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Evidence Guide: PMASUP420 - Minimise environmental impact of process

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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PMASUP420 - Minimise environmental impact of process

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Develop resource conservation practices and/or procedures

  1. Identify the nature of resources used in the plant/process
  2. Identify the primary source of these resources
  3. Determine the impact of the depletion of these resources on the environment and society
  4. Determine which resources will yield a greater benefit from their conservation
  5. Develop methods to reduce the consumption of these resources
  6. Complete required documentation to implement change
Identify the nature of resources used in the plant/process

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Identify the primary source of these resources

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Determine the impact of the depletion of these resources on the environment and society

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Determine which resources will yield a greater benefit from their conservation

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Develop methods to reduce the consumption of these resources

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Complete required documentation to implement change

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Develop pollution minimisation practices and/or procedures

  1. Identify the nature of pollutants produced by the plant/process
  2. Determine the sources of these pollutants within the plant/process
  3. Determine the impact of these pollutants on the environment and society
  4. Determine which pollutant will yield a greater benefit from their reduction
  5. Develop methods to reduce the production of this pollutant
  6. Complete required documentation to implement change
Identify the nature of pollutants produced by the plant/process

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Determine the sources of these pollutants within the plant/process

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Determine the impact of these pollutants on the environment and society

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Determine which pollutant will yield a greater benefit from their reduction

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Develop methods to reduce the production of this pollutant

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Complete required documentation to implement change

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Develop waste minimisation practices and/or procedures

  1. Identify the nature of wastes produced by the plant/process
  2. Determine the sources of these wastes within the plant/process
  3. Identify the impact of these wastes on the environment and society
  4. Determine which wastes will yield a greater benefit from their reduction
  5. Develop methods to reduce the production of this waste
  6. Complete required documentation to implement change
Identify the nature of wastes produced by the plant/process

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Determine the sources of these wastes within the plant/process

Completed
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Identify the impact of these wastes on the environment and society

Completed
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Determine which wastes will yield a greater benefit from their reduction

Completed
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Develop methods to reduce the production of this waste

Completed
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Complete required documentation to implement change

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Develop resource conservation practices and/or procedures

1.1

Identify the nature of resources used in the plant/process

1.2

Identify the primary source of these resources

1.3

Determine the impact of the depletion of these resources on the environment and society

1.4

Determine which resources will yield a greater benefit from their conservation

1.5

Develop methods to reduce the consumption of these resources

1.6

Complete required documentation to implement change

2

Develop pollution minimisation practices and/or procedures

2.1

Identify the nature of pollutants produced by the plant/process

2.2

Determine the sources of these pollutants within the plant/process

2.3

Determine the impact of these pollutants on the environment and society

2.4

Determine which pollutant will yield a greater benefit from their reduction

2.5

Develop methods to reduce the production of this pollutant

2.6

Complete required documentation to implement change

3

Develop waste minimisation practices and/or procedures

3.1

Identify the nature of wastes produced by the plant/process

3.2

Determine the sources of these wastes within the plant/process

3.3

Identify the impact of these wastes on the environment and society

3.4

Determine which wastes will yield a greater benefit from their reduction

3.5

Develop methods to reduce the production of this waste

3.6

Complete required documentation to implement change

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Develop resource conservation practices and/or procedures

1.1

Identify the nature of resources used in the plant/process

1.2

Identify the primary source of these resources

1.3

Determine the impact of the depletion of these resources on the environment and society

1.4

Determine which resources will yield a greater benefit from their conservation

1.5

Develop methods to reduce the consumption of these resources

1.6

Complete required documentation to implement change

2

Develop pollution minimisation practices and/or procedures

2.1

Identify the nature of pollutants produced by the plant/process

2.2

Determine the sources of these pollutants within the plant/process

2.3

Determine the impact of these pollutants on the environment and society

2.4

Determine which pollutant will yield a greater benefit from their reduction

2.5

Develop methods to reduce the production of this pollutant

2.6

Complete required documentation to implement change

3

Develop waste minimisation practices and/or procedures

3.1

Identify the nature of wastes produced by the plant/process

3.2

Determine the sources of these wastes within the plant/process

3.3

Identify the impact of these wastes on the environment and society

3.4

Determine which wastes will yield a greater benefit from their reduction

3.5

Develop methods to reduce the production of this waste

3.6

Complete required documentation to implement change

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include the ability to:

examine plant records, data and operating procedures and practices to determine options for:

maximisation of product yield from raw materials

reduction in volume of pollutants made and/or reduction in concentration/intensity of pollutants made and/or reduction in emissions

minimisation of wastes

determine relative benefits of the options and develop processes/procedures to achieve preferred options

document preferred options and complete written and/or electronic records.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

resources used by the plant and the impact on the environment and society of using resources

nature and source of pollutants and waste materials produced by the plant

nature and severity of the effect the pollutants and waste materials can have on the environment and society

types of local conditions that can make environmental threats more ‘sensitive’

pathways of entry to the environment from the plant

process parameters and limits

product specifications and tolerances

principles of operation of plant/equipment

science (e.g. physics, chemistry and biochemistry) relevant to the process, its materials and eco impacts

regulatory framework

organisation procedures, including those covering:

environmental management

safety, emergency and hazard control

procurement.

Range Statement

This field allows for different 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.

Regulatory framework

The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following:

legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS)

industry codes of practice and guidelines

environmental regulations and guidelines

Australian and other standards

licence and certification requirements

All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment (HSE) requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, include one or more of the following:

emergency procedures

work instructions

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

formulas/recipes

batch sheets

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant.