Assessor Resource
MSS025017
Assist with assessing site environmental indicators
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit describes the skills and knowledge to assist environmental scientists and engineers with determining the environmental condition of a site or locality. Personnel are required to locate and assess relevant data sets and reports; interpret the magnitudes and trends in measured environmental parameters; and determine and report on the potential significance for site or locality activities. This includes knowledge of environmental science to interpret measurements involving the atmosphere, biodiversity, land and water.
This unit applies to environmental technicians working in a range of industry sectors, including environmental monitoring, and sampling; environmental compliance, auditing and inspection; groundwater and clean water; water treatment, storm and wastewater management; solid and hazardous waste management; site remediation; management of contaminated sites; geotechnical services and civil engineering; natural resource management.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.
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