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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Finalise field study
- Prepare for site inspection
- Collect site-specific or regional data on expected flora, fauna, soils and climate
- Access and read site history and previous environmental or ecological studies
- Access and read all emergency plans, risk assessments, and safety and environmental management requirements associated with the field activities
- Access and read legislative and planning instruments applicable to current and future site usage
- Confirm site access requirements and identify potential site hazards
- Conduct initial site survey
- Observe and record the surface geology and geomorphology of the site
- Observe and record hydrology of the site
- Observe and record the major flora of the site
- Observe and record evidence of site fauna
- Observe and record infrastructure and other modifications to the site
- Assess the potential for presence of cultural and indigenous heritage items and record findings
- Check for evidence of illegal or inappropriate activities
- Make an initial assessment of site condition
- Make inferences on apparent ecological health of the site to plan for an initial ecological study of the site
- Determine the physical, chemical and biological parameters that would need to be measured and sampled during subsequent ecological appraisal of the site
- Prepare for field study
- Identify, obtain and check required equipment and materials required for field study
- Securely stow all field equipment in vehicle to prevent damage in transit
- Safely transport all field equipment to site and prepare it for use
- Perform a basic ecological field study of the site
- Record descriptions of the habitat structure
- Perform sampling for simple population, demographic and age structure parameters
- Perform simple sampling and measurements on abiotic components
- Perform simple targeted species sampling
- Comply with legislation, policy, codes of practice and accepted workplace procedures
- Rehabilitate sampling sites to render them safe and minimise environmental impacts
- Clean all equipment, containers, work area and vehicles according to workplace procedures
- Pack and safely transport all samples, equipment and supplies back to home base
- Ensure dispatch of collected samples for subsequent analysis
- Check serviceability of all equipment before storage
- Process and present field data
- Write reports that include simple conclusions and interpretations based on raw or summarised data
- Maintain a safe work environment
- Minimise the generation of waste
- Collect and dispose of all hazardous wastes safely