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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify environmental management obligations
   • Read and interpret environmental legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements that apply to work activities
2. Read and interpret the organisation’s environmental management plans that apply to specific sites and projects
3. Confirm scope of responsibility for achieving environmental outcomes for specific sites and projects
4. Confirm reporting requirements
5. Implement specified management plans and procedures
   • Access and read site and project history and environmental management issues, objectives and procedures that have been documented for specific sites and projects
6. Plan work, incorporating control measures, to minimise identified risks and achieve specified environmental outcomes
7. Undertake all work activities safely and in accordance with environmental requirements
8. Respond to potential and actual environmental issues and incidents
   • Recognise and assess environmental issues, risks, impacts and incidents arising during work activities
9. Identify the triggers and response procedures for complaints, cultural heritage finds and other environmental incidents
10. Apply established workplace procedures for dealing with complaints, cultural heritage finds and other environmental incidents
11. Record details of observations, assessments and any actions taken in accordance with workplace procedures
12. Notify specified personnel in accordance with organisation procedures
13. Report the application of environmental plans and procedures
    • Monitor the effectiveness of environmental controls relating to work activities
14. Complete environmental reporting requirements for specific sites and projects
15. Maintain environmental management documentation
16. Identify and report opportunities for improving environmental procedures
17. Contribute to regular reviews of environmental management plans and procedures