Required skills

Required skills include

accessing interpreting and applying relevant legislativeregulatory requirements standards codes and guidelines

analysing and reviewing enterprise environmental management plans policies procedures and work instructions for legislative compliance

writing site or projectspecific environmental management procedures andor work instructions in plain English

clearly explaining environmental management concepts principles and procedures to others

monitoring the implementation of environmental management plans policy and procedures and work instructions by site personnel

analysing siteproject environmental data and compliance information and verifying and reporting results

seeking advice when issuesproblems are beyond scope of competenceresponsibility

providing accurate complete and timely reports

maintaining compliance records

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes

common legal terminology such as statute acts regulations and ordinances

common sources of environmental legal information

relevant responsible bodies at federal and stateterritory levels

major features of federal and stateterritory environmental legislation regulations and local government bylaws policies and plans that apply to the site project or program

enterprise environmental management plans policies procedures and work instructions that apply to the site project or program

enterprise procedures for the development revision and improvement of environmental management policies plans procedures and work instructions

enterprise environmental reporting requirements for the site project or program and reporting procedures

Overview of assessment

Competency must be demonstrated in the ability to perform consistently at the required standard

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include

researching interpreting and applying relevant environmental legislative requirements codes and standards to the site project or program activities

explaining environmental management roles responsibilities obligations and compliance requirements to site personnel

writing clear and concise site or projectspecific environmental management procedures or work instructions

monitoring and promoting environmental compliance in work area

identifying opportunities for improving compliance in work area

keeping uptodate with changes in compliance requirements for the site project or program

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment

Assessment should emphasise a workplace context and procedures found in the candidates workplace

This unit of competency may be assessed with

MSSA Coordinate environmental management activities

MSS027001A Coordinate environmental management activities

other MSS series units dealing with specific environmental management activities

The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team

Resources may include

siteproject history

relevant legislation codes standards enterprise environmental management policies plans actions procedures and checklists

laptop computer and access to enterprise information management system

Method of assessment

The following assessment methods are suggested

review of environmental records and reports generated by the candidate

review of environmental information developed by the candidate and provided to site personnel

feedback from peers and managers that the candidate is able to consistently apply relevant environmental compliance requirements to siteprojectprogram activities

oralwritten tests involving compliance requirements and environmental management terms principles and procedures

analysis of case studiesreports of relevant environmental compliance issues

observation of the candidate providing environmental management information and instruction to other personnel

In all cases practical assessment should be supported by questions to assess underpinning knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly

Where applicable reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity age gender demographics and disability

The language literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required to undertake the unit of competency in a worklike environment

Guidance information for assessment

Codes of practice

Legislation, standards, codes, procedures and/or enterprise requirements

Major features of legislation, codes and standards

Site personnel

Reports

Sources of information about changes to legislative requirements