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Evidence Guide: RIIENV502D - Undertake process or project environmental impact assessment

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RIIENV502D - Undertake process or project environmental impact assessment

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

Describe process or project and the development environment

  1. Access, interpret and apply environmental impact assessment documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
  2. Prepare a written detailed description of the process or project environment before development
  3. Prepare process or project life cycle with detailed information on all phases
Access, interpret and apply environmental impact assessment documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant

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Prepare a written detailed description of the process or project environment before development

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Prepare process or project life cycle with detailed information on all phases

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Identify environmental issues for process or project

  1. Work with engineers and scientists to identify environmental issues
  2. Assess each part of the process or project for impact on the local ecosystem
  3. State assessment criteria clearly
  4. Identify both positive and negative impacts
  5. Evaluate risks and hazards associated with the process or project, both short and long term
Work with engineers and scientists to identify environmental issues

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Assess each part of the process or project for impact on the local ecosystem

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State assessment criteria clearly

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Identify both positive and negative impacts

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Evaluate risks and hazards associated with the process or project, both short and long term

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Assess environmental impact

  1. Assess process or project against environmental regulations, site terms, conditions, licences and company policy
  2. Make qualified and justified assessment of impact on environment
  3. Ensure written assessment documents are used as the scientific basis for assessment
  4. Present written assessment in clearly written and illustrated format
Assess process or project against environmental regulations, site terms, conditions, licences and company policy

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Make qualified and justified assessment of impact on environment

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Ensure written assessment documents are used as the scientific basis for assessment

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Present written assessment in clearly written and illustrated format

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Evaluate alternatives

  1. Ensure all practical solutions to impact assessment are included in analysis
  2. Prepare objective and scientifically valid alternatives
  3. Prepare comparisons using cost benefit analysis where possible
  4. Identify alternative processes or amended project to minimise environmental impact
Ensure all practical solutions to impact assessment are included in analysis

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Prepare objective and scientifically valid alternatives

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Prepare comparisons using cost benefit analysis where possible

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Identify alternative processes or amended project to minimise environmental impact

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

1 Describe process or project and the development environment

1.1 Access, interpret and apply environmental impact assessment documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant

1.2 Prepare a written detailed description of the process or project environment before development

1.3 Prepare process or project life cycle with detailed information on all phases

2 Identify environmental issues for process or project

2.1 Work with engineers and scientists to identify environmental issues

2.2 Assess each part of the process or project for impact on the local ecosystem

2.3 State assessment criteria clearly

2.4 Identify both positive and negative impacts

2.5 Evaluate risks and hazards associated with the process or project, both short and long term

3 Assess environmental impact

3.1 Assess process or project against environmental regulations, site terms, conditions, licences and company policy

3.2 Make qualified and justified assessment of impact on environment

3.3 Ensure written assessment documents are used as the scientific basis for assessment

3.4 Present written assessment in clearly written and illustrated format

4 Evaluate alternatives

4.1 Ensure all practical solutions to impact assessment are included in analysis

4.2 Prepare objective and scientifically valid alternatives

4.3 Prepare comparisons using cost benefit analysis where possible

4.4 Identify alternative processes or amended project to minimise environmental impact

Required Skills and Knowledge

1 Describe process or project and the development environment

1.1 Access, interpret and apply environmental impact assessment documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant

1.2 Prepare a written detailed description of the process or project environment before development

1.3 Prepare process or project life cycle with detailed information on all phases

2 Identify environmental issues for process or project

2.1 Work with engineers and scientists to identify environmental issues

2.2 Assess each part of the process or project for impact on the local ecosystem

2.3 State assessment criteria clearly

2.4 Identify both positive and negative impacts

2.5 Evaluate risks and hazards associated with the process or project, both short and long term

3 Assess environmental impact

3.1 Assess process or project against environmental regulations, site terms, conditions, licences and company policy

3.2 Make qualified and justified assessment of impact on environment

3.3 Ensure written assessment documents are used as the scientific basis for assessment

3.4 Present written assessment in clearly written and illustrated format

4 Evaluate alternatives

4.1 Ensure all practical solutions to impact assessment are included in analysis

4.2 Prepare objective and scientifically valid alternatives

4.3 Prepare comparisons using cost benefit analysis where possible

4.4 Identify alternative processes or amended project to minimise environmental impact

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

works effectively with others to undertake and complete effective process or project environmental impact assessment to meet all required outcomes including:

preparing for and organising work activities to meet all task requirements

communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions

using a range of communication techniques and aids to advise others of work activity and exclusion zones

demonstrates completion of undertaking a process or project on environmental impact assessment that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

preparing written descriptions of process or project environment

preparing process or project life cycle

identifying environmental issues

identify assessment criteria

identify positive and negative impacts

evaluate risks and hazards

clearly present written assessment

preparing objective and scientifically valid alternatives

preparing comparisons

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of undertaking a process or project environmental impact assessment through:

accessing, interpreting and applying the organisation and site requirements and procedures

implementing the organisations environmental policies, goals and procedures

following the process or project and/or proposal phases

determining the physical environment as impacted by mining operations

determining the ecological environment as impacted by mining operations

identifying land use profiles

comprehending social issues as impacted by mining operations

determining the impact of mining operations on infrastructure

knowledge of applicable legislation, regulation, licenses and permit requirements

using data analysis systems, including statistical analysis

identifying support professions role and function (engineers, scientists etc)

maintaining budgeting and cost cycle planning