Application
This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required for managers of trade waste.
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1Implement trade waste policies and plans. | 1.1 Confirm performance measures for trade waste management plans. 1.2 Identify and communicate relevant environmental factors, regulations, policies and criteria for the disposal of trade waste to waste generators and stakeholders. 1.3 Identify and interpret trade waste quality and quantity requirements according to legislative and enterprise requirements and procedures. 1.4 Operate the management system according to policies and management plans. 1.5 Carry out the management system maintenance according to the management plans. 1.6 Manage the system and enterprise to achieve the objectives of the management plans. |
2Implement and coordinate the monitoring and testing program. | 2.1 Design and implement the monitoring and testing programs and procedures according to the objectives of the management plans, policies and legal requirements. 2.2 Analyse, interpret and report testing results according to legislative and enterprise requirements. 2.3 Identify and investigate issues and/or potential issues and trends and report results and recommendations according to legislative and enterprise requirements. |
3Monitor treatment and discharge and provide advice and guidance. | 3.1 Monitor trade waste treatment and discharge according to the trade waste management policies and plans. 3.2 Provide advice and guidance to trade waste generators and stakeholders according to legislative and enterprise requirements. 3.3 Identify and investigate breaches of trade waste discharge provisions and report the results and/or recommendations according to legislative and enterprise requirements. |
4Maintain trade waste records. | 4.1 Accurately and legibly complete trade waste management records according to legislative and enterprise requirements. 4.2 Store trade waste records for access and review according to legislative and enterprise requirements. 4.3 Regularly review and assess trade waste records to identify long term trends and impacts. 4.4 Report results of record reviews according to the policy and plan requirements. |
5Gather and prepare evidence in relation to breaches of statutory regulations. | 5.1 Carry out the testing, sampling and collection of physical evidence of breaches according to legal requirements. 5.2 Record data according to legal requirements. 5.3 Provide witness statements according to legal requirements. 5.4 Collect, collate and present evidence to the legal department of the organisation for prosecution of waste generators. |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required skills: interpret and review hydraulic, architectural and site plans identify and evaluate trade waste-producing processes evaluate process inputs and outputs using relevant methodologies such as Mass Balance and Process Yield interpret and evaluate sample analysis data interpret and apply legislation and policies applicable to trade waste develop monitoring plans and coordinate measuring, testing and sampling activities apply risk assessment and management based on AS 4360 plan and conduct investigations assess environmental impacts using ISO 14001 where appropriate assess waste treatment methods, processes, plant and equipment negotiate and communicate manage trade waste resources use appropriate personal protective equipment for protection against physical, chemical and biological hazards |
Required knowledge: relevant legislation capacity and operation of plant and equipment relevant enterprise policies for trade waste management water quality parameters of significance to the wastewater system appropriate analytical techniques available industrial waste treatment methods and procedures hydraulics, chemistry and/or equivalent science investigation procedures range of appropriate measuring, testing and sampling procedures customer expectations and requirements occupational health and safety legislation personal protection and safety precautions for wastewater sampling, including the requirements for relevant inoculations, such as: Q Fever Hepatitis A&B Polio Tetanus Diphtheria |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The candidate should demonstrate the ability to implement, monitor and review a trade waste management plan including: interpreting and applying complex requirements (legislation, organisational policy, testing procedures, key performance indicators) designing monitoring programs implementing monitoring programs monitoring trade waste treatment and disposal programs gathering data and preparing reports of the implementation of the trade waste management plan managing the effective and efficient storage and maintenance of records investigating breaches and providing input to the legal processes that flow from successful investigations of breaches |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Access to the workplace and resources including: documentation that should normally be available in a water industry organisation relevant codes, standards, and government regulations Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities. Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Validity and sufficiency of evidence requires that: competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice a decision of competence should only be made when the assessor has complete confidence in the person's competence over time and in various contexts all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct, indirect and supplementary evidence where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (RCC/RPL), the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time assessment can be through simulated project-based activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge. Questioning will be undertaken in a manner appropriate to the skill levels of the operator, any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and reflecting the requirements of the competency and the work being performed. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. | |
Trade waste management plans may include: | industrial waste generation, handling, treatment and disposal guides enterprise policies, procedures and administrative framework procedures information on applicable trade waste laws or other requirements complaint records training records process information process operational logbooks inspection, maintenance and calibration records relevant contractor and supplier information incident reports information on emergency preparedness and response records of significant trade waste impacts audit results management reviews trade waste charging policy industrial trade waste generators' register |
Environmental factors may include: | disposal options sensitivity of the receiving environment persistency and toxicity of the substances hydraulic loads temperature receiving treatment plant capacity |
Trade waste may include: | the liquid waste generated by any: industry business manufacturing processes commercial operations trade waste does not include domestic wastewater |
Monitoring and testing programs may include: | inspections of trade waste sites, processes and treatment facilities meter reading and discharge volume recording maintenance schedules and reporting customer self monitoring programs and reporting sampling and testing locations, techniques and frequencies on-line monitoring and/or alarms record keeping and reporting |
Treatment and discharge may include: | on-site storage and discharge on-site storage and off-site discharge on-site storage and off-site treatment and discharge recycle and reuse options on-site treatment and discharge |
Stakeholders may include: | the enterprise government (all levels) industry (e.g. extractive, manufacturing) community action groups conservation groups lobby groups land care groups |
Sectors
Not applicable.
Competency Field
Trade waste.
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
Not applicable.