| This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. |
Legislation, regulations, standards, codes, workplace procedures and requirements include the latest version of one or more of: | federal legislation, such as the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, and National Environmental Protection Measuresstate/territory government legislation and local government by-laws, policies, regulations and plans dealing with land use, acquisition, planning and protection; environmental protection, pollution and contaminated siteslegislation, standards and codes of practice for work health and safety (WHS)Australian and international standards covering olfactometry and stationary source emissions (e.g. AS/NZS 4323 Stationary source emissions series); odour impact (e.g. VDI 3940 Measurement Of Odour Impact By Field Inspection series), odour intensity (e.g. VDI 3882 Olfactometry; Determination Of Odour Intensity); and occupational personal protection (e.g. HB 9-1994 Occupational personal protection)registration/licensing and/or accreditation requirementssite plans, maps and specifications, client and/or regulatory/certifying body requirementsworkplace procedures for sampling, monitoring, checking calibration of dynamic olfactometers and data qualityworkplace documents, such as standard operating procedures (SOPs); work schedules; recording and reporting procedures; equipment manuals and warranties; supplier catalogue and handbooks; field notebooks or log books; emergency and safety procedures; safety data sheets (SDS); waste minimisation, containment, processing and safe disposal procedures. |
Odour nuisance includes one or more of: | perceived intensity and offensiveness of odourperceived duration and frequency of occurrencedifficulty in coping with the odour at a specific time and locationa belief that the odour has a negative effect on their wellbeing and health. |
Odour sources include one or more of: | wastewater treatment plants and sludge pondssolid waste recycling plantslandfill and landfill gas treatment plantschemical plantscomposting operations, food and by-product processing, such as rendering and tanning plantsagriculture/livestock facilities, such as poultry and pig farming, cattle feedlots and mushroom farmsOdour source geometries include point, area, volume and fugitive sources. |
Site information includes one or more of: | location of site and nearby buildings, topography and meteorological recordscomplaints, previous odour assessments at site and nearby locationsother industrial activities or potential odour sources in the surrounding areaindustrial process inputs/outputs, flow diagram and process flowchartunit operations and typical variability, and nominal and upset conditions pollution control equipment and techniques for industrial processesair emission control systems, such as scrubbers, bag filters, stacks and bio filtersforced or natural ventilation within odorous buildingsparameters of emission sources, such as location, geometry and release parameters for processesoperational conditions and period of operationbatch or continuous operation for units upstream from the emission sourcepredictable variations in process conditions, production rates and weather interaction. |
Odour monitoring plans include: | monitoring protocol with details of purpose, duration and scope (e.g. parts of the community involved, available resources, detailed procedures and data quality requirements)site map showing key community features, such as plant boundaries, possible/confirmed odour sources, topography and most exposed or likely future sensitive receptorsfield monitoring program with panellist/observer locations and periods of measurementdata collection forms (e.g. observer/panellist locations, intensity level measurements, weather conditions, odour descriptors, and observer comments and identifier). |
Complaint records include one or more of: | date and time of the complaint and complainant detailsodour characteristic and weather conditionsactions undertaken to verify the complaintactions undertaken to fix the issueback communication/information to complainant. |
Community observer questionnaires include one or more of: | use of standard terminology and questions to avoid/minimise biastelephone interviewsnewspaper notices inviting responsesdiaries to collect data, such as odour strength, characteristics, date, time and location of detection, wind speed and direction, and physical reactions (e.g. itchy eyes and difficulty breathing)face-to-face interviews with community members. |
Odour monitoring equipment includes one or more of: | dynamic olfactometers for laboratory use when preparing panellistsreference material, such as n-butanoltorch, stopwatch and global positioning system (GPS)anemometer and thermometer. |
Pre-use checks of odour monitoring equipment include: | cleanliness of reusable itemsrange, accuracy, precision and lowest detection limit (LDL) for dynamic olfactometer prior to preparing panellistsn-butanol storagecleanliness of the measurement room of the olfactometry laboratorybatteries for torch, stopwatch, GPS, anemometer and thermometer. |
Selection and training for field panellists for regulatory requests include one or more of: | use of the reference material (n-butanol) to determine odour threshold and performance of individuals in relation to normative valuesuse of standard dynamic olfactometry proceduresodour intensity ranking testtriangle testodour descriptor assignationtraining with odours relevant to survey objectiveseffects of alertness, attention, fatigue, health status, suggestibility (imagining an odour) and variability/inconsistency of the odour detection in the fieldodour panel calibration results (AS/NZS 4323.3) and traceability of the panellist tests. |
Selection and training for internal field panellists include one or more of: | internal procedures, such as n-butanol pens, odour descriptor assignation with an odour wheel, odour intensity ranking test, and triangle testtraining with odours relevant to survey objectivesbasic weather data descriptionseffects of alertness, attention, fatigue, health status, suggestibility (imagining an odour) and variability/inconsistency of the odour detection in the fieldeffects of ‘adaptation’ (reduced perceptibility) due to internal panellists’ workplace location. |
Selection and training for community volunteer observers include one or more of: | procedures, such as n-butanol pens, odour descriptor assignation with an odour wheeltraining with odours relevant to survey objectivesbasic weather data descriptionsselection criteria, such as location, availability, known health problems with symptoms impacting on olfactory sense, and relevant previous training/workuse of ‘objective’ odour observation techniquesuse of information recording formseffects of alertness, attention, fatigue, health status, variability/inconsistency of the odour detection in the field and suggestibility (imagining an odour). |
Odour monitoring data include: | odour source conditions at time of the assessmentfield odour measurement data, such as identification of the field panellist/community observer; date, time, duration and location of the assessment; operational process conditions if available; intensity and odour characteristic reference scale used for the test; diaries or observation record sheets from community observers; table with all panellist’s and observer’s observations; meteorological conditions at the time of the assessment; any atypical conditions in the area of the assessment; processing data and interpretation; and reporting |
Odour control strategies include one or more of: | physical, such as adsorption, absorption, photo ionisation, masking and neutralisationchemical, such as scrubbing, oxidation and incinerationbiological, such as biofiltration using bacteriacombined, such as bioscrubbers |
WHS and environmental management requirements include: | compliance with relevant federal/state/territory WHS legislation at all timesassuming that samples are potentially hazardous and applying standard precautionsaccessing and applying current industry understanding of infection control issued by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and state/territory Departments of Health, where relevant. |