Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify and apply environment regulations
- Reasons for ethical environmental practice in an automotive workplace are identified
- Environmental responsibilities and penalties for individual breaches of legislation and regulations are identified
- Documents and procedures relevant to environmental safety and hazards are applied
- Safety equipment and other material necessary to support environmentally sound practices are identified and sourced
- Identify and avoid contamination to water systems and land
- Wastewater and contaminants are identified and prevented from entering water systems or contaminating land
- Parts and components containing hazardous materials are drained and stored in a sealed container
- Liquid wastes are put into storage or recycling containers and placed in an undercover bunded area
- Spill kit is located and used to prevent water or land contamination
- Spills are cleaned immediately and workplace is kept clean to prevent unintentional water or land contamination
- Identify and avoid hazards to air quality
- Identify and avoid noise hazards
- Identify and apply sustainability best practice
- Sustainability best practice is identified and applied to minimise waste and potential damage to the environment according to workplace policies and procedures
- Methods to reduce resource consumption (water, electricity, fossil fuels, chemicals) are identified and applied
- Environmental damage and breaches of environmental regulations are reported