit covers preparing to recover resources by reviewing organisational documents, identifying and managing hazards and risks, and organising the equipment and people required to support the recovery work. The unit covers operating equipment to recover resources while 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 conducting a quality inspection of the segregated resources for recovery, and recording the details using organisational proformas. It includes shutting down and securing equipment, and cleaning and decontaminating equipment and the work area once activities are finalised.
The unit supports those who work under limited supervision in a waste management team.
Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements may apply to this unit of competency in some States where a licence is required to operate various plant, vehicles or equipment used to transport, shift, load, unload, lift, compact or otherwise process waste. Relevant state and territory regulatory authorities should be consulted to confirm those requirements.
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 recover resources. | 1.1. | Organisational documentation is reviewed and resource recovery requirements are identified in consultation with relevant personnel. |
1.2. | Hazards and risks are identified and managed or reported according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
1.3. | Required personnel and equipment including personal protective equipment (PPE) for waste recovery are identified and organised according to organisational requirements. | ||
1.4. | Team activity and communication processes are established according to organisational requirements. | ||
1.5. | Recovery site is organised to ensure safe and efficient resource recovery. | ||
2. | Undertake resource recovery activities. | 2.1. | 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. |
2.2. | Equipment is operated and resources for recovery are identified and segregated into waste streams according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
2.3. | Hazardous waste is identified and contained according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
2.4. | Non-conforming waste is segregated and contained prior to disposal according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
2.5. | Inspection is conducted of segregated resources for recovery to ensure quality compliance with work requirements, and inspection details are documented according to organisational requirements. | ||
3. | Finalise resource recovery activities. | 3.1. | Equipment is shut down and secured according to manufacturer specifications and organisational requirements. |
3.2. | Work area and equipment are cleaned to remove debris and contamination and ensure safe and effective future operation 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 recover resources in waste to meet the requirements of two separate resource recovery tasks.
While conducting above resource recovery activities, the person must:
clean the work area and equipment to remove debris and contamination after resource recovery is completed
conduct a quality control inspection of the segregated resources for recovery to ensure they comply with work requirements
follow organisational procedures to work safely and comply with regulatory and legal requirements
identify and contain hazardous waste
identify resources for recovery and segregate them into waste streams
identify, organise and communicate with personnel required for resource recovery operation
interpret organisational documents to identify work requirements and resource recovery activities
organise and monitor the recovery site to ensure safety, waste containment within the designated area, and adequate access and availability of space
record details of the quality control inspection using organisational proformas.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:
classifications of waste
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
resource recovery methods
types, streams and characteristics of waste
waste management hierarchy.
Assessment Conditions
The following must be present and available to learners during assessment activities:
equipment:
equipment required for resource recovery, as specified by organisational requirements
personal protective equipment (PPE), as specified by organisational requirements
relationships with team members and supervisor:
working under limited 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 resource recovery requirements. |
Reading skills to: | interpret operator’s instructions. |
Writing skills to: | complete waste documents and 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. | |
Organisational documentation | waste management plan work plan work sheet work specifications. |
Relevant personnel must include at least one of the following: | client 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 licensing requirements. |
Sectors
Waste management